DaimlerChrysler (DC’s) Truck Group

DaimlerChrysler (DC’s) Truck Group will launch its globally standardized heavy-duty engine platform at Freightliner in 2007 as part of DC’s global initiative to have Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Western Star, Sterling and Mitsubishi Fuso brands share 90% of their engine parts.

The Truck Group estimates that 52% of the new heavy-duty engines will be used by Freightliner in the NAFTA region, 40% by Mercedes-Benz in Europe and Latin America and 8% by Mitsubishi Fuso in Japan.

The parts sharing initiative is a pillar in DC’s plan to achieve a profit margin of 7% for the Truck Group. The drive train offers the greatest potential for savings, DC said.


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