The contest will involve the Kamaz-43501 truck, the Kamaz-65225 prime mover and the UAZ-3163 ‘Patriot’ cross-country vehicle ...

Daimler Truck said on Thursday it was not now in talks over whether it would take over a stake in Russia's Kamaz from its former parent Mercedes-Benz AG , an issue that predated the Ukraine crisis.

Daimler AG, which split earlier this year into Daimler Truck and Mercedes-Benz Group AG, took around 10% of Russian truck maker Kamaz in 2008, raising that stake eventually to 15%.