French military vehicle specialist Arquus and German commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck are pursuing a strategic partnership, the two companies announced on 3 July 2025.
Working together on a project-specific basis, the two companies’ activities under their partnership will include joint vehicle development, production, and sales and services in the area of military wheeled vehicles.
A particular focus for the two companies is contributing to the future modernisation of the French Army’s fleet of logistics trucks. To this end, Arquus and Daimler Truck are combining their expertise and capabilities across their sites in France and Germany.
“This partnership will take us forward together,” Arquus CEO Emmanuel Levacher was quoted as saying in a joint press release. “Both companies know the needs of armed forces inside out and will also benefit from each other’s many years of experience. This will have a positive impact on joint vehicle development, synergies in the area of production expertise and optimised service for our customers.”
“I am delighted about the partnership with Arquus: a company that has a lot of experience and expertise in the field of military commercial vehicles,” added Daniel Zittel, head of defence sales for Daimler Truck. “What goes well together grows together here: our companies have been producing in France and Germany for a long time; our products are highly compatible; our approaches, ideas and goals in the defence sector overlap. Now we are combining our strengths with regard to military commercial vehicles and, in close co-operation, we want to make a decisive contribution to the defence readiness of our two countries.”
Headquartered in Versailles, Arquus’ production facilities are in Garchizy and Limoges in central France. Daimler Truck, meanwhile, assembles its defence vehicles in Wörth am Rhein in Germany, near the French border, and in its plant in Molsheim (Alsace, France). The Molsheim plant is integrated into Daimler Truck’s industrial operations in France, which employ over 3,000 people in total.
