Western Star is an Australian butter and spreads brand founded in 1926 in the Western Districts of Victoria. Products are widely distributed across Australia and available in most supermarkets. The brand is owned by
Western Star Trucks Sales, Inc. is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC, a Daimler company.
Western Star Trucks Sales, Inc. is an American truck manufacturer headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and a subsidiary of Daimler Truck North America, which is an independent subsidiary of the multinational Daimler Truck.
In 2000, DaimlerChrysler purchased Western Star Trucks and Detroit Diesel, who produce the preferred engine of choice for Western Star Trucks. This acquisition has allowed Western Star Trucks to produce some of the most durable and technologically advanced Class 8 trucks in the industry.
Western Star has been Crafting Butter in Victoria since 1926 when the leading butter makers in the Western District came together. Over 95 years later and trusted for generations, Western Star truly is Australia's Favourite.
Western Star is an Australian butter and spreads brand founded in 1926 in the Western Districts of Victoria. Products are widely distributed across Australia and available in most supermarkets.
Imported from Ireland, this butter is made with milk from grass-fed cows. Whether you like butter on your baked potatoes, on your waffles and pancakes, or on a piece of plain toast, Countryside Creamery Pure Irish Butter won't disappoint.
Whether you're hauling fuel, livestock, or freight, our selection of innovative and powerful Detroit and Cummins truck engines are the driving force behind your Western Star. Technologically-advanced, reliable, and efficient are just a few words we would use to describe the engines of our rugged Western Star trucks.
In February 2022, Daimler was renamed Mercedes-Benz Group as part of a transaction that spun-off its commercial vehicle segment as an independent company, Daimler Truck. The Mercedes-Benz Group's marques are Mercedes-Benz for cars and vans (including Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes-Maybach) and Smart.
The renaming to Mercedes-Benz Group AG underlines our renewed strategic focus. In doing so, we want to make clear where we see the core of our company – building the most desirable cars in the world. The Mercedes star has always been a promise for the future: Changing the present in order to improve it.
A strong legacy. Since 1972, we have produced more than 50,000 Volvo trucks at our production facility in Wacol, Brisbane, Queensland. Today, it's become Australia's largest vehicle manufacturing powerhouse.
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Woolworths will begin rolling out 25 new Foton T5 electric trucks starting this week as it commences its transition to an all-electric home delivery fleet by 2030. The Foton T5 light duty electric truck fleet has been fitted to Woolworths specifications.
Western Star Truck Reputation
The Western Star truck gets high marks in the industry in regards to durability, reliability, and resale value. Much of Western Star truck's reputation for toughness comes from using the best engine in the business.
Headquartered in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington, Kenworth has been a wholly owned subsidiary of PACCAR since 1945, operating alongside sister company (and marketplace rival) Peterbilt Motors. 1923 in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of premium light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates.
BAIC's increased stake means two Chinese companies hold nearly 20% of Daimler, with Zhejiang Geely Holding [RIC:RIC:GEELY. UL], owning 9.69% of the German automaker. Under German financial regulation, BAIC only has to disclose an increase in a shareholding if it were to rise beyond a 10% threshold.
In 2000, the German automaker -- then DaimlerChrysler -- bought a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors as the Japanese automaker was reeling from a defect cover-up scandal. DaimlerChrysler later sold down its stake, unloading the last of its shares in 2005. Nissan and Renault entered the tie-up with Daimler in 2010.
Due to the numerous differences in the organizational cultures, the integration process at DaimlerChrysler failed. Management did not succeed in bringing in line the two cultures and it failed in laying the foundation for a shared corporate culture that reflected aspects of both cultures.
Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) is an American diesel engine manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. It is a subsidiary of Daimler Truck North America, which is itself a wholly owned subsidiary of the multinational Daimler Truck AG.
D-4D is the name of the direct fuel injection system developed by Toyota Motor Corporation.
Today, Western Star remains the premier producer of heavy-duty trucks in the world.
Queensland Butter is made from premium Australian milk fat, without artificial flavours and colors.
Lurpak® is a pale-coloured lactic butter made using the milk from our owners in Denmark. The process begins with roughly 20kg of whole milk to make every 1kg of butter. The most valuable and tasty part of the milk – the cream – is carefully “ripened” before being used for the butter making process.
Nordpak - Aldi
Taste-wise, it tastes like butter, not quite as strong as Lurpak tastes, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. The savoury spread complimented the toast, rather than overpowering it, something I wouldn't have noticed about Lurpak if I hadn't tasted it first.