Daimler AG's supervisory board announced Feb. 27 it has appointed Martin Daum, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and a member of the board of management, to lead Daimler Trucks and Buses for five years, beginning March 1. Daum succeeds Wolfgang Bernhard, who said he is leaving the company of his own volition and for personal reasons.
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International Truck said it will launch the Intenrational A26 engine, a new 12.4-liter diesel designed for the Class 8 market, on Feb. 27 at the Technology & Maintenance Council's Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn.
The company said the A26 was developed through an initiative called Project Alpha that brought together a team of trucking industry powertrain engineers. Together, initiative members focused on emphasizing simplicity over complexity and using only proven components.
The truck and engie maker listed these as key features of the A26:
Components engineered to maximize uptimeLight weight of 2,299 poundsThe most efficient engine in International's on-highway lineupThe quietest engine in International's lineupHundreds of thousands of hours of testingMillions of real-world test milesMore details on the new engine will be available after International's official announcement, schedule for this evening at the TMC meeting.
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">Martin Daum, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, has been named to head the Daimler's global trucks and bus operations. On Feb. 27, the Supervisory Board of Germany-based Daimler AG appointed Daum, 57, as the Board of Management member with responsibility for the Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses divisions.
Daum's appointment, effective March 1, is for a term of five years. He will succeed Wolfgang Bernhard, who resigned from the board earlier this month.
In June, 2009, Daum was tasked with leading Daimler Trucks North America and its affiliated companies, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and Detroit Diesel Corporation. Before that, he was a member of the management of Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Europe as vice president-- production for Mercedes-Benz Trucks. At the same time, he was responsible for the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth, the world's biggest truck plant. He started his career in the trainee executive group of Daimler-Benz AG in 1987.
“With Martin Daum, we are appointing a very successful and experienced executive to the Board of Management as Head of the Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses divisions,” said Manfred Bischoff, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG. “He looks back on 20 years of experience in the industry and knows the cyclical commercial-vehicle business from all perspectives. We are convinced that he will successfully meet the upcoming challenges in the next years, continue along the successful path of Daimler Trucks & Buses and further strengthen their worldwide leading positions.”
Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, noted that with Daum's international management experience, “the right course is being set at the top of Daimler Trucks & Buses for the long term.
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