News By Topic: Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy Coaches Teens To Be Safer Drivers With Distracted Driving Demonstrations

Apr 3, 2014

In support of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and California Teen Safe Driving Week, Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy is teaming up with Impact Teen Drivers, California Office of Traffic Safety and California Highway Patrol (CHP) to host teen driver safety events in Southern California. The events are designed ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Posts Best-Ever First Quarter with March Sales of 27,401, Up 11.2%

Apr 1, 2014

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported the highest first quarter sales in its history with 30,091 vehicles sold across the Mercedes-Benz, Sprinter and smart model lines, up 11% from the 27,104 units sold over the same period last year. The Mercedes-Benz brand alone hit a new benchmark for the month with sales of 27,4 ... Continue reading

The new C-Class also as model car: Large-scale demand for small-scale models

Mar 31, 2014

The highest-volume model in the Mercedes-Benz portfolio has the makings of a best-seller once again: the joint dealer premiere for the C-Class and GLA-Class in Germany drew 300,000 visitors to the showrooms on the second weekend in March and generated over 6,000 test drives. The small-scale models of the C-Class are al ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz GLA has made its British debut

Mar 29, 2014

Grip is at the core of the new GLA-Class – its 4MATIC system providing reassurance and traction in all conditions. Fittingly, the GLA has made its British debut at the very core of the UK, some 189-metres below ground within the vast Winsford Rock Salt Mine in Cheshire – the site which supplies much of the gr ... Continue reading

Super Success for Sprinter at VansA2Z Vans of the Year Awards 2014

Mar 29, 2014

The epic new Sprinter has scooped three top honours at the VansA2Z Vans of the Year Awards 2014, including the accolade for Innovation. Commenting on this, Neil McIntee, Editor of VansA2Z, said: “The latest Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is being produced with a comprehensive suite of standard and optional safety systems. ... Continue reading

Chinese Mercedes-Benz - BAIC Partnership

Mar 28, 2014

Beijing March 28, 2014; In the presence of Germany’s Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and the Chinese State President Xi Jinping, Daimler AG and its Chinese partner Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC Group) today signed an agreement on the further expansion of the production capacities of their joint ventur ... Continue reading

2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class - Details and Opinions From Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

Mar 25, 2014

2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class - Details and Opinions From Henny Hemmes ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz scooped two wins at the annual Fleet News Awards in London

Mar 21, 2014

Mercedes-Benz scooped two wins at the annual Fleet News Awards in London last night. The Awards recognise the best and brightest within the fleet industry, the most competitive cars, initiatives and operators in the UK right now. Mercedes-Benz was announced as ‘Most Improved Fleet Manufacturer of the Year’, b ... Continue reading

New York Auto Show Premiere for the new Mercedes-Benz S 63

Mar 20, 2014

Affalterbach. The new S 63 AMG Coupé is the latest dream car to augment the Mercedes-AMG model range. Exciting lines underpin this two-door model's design. Dominance and sensual purity combine to lend the vehicle irresistible presence and effortlessly superior sportiness. Equally impressive is the combination of high ... Continue reading

Last year marked the best ever for Mercedes-Benz Vans in the UK, with 30,257 vans registered

Mar 14, 2014

Last year marked the best ever for Mercedes-Benz Vans in the UK, with 30,257 vans registered – a 21 per cent increase on 2012, also beating 2007’s previous record. In fact, Mercedes-Benz van registrations were up by 21 per cent in a market that increased by 11.7 per cent – nearly double the industry tren ... Continue reading

Daimler: further growth expected in 2014

Mar 11, 2014

Great customer response to new products Record market share in Western Europe GLOBE 2013 successfully completed Significantly increasing unit sales and EBIT slightly above the prior-year level expected in 2014 Hartmut Schick, Head of Daimler Buses: “Our efforts have paid off. We achieved the turnaround and plan to ... Continue reading

Rock-solid wrecker: Mercedes-Benz Arocs as a recovery and towing vehicle

Mar 10, 2014

BIG ROCK is the most cutting-edge recovery and towing vehicle in Switzerland Mercedes-Benz Arocs 4451 Euro VI as basic vehicle LARAG AG: full-service provider in the field of commercial vehicle repairs The most cutting-edge recovery and towing vehicle in Switzerland for trucks, buses and camper vans recently entered in ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz sold 43,160 vehicles on the European market in February, a gain of +6.7%

Mar 7, 2014

Mercedes-Benz sold 104,968 vehicles in February. Ola Källenius: “We are keeping up the high momentum of the previous months.” Sales increases in all regions E-Class and S-Class show particularly high growth. Mercedes-Benz sold 104,968 units in February, thus achieving a growth of 16.5%. Since the beginning ... Continue reading

Daimler and Volvo Take Lead in Implementation of V2V Communication Systems in Europe

Mar 6, 2014

The demand for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication systems is on the rise due to the systems' ability to improve traffic efficiency, mobility, safety, as well as driving conditions, while at the same time avert potentially dangerous situations. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan ( ... Continue reading

The focal point of the Mercedes-Benz presence at the 84th Geneva Motor Show is the S-Class Coupe

Mar 6, 2014

The new top model from the Stuttgart premium brand combines classic sports car proportions with modern luxury and state-of-the-art technology. The stylish two-door is the first series-production car worldwide to be equipped with the MAGIC BODY CONTROL chassis system with curve tilting function. The success story of the ... Continue reading