Daimler Truck North America resumed diesel big rig truck sales in Oregon on Monday. The company abruptly halted sales of its internal combustion engine vehicles late last month, after receiving incorrect information from environmental regulators about new rules for medium and heavy-duty truck sales.

Daimler Truck sales dropped 12% in 2024, dragged down by sharp declines at the Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Trucks Asia units, the world's largest truckmaker said on Tuesday. It sold 460,409 trucks and buses during the year,

The German automaker, a major Portland employer, reverses course after pause due to confusion over environmental rules.

German lorry and bus manufacturer Daimler Truck sold significantly fewer commercial vehicles last year, the company reported on Tuesday. Worldwide sales fell by 12% to 460,409 vehicles in 2024, with a continued fall in sales in the weakening European and Asian markets helping drive the decline.

German truckmakers Daimler Truck and Traton reported on Tuesday declining 2024 sales mainly due to tepid demand in Europe, in particular in their home country Germany.

One of the world’s largest commercial truck manufacturers is refusing to sell its diesel big rigs in Oregon, even though its North America headquarters is in Portland.

The nation’s largest maker of large trucks will once again sell diesel trucks in its home state. Daimler Trucks North America said in a statement late Jan. 13 that after a hiatus of nearly a month, it will resume sales in Oregon.

Amazon said on Tuesday it has ordered 200 Mercedes-Benz fully-electric eActros 600 heavy goods vehicles from Daimler to serve the German and UK markets in its largest electric truck order so far.