Foi uma grande satisfação receber Eva Scherer, CFO da Daimler Truck, em sua primeira visita ao Brasil, junto com Jan-Michael Graef, Claus Bässler e Torsten Schmidt. Entre 30 de setembro e 2 de outubro, tivemos dias intensos e produtivos, nos quais tivemos a oportunidade de apresentar a força da nossa equipe e dos nossos projetos. Toda a MBBras se orgulha de contribuir globalmente para o sucesso da Daimler Truck e estamos felizes por demonstrar, mais uma vez, nosso empenho em fazer a diferença – para nossos clientes, nossa empresa e a sociedade. #DaimlerTruck #AVozDelas #ColetivodeRespeito #Liderança #Inovação #MBdoBrasil
Every trip to one of our sites across the world further broadens my Daimler Truck horizon – and every trip is another testament to the great team spirit here at Daimler Truck AG! This week, I visited our colleagues in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. Inaugurated in 1956, our Mercedes-Benz do Brasil plant is today our largest Mercedes-Benz plant outside Germany – and the only one to produce trucks, conventional and electric bus chassis, engines, transmissions and axles all in the same place. It mainly serves the Brazilian market, but also exports to more than 50 countries, such as Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Egypt and South Africa. With strong dedication, hard work and lots of passion, our team has achieved the turnaround of the business in a very difficult market environment. And timing was just right – now, our leaner and more efficient structure enables us to fully benefit from the market recovery. It really moved me to witness that my colleagues in Brazil are making a strong impact on local communities and improving people’s lives also beyond our core business: They initiated the project “Unindo Forças” (mobile health units) where trucks and buses bring medical care and vaccinations to people in rural communities, compensating for the lack of medical care in large parts of Brazil. This project already helped more than 600.000 people! The campaign “Coletivo de Respeito” offers legal and psychological support for women who suffered sexual harassment in public transportation in the big cities of Brazil. With the movement “A Voz Delas”, our teams support female truck drivers in getting their commercial driver’s license, training and building up infrastructure at the truck stops. They even designed and built the first truck catering to the needs of female drivers focusing on safety and comfort. What I take home: I am deeply impressed by the strong willingness of our people to make a real difference – for our customers, our company and society. A big thank you to Kathrin Pfeffer, Achim Puchert and your great teams at Mercedes-Benz Caminhões e Ônibus for welcoming me so warmly and for sharing valuable insights! #WeAreDaimlerTruck #ForAllWhoKeepTheWorldMoving