Daimler, the automaker that brings us everything from Mercedes-Benz luxury sedans to Freightliner trucks, plans to make a giant change. On Wednesday, the German auto giant revealed its intentions ...

A Mercedes-Benz spokesperson said vehicles scheduled for production before September 1 will still be delivered.

Dieter Zetsche -- aka Dr. Z -- has been the face (and mustache, the glorious mustache) of Daimler and Mercedes-Benz for around 12 years now, but at 65 years old, he's looking toward retirement.

“The renaming to Mercedes-Benz Group AG underlines our renewed strategic focus,” Ola Kallenius, Mercedes' CEO, said in a statement. “In doing so, we want to make clear where we see the core ...