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New Daimler Trucks CEO on the company’s future in Portland, autonomous vehicles (Q&A)

June 4, 2017 /

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Less than a decade ago, Portland-based Freightliner appeared to have one foot out the door. The storied maker of big-rigs changed its name to Daimler Trucks North America, then announced it would move hundreds of headquarters jobs to North Carolina.

In 2013, it changed course and announced plans for a new, $150 million headquarters on Swan Island. And, more recently, it opened a new test track in Madras, moving that function from Indiana.

By Elliot Njus

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The Oregonian/OregonLive

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