Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific will be working directly with New Zealand dealerships from April 1, 2020.
New staff will be appointed and will share their time between New Zealand and Australia, working directly with each dealership.
TransportTalk understands this will see an end to the current New Zealand-based senior management and marketing of the brand and has approached Daimler for more details.
The company is also making changes to the dealership network for the Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner brands and says more details will be revealed in the coming months.
The company says this will create a “more agile New Zealand model” to give customers and dealers a more direct line to Daimler Truck AG in Portland and Stuttgart through the Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific operation.
“This is by far the best outcome for Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner customers in New Zealand,” Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific president and chief executive Daniel Whitehead says.
“The change we are announcing will allow us to provide the highest level of support for our customers and comprehensive dealership network for the long term in New Zealand.
“We already have the leading cab-over product in the market thanks to Mercedes-Benz Actros and we will soon introduce the most advanced conventional truck in the country, the Freightliner Cascadia.
“This is the best product line-up we have ever had,” Whitehead says.
