Karin Rådström is steering Daimler Truck in a new direction as the world’s biggest truckmaker faces a growing challenge from China

Now, as CEO of Daimler Truck, she heads up the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles.

Changing gear Despite only recently becoming an independent business (formed out of the split of Daimler AG into Mercedes-Benz and Daimler Truck in 2021), Daimler Truck has over a century of history.

For now, the European truck market is relatively secure, but the broader European automotive market is being buffeted by Chinese competition.

So far, the European truck market has largely been insulated from the challenge from China.

Over the past year, Daimler Truck has secured contracts with the German, French, Lithuanian, and Canadian armed forces.