Gao will direct the global strategy of Mercedes-Benz, in particular leveraging his knowledge of Asian growth markets such as China.

Seven million units of the Citan, Vito and Sprinter lines of light commercial vehicle have been delivered since the Sprinter was first launched in 1995.

Mercedes-Benz Mobility has appointed Peter Zieringer to the newly-created role of Chief Customer Officer following a restructure to centralise the management of global sales.

Effective 1 February 2022, the name change reflects the company's renewed focus on passenger cars and vans sold under the Mercedes-Benz brand.

Production will begin initially in Charleston, South Carolina, USA in the second half of 2023 and subsequently at two German plants.

Stuttgart-based Daimler Truck AG has announced that its production and product engineering divisions of Daimler Buses are to be combined into one department, effective April 1, 2022.

Daimler Truck is to sell its Sprinter-producing Dortmund minibus plant to industrial group Aequita.

Annette Danielski is made Chairman of the Board while Stefano Fedel is appointed Head of Sales and Marketing.

Daimler Truck has begun trading as a separate entity to Daimler after it listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Stuttgart-based Daimler AG has announced a new range of Mercedes-Benz Citan small vans with a choice of diesel, petrol, or electric powertrains. The company has also announced the Citan is the last Mercedes-Benz Vans project to use a combustion engine.

In anticipation of its listing on the Frankfurt stock exchange in December 2021, Daimler Truck AG of Stuttgart, Germany, a new company consisting of the Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses operations at Daimler AG, has received credit ratings from S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Investor Service.

EO Charging, based in Stowmarket, UK, has entered a partnership with Mercedes-Benz Vans UK of Milton Keynes to provide Mercedes-Benz customers with electric vehicle chargers, charge point software, and aftersales support.