Friday, November 28, 2014

75 Years of Protection for Occupants and Other Road Users From Mercedes-Benz: Innovation as a Tradition

STUTTGART/BOBLINGEN, GERMANY -- November 27, 2014: An important chapter in the history of vehicle safety began 75 years ago when Béla Barényi joined the then Daimler-Benz AG, as the company was called then. To mark this anniversary, past and present members of the Mercedes-Benz safety development team, representing d ... Continue reading

Despite Predictions of Harsh Winter, Most U.S. Drivers Will Travel Without Winter Tires this Season

Bridgestone survey reveals only 25 percent of snowbelt drivers will equip their vehicle with winter tires -- Winter weather officially has arrived, but it won't stop Americans from hitting the road this holiday travel season. According to an online survey commissioned by Bridgestone and fielded by Harris Poll in Septem ... Continue reading

Campers Based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Set New Standards Premiere: Hymer ML-T is the First Motorhome with Crosswind Assist

First standard-fit Crosswind Assist for motorhomes with custom-built bodies Close cooperation with renowned camper manufacturer Hymer Extensive range of innovative driver assistance systems Huge choice of base models, wheelbase lengths and drives Stuttgart. Last year, the new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter achieved a new dimen ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Recall of Certain Model Year 2015 Sienna Minivans for 2nd Row Overhead Grips

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today announced plans to conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 25,500 Model Year 2015 Sienna Minivans. Approximately 30,000 Sienna vehicles are involved worldwide; including approximately 2,000 in Canada; 1,600 in Mexico; 130 in Korea and 18 vehicles in Germany. The involv ... Continue reading

Lotus F1 Team Driving Renault Twizy Inside the Dubai Mall

Just days before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Formula One drivers Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado, who drive for the Renault-powered Lotus F1 Team, electrified the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destination through 100% electric vehicle, Renault Twizy. Renault has teamed up with Formula 1 drivers and ... Continue reading

Eddie Redmayne Receives the Maserati Award at the Turin Film Festival

Last night, at the 32nd Turin Film Festival, British actor Eddie Redmayne was awarded the exclusive ‘Maserati Award’. The House of the Trident chose to award the young talent with a commemorative statue of Bologna’s Fountain of Neptune; the monument which inspired Mario Maserati to create the brand’ ... Continue reading

Ian Callum, Director of Design for Jaguar Honoured by the Chartered Society of Designers with the prestigious Minerva Medal

Ian Callum honoured by Chartered Society of Designers for outstanding contribution to automotive design Presented by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, the Minerva Medal is the highest accolade given by the Society Ian Callum is the first car designer to be awarded the Minerva Medal since Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro in ... Continue reading