Daimler has a lot riding on the latest version of its flagship S-class, which is key to closing a sales gap with BMW and Volkswagen's Audi and boosting its operating profit in the second half of this year.

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany's Daimler pulled the covers off its new flagship Mercedes-Benz S-Class luxury saloon on Wednesday, a critical product launch for a company struggling to make a dent in the lead that rivals BMW and Audi enjoy in sales and p

STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - German automaker Daimler is recalling 3,500 Mercedes-Benz Citan vans in Europe because of faulty airbags.

STUTTGART, Germany, May 6 (Reuters) - German automakerDaimler is recalling 3,500 Mercedes-Benz Citan vansin Europe because of faulty airbags.

Barrick Gold’s Munk takes everything in his stride; Bogus terror tweet spurs Twitter to reassess security; Daimler and VW drive into European downturn

For now the good times are over as VW, BMW and Daimler shown they are not immune to the slumping European market

* Daimler scraps profit goal for second time in six months

* Daimler scraps profit goal for second time in six months

* Daimler scraps profit goal for second time in six months

* Daimler scraps profit goal for second time in six months

Daimler, the maker of Mercedes-Benz cars, said it expected demand in Western Europe to continue hovering around a 20-year low in 2013.    

VW’s operating profit fell 26 per cent in the first quarter and Daimler issued a profits warning as Europe’s grim car market started to take its toll

Fall in German business confidence and warnings from VW and Daimler of weak demand in Europe adds to pressure on the ECB to cut interest rates

Mercedes' parent company Daimler warns that profits this year will be lower than last year's as it reports a sharp fall in earnings for the last three months.

The German carmaker cuts its full-year forecast after weaker-than-expected sales in its home region cause profits to tumble in the first quarter

* H2 results to rebound on new models, cost cuts (Adds CEO comment and background)

* H2 results to rebound on new models, cost cuts (Adds CEO comment and background)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Once again showing keen interest in whether multinational corporations can be sued in U.S. courts for alleged human rights abuses abroad, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear Daimler AG's appeal involving its alleged

* Justices returns Rio Tinto case to lower court for secondlook

* Justices returns Rio Tinto case to lower court for second look

* Justices returns Rio Tinto case to lower court for second look

* Justices returns Rio Tinto case to lower court for second look

The Supreme Court said it will consider Daimler AG's challenge to a lawsuit alleging a subsidiary committed human-rights violations during Argentina's "dirty war" beginning in the mid-1970s.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear Daimler AG's appeal of a lawsuit claiming the company violated human rights against workers at an Argentina plant in the 1970s.

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear Daimler AG's appeal of a lawsuit claiming the company violated human rights against workers at an Argentina plant in the 1970s.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a Daimler AG appeal concerning human rights allegations against the company.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a Daimler AGappeal concerning human rights allegations against the company.

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court onMonday agreed to hear a Daimler AG appeal concerninghuman rights allegations against the company.

Denza, an electric car jointly developed by Daimler AG and China's Warren Buffett-backed BYD Co. will begin production this year and go on sale in 2014.

The German automaker Daimler sold its 7.5 percent stake in the European aerospace giant EADS, the parent company of Airbus, in a share offering totaling about $2.9 billion.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Daimler sold its remaining stake in EADS for about 2.2 billion euros ($2.9 billion), exiting its aerospace activities completely nearly 13 years after it helped to found the Airbus parent company.

* Analysts say 2013 dividend now looks secure (Adds details, background)

* Analysts say 2013 dividend now looks secure (Adds details, background)

Daimler took steps to sell its remaining 7.5% stake in Airbus owner

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German carmaker Daimler began selling its remaining stake in Airbus owner EADS on Tuesday as part of a wider overhaul of the European aerospace group's core ownership nearly 13 years after its creation.

Daimler AG (DDAIY, DAI.XE) said it made plans to sell its remaining 7.5% stake in Airbus owner European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.

Carmaker’s 61.1m shares, valued in total at about €2.3bn, will be offered to to institutional investors through an accelerated book build

German carmaker Daimlerbegan selling its remaining stake in Airbus owner EADSon Tuesday as part of a wider overhaul of the European aerospace group's core ownership nearly 13 years after its creation.

FRANKFURT, April 16 (Reuters) - German carmaker Daimler began selling its remaining stake in Airbus owner EADS on Tuesday as part of a wider overhaul of the European aerospace group's core ownership nearly 13 years after its creation.

FRANKFURT, April 16 (Reuters) - German carmaker Daimler began selling its remaining stake in Airbus owner EADS on Tuesday as part of a wider overhaul of the European aerospace group's core ownership...

Carmaker Daimler is selling its remaining 7.5% stake in pan-European aerospace and defence group EADS, the owner of Airbus

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German carmaker Daimler began selling its remaining stake in Airbus's owner EADS on Tuesday as part of a wider overhaul of the European aerospace group's core ownership nearly 13 years after its creation.

* Daimler enters into cash-settled contracts on EADS (Adds details, background)

* Daimler enters into cash-settled contracts on EADS (Adds details, background)

* Daimler enters into cash-settled contracts on EADS (Adds details, background)

LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - Daimler is offering its 7.5 percent stake in Airbus parent company EADS at between 36.20 euros and 37 euros per share, a source close to the deal said.