News By Topic: Mercedes-Benz

Car-to-X Communication Ready for Everyday Testing in Largest Field Trial Worldwide

Oct 13, 2011

Warning motorists of the end of a traffic jam over the brow of a hill or alerting them to black ice on bridges long before they reach the dangerous spot concerned - this is all set to become reality in the near future with Car-to-X communication. A breakthrough in the wireless exchange of information among vehicles and ... Continue reading

AMP Mercedes ML Electric Vehicle Featured at Michigan Business of Plugging In Conference

Oct 11, 2011

AMP Holding Inc. (OTCBB and OTCQB: AMPD), a company engaged in the emission-free electrification of OEM SUVs, today announced its new AMP Mercedes ML EV, with new Generation 3 Drivetrain will be on-hand for test drives at the Business of Plugging In (BPI) Conference, October 11th and 12th in Dearborn, Michigan. ... Continue reading

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK350 Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Oct 6, 2011

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK350 The third generation of Mercedes-Benz's SLK-Class sports car is here, with significant changes. Most apparently, where its immediate predecessor celebrated Mercedes-Benz's involvement in motorsports with Formula One-inspired front styling, the 2012 edition ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Announces Adam Scott as Brand Ambassador

Oct 5, 2011

Mercedes-Benz is delighted to announce the appointment of Australian professional golfer, Adam Scott, as its new international golf brand ambassador. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Inks Naming Rights Deal for Louisiana Superdome

Oct 4, 2011

Mercedes-Benz USA and its three pointed star are setting roots down at the Louisiana Superdome, home of the New Orleans Saints, through a 10-year agreement that provides official naming rights among other sponsorship benefits including being named the Official and Exclusive vehicle of the NFL's Saints. The newly named ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Reports Highest September on Record With Sales of 23,897

Oct 3, 2011

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported September sales of 23,897 vehicles, a 15.6% improvement over September 2010 (20,666) and the company's highest September volume on record. On a year-to-date basis, the 182,314 vehicles sold represent a 10.3% increase over the 165,355 vehicles sold during the same period last yea ... Continue reading

Reba and Javier Colon Appear in Pandora's "Moms and Dads Who Rock" Series Presented by Mercedes-Benz as Part of All-New 2012 M-Class Launch

Oct 3, 2011

Pandora , the leading personalized radio service, and Mercedes-Benz today announced that they have partnered to feature Reba as a "Mom Who Rocks" and Javier Colon as a "Dad Who Rocks" in a national, cross-platform campaign, including web and mobile. The series, presented by Mercedes-Benz, showcases exclusive video inte ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Enthusiasts Set to Seize the Day With New C-Class Coupe

Sep 27, 2011

Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts looking to get a taste of the all new 2012 C-Class Coupe can get an opportunity to test drive the sleek two-door sports car courtesy of the luxury car maker through a Facebook test drive program as of September 21, 2011. Mercedes-Benz is putting the athletic sports coupe in the hands of those ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Concept A-Class Shows Consumers Where The Brand Is Going With Its UK Tour +VIDEO

Sep 23, 2011

Mercedes-Benz has injected some style into the compact class with the dynamic, sporty styling of the front-wheel drive Concept A-CLASS. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz World Premieres at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show +VIDEO

Sep 14, 2011

Mercedes-Benz kicked off the International Auto Show in Frankfurt, IAA, with the world premiere of a truly revolutionary research vehicle - the F 125! - a fuel cell-powered luxury sedan that will make possible emission-free driving in the future. In the year of the 125th anniversary of the automobile, the company that ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Dealers Launch Community Stars Challenge in Spirit of 125th Anniversary of the Automobile

Sep 14, 2011

To help mark the 125th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz and its invention of the automobile, Mercedes-Benz dealers launched a social media contest to identify local community service groups doing great work. Playing off of the 125th anniversary, the dealers are donating $125,000 to a select group of charitable organization ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Previews Its Brightest Stars at Motorexpo New York City

Sep 14, 2011

Mercedes-Benz debuts the brand's brightest stars, five all-new 2012 models, at Motorexpo at the World Financial Center in New York City from Sunday, September 18 to Friday, September 23, 2011. The event is the biggest free motoring event with over a million visitors each year, and features the latest products and infor ... Continue reading

Autoliv Enhances Active Safety

Sep 14, 2011

We are very pleased to be a system integration partner with BMW once again In response to the market trend towards Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Autoliv Inc. --the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems -- has developed a forward-looking Mono Vision Sensing System (MVSS) for BMW which improves drive ... Continue reading

What Moves us Today and Tomorrow - Mercedes-Benz at IAA 2011

Sep 13, 2011

Six world premieres for the inventor of the automobile Cross reference: How the car is driving into the future following its 125th birthday is demonstrated today by Mercedes-Benz at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show. Under the motto "Mercedes Next", the inventor of the automobile is presenting no less than si ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Adopts MOST Network Technology in Latest M-Class SUV

Sep 12, 2011

SMSC , a leading semiconductor company enabling content rich connectivity systems, today announced that the Media Oriented Systems Transport networking technology, the accepted standard for high bandwidth infotainment networking in the car, has been selected as the backbone of the infotainment system for Daimler's new ... Continue reading