DaimlerChrysler has announced today that the first commercial vehicle will be introduced mid-year 2006. Sterling, a unit of DaimlerChrysler’s Freightliner LLC North American truck unit, will expand its product line-up with the introduction of a low cab-over-engine truck developed in partnership with DaimlerChrysler’s Japanese truck unit, Mitsubishi Fuso.

The new mid-range truck is based upon a recently introduced Mitsubishi Fuso platform and opens up a new market segment for Sterling.  

The new low cab-over-engine truck will be available through select Sterling dealerships across North America by mid-2006. It will appeal strongly to traditional Sterling customers in retail and wholesale distribution, and urban vocational markets, complementing the Acterra, Condor, and L- and A-Line models already offered. Further development of mid-range offerings is also planned for subsequent introductions.