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Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - The truck and bus business at Daimler should run significantly better again this year.
When Truck boss Martin Daum takes stock of 2020 today and gives an outlook on the coming months, the focus is not only on the figures but also on the further strategic direction.
In the course of splitting up the group, Daimler Truck AG is to be listed on the stock exchange by the end of the year.
At least according to the plan, it can then act faster and more agile and concentrate more on the technologies that are important for commercial vehicles.
At the same time, in an emergency, she also has to get by without the big corporation behind her.
Daum and Daimler CEO Ola Källenius justified the spin-off mainly with the dwindling similarities between the passenger car and commercial vehicle business.
While fuel cells, for example, are not currently playing a role in Daimler's auto strategy, the group is very keen on this type of drive for trucks and buses.
Daimler has teamed up with competitor Volvo to develop fuel cell drives for trucks that are ready for series production.
In the case of medium-duty commercial vehicle engines, the US engine manufacturer Cummins will also be relied on in the future so that it can focus on other areas.
Last year, Daimler Truck sold 378,500 vehicles, a good quarter fewer than in the previous year.
Sales fell by 22 percent to 34.7 billion euros, and operating profit by as much as 80 percent to 525 million euros.
Daimler has announced that this should improve significantly this year.
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