kscarbel2 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Reuters / February 23, 2015Daimler, whose truck making brands include Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner and Western Star, expects to sell more than 500,000 trucks this year, mainly thanks to growing demand in the United States, trucks chief Wolfgang Bernhard said on Monday."We want to sell significantly more than 500,000," Bernhard said about sales this year, adding that this amounts to 5 percent growth or more compared with last year, thanks to increased demand in Indonesia, India and the United States.Investments at Daimler Trucks in the two years through 2015 will total 4.4 billion euros, focusing on research and development and building and equipping factories.“We aim to remain the spearhead of technological developments,” with annual spending at 7 percent to 8 percent of revenue, Bernhard said.“We’re investing to sustainably secure our leadership position,” he said, reiterating Daimler’s plan to sell 700,000 trucks annually by 2020. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39042-daimler-says-it-will-sell-more-than-500000-trucks-this-year/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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