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    Safety first: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with extended Electronic Stability Program (ESP)

    Montag, 5.Dezember 2011

    The introduction of the extended ESP package for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter from January 2012 will improve brake performance in critical situations and enhance the safety of passengers and other road users.

    ADAPTIVE ESP 9i replaces the current ADAPTIVE ESP 8.1. This is further proof that safety is one of the fundamental values of the Mercedes-Benz brand.
    The [...]

    Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: Start of Production in China at Fujian Daimler Automotive (FJDA)

    Montag, 31.Oktober 2011

    The production line roll-off event for the first locally produced Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van was held at the Fujian Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd (FJDA) plant in the end of October.

    “At Mercedes-Benz Vans we are consistently pursuing a worldwide growth strategy and putting our motto into practice every day: Mercedes-Benz Vans goes global! In China we are [...]

    100th community bus in North Rhine-Westphalia delivered to Bürgerbus Meschede e.V.

    Sonntag, 25.September 2011

    This is a story about improving people’s quality of life, showing social responsibility and calling on others to dedicate themselves to a cause. In many towns in Germany, community buses help people, especially the elderly, to lead largely independent lives.

    And just at a time when more and more people are in need of help. [...]

    Mercedes-Benz awarded a pair of fleet world honours

    Mittwoch, 25.Mai 2011

    Mercedes-Benz landed a stunning ‘winning double’ in the 2011 Fleet World Honours automotive awards, to reaffirm its leadership of the sector’s luxury car and light commercial vehicle segments.

    The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Saloon and the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van took top honours in their respective categories – both retaining titles they already held.
    The S-Class won for the third [...]

    Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4×4: engageable all wheel drive for professional commercial-vehicle users

    Dienstag, 10.Mai 2011

    It has given its name to an entire class of vehicles: vans around 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight have long been underway on the roads of Europe and further afield in the so-called Sprinter class. Yet the Sprinter is now also making its mark off-road: in the guise of the Sprinter 4×4, it presents itself [...]

    FleetBoard available ex works for Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

    Donnerstag, 24.März 2011

    The FleetBoard telematics system is now available as original equipment ex works for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Previously the telematics system was only available for the Sprinter as a retrofit option.

    Mercedes-Benz Vans Obtains Order for 1,300 Sprinters

    Mittwoch, 22.Dezember 2010

    In its biggest order in Germany this year, Mercedes-Benz Vans will deliver a total of 1,300 Mercedes-Benz Sprinters to Deutsche Post DHL. Delivery of the Sprinters to the customer commenced in December 2010, and the last vehicles are scheduled to go into operation in one year’s time.

    Mercedes-Benz Vans won over the customer by offering [...]

    Quiet and eco-friendly: liquefied petroleum gas in the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 316 LGT

    Mittwoch, 3.November 2010

    Sprinter 316 LGT (Liquefied Gas Technology) models will be coming off the production line from November 2010. Within a very short space of time Mercedes-Benz has thus added a further model variant to its alternative drive system range of highly efficient passenger cars and vans that bear the BlueEFFICIENCY badge.

    Pollutant emissions significantly reduced
    The exceptionally low-emission [...]

    IAA 2010 – Mercedes-Benz Vans: the new Sprinter LGT

    Donnerstag, 30.September 2010

    The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter has earned the right to give its name to an entire vehicle class thanks to a host of outstanding characteristics:

    the range of variants, safe and comfortable chassis, spacious and well-equipped cab and the powerful and efficient drive system all set standards while delivering maximum functionality and safety. In the shape of [...]

    Mercedes-Benz Plant in Ludwigsfelde Produces One Millionth Commercial Vehicle

    Donnerstag, 9.September 2010

    The Mercedes-Benz plant in Ludwigsfelde has every reason to celebrate: Today, following 45 years of production, the one millionth commercial vehicle rolled off its assembly line. The milestone vehicle is a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.

    More than 2,000 employees, political officials, and businesspeople took part in the ceremony at the plant and witnessed the official handover of [...]

    Economical and eco-friendly: Mercedes-Benz CharterWay adds FleetBoard-equipped Sprinters to its fleet

    Freitag, 3.September 2010

    Mercedes-Benz CharterWay is adding approximately 120 Sprinters equipped with Daimler’s FleetBoard fleet management system to its fleet of rental vehicles.

    CharterWay, a provider of commercial vehicle services, already has more than 2,500 FleetBoard-equipped trucks in its fleet. Now, vans featuring this Internet-based telematics system are being added for the first time. Mercedes-Benz CharterWay will gradually replace [...]

    Mercedes-Benz Vans back on track to success: Sales, revenues, and EBIT up sharply in first half of 2010

    Donnerstag, 29.Juli 2010

    The economy rebounded in all of the key markets worldwide in the first half of 2010, leading to a growing demand for consumer goods and therefore to an increase in transport volume. In line with these developments, the demand for vans also recovered substantially in many of the core markets.

    Mercedes-Benz Vans has greatly benefited from [...]

    The Federal Agency for Technical Relief relies on emergency service vehicles from Mercedes-Benz

    Montag, 12.Juli 2010

    The Federal Agency for Technical Relief (Technisches Hilfswerk, or THW) is to get new emergency service vehicles from Mercedes-Benz as part of an extensive procurement programme. Several new vehicles were handed over to the THW in a symbolic gesture at Interschutz 2010, the leading international exhibition for fire prevention and disaster relief.

    Sprinters deployed as [...]

    Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van to make 20,000-Mile journey

    Mittwoch, 5.Mai 2010

    Daimler Vans USA is announcing that a specially equipped Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van is touring 50 U.S. national parks this summer as part of a 20,000-mile journey of discovery. Piloted by author and photographer Rob Wilson, with his wife Jan as co-pilot, the Sprinter Interstate 3500 model has been upfitted by Airstream to serve as a [...]

    Mercedes-Benz Vans Receives Major Order to Deliver 600 Sprinters to Belgium

    Montag, 3.Mai 2010

    Mercedes-Benz Vans has received another major order and will deliver 600 Mercedes-Benz Sprinters to Belgium.

    The contract was awarded by Brussels-based Belgacom, Belgium’s leading provider of telecommunications and Internet services as well as digital TV. One of the largest companies in Belgium, Belgacom has almost 17,000 employees and maintains a fleet of more than 8.000 [...]

    New stars under Berlin’s sky

    Mittwoch, 28.April 2010

    Now it is no longer necessary to wait until dark in Berlin to watch for “shooting stars”, because there are 27 Mercedes-Benz urban minibuses to be seen around town. The official handover of these vehicles to the Berlin taxi drivers’ guild was recently held at the German Automobile Club (ADAC) safety centre in Linthe.

    The models [...]

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