Mercedes-Benz in March posts best sales month in the company’s history
Freitag, 5.April 2013Mercedes-Benz delivered 139,920 vehicles to customers in the month of March, more than in any previous month (+6.5%).
Thus, first-quarter sales were 3.5% higher than in the same period of the previous year (324,898 units).Despite the difficult start of the European automotive market into 2013 that remained below expectations, Mercedes-Benz was able to keep the [...]
B-Class Electric Drive: Zero emissions – with star
Donnerstag, 28.März 2013A new-generation electric car is celebrating its world premiere at the 2013 New York International Auto Show:
the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive makes its debut with a dynamic design, high-quality interior and a high-torque electric motor for local emission-free driving. This makes for lively and effortless driving pleasure over a range of around 115 miles [...]
AUTO TEST WINNERS in GREEN! 2013: B-Class and M-Class are the most environmentally friendly
Mittwoch, 2.Januar 2013The renowned German environmental research institute “ÖkoTrend” has ascertained that the Mercedes-Benz ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC and Mercedes-Benz B 200 Natural Gas Drive are the most eco- friendly cars in their class. Both models have thus now been honoured as “Winners in Green” by the magazine AUTO TEST.
The independent research institute “ÖkoTrend” in Germany has [...]
Mercedes-Benz Starts with Record Sales into the Fourth Quarter
Dienstag, 6.November 2012Following up on the record sales in the first three quarters, Mercedes-Benz posted a new sales record in October as well.
With 109,632 vehicles delivered, the record of the same month in the previous year was topped by 6.0%. Thus, the brand has sold 1,074,558 vehicles (+5.1%) since the beginning of the year, which is [...]
New electric model from Mercedes-Benz: the new Concept B-Class Electric Drive
Montag, 24.September 2012A new addition to Mercedes-Benz’s family of electric vehicles: at the Paris Motor Show, the company is presenting a battery-powered electric variant of the B-Class.
This concept vehicle is one of the first models to incorporate the term “Electric Drive” into its model designation. In future, “Electric Drive” lettering will adorn the boot lids of [...]
International car manufacturers join forces in the name of hydrogen!
Donnerstag, 13.September 2012September 13 marks an extraordinary milestone in the history of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV). Four international car manufacturers will join forces to demonstrate hydrogen-powered FCEVs are not just technologies of the future but of today.
A total of 7 FCEVs from Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota will bring their individual hydrogen fuel cell systems [...]
The Mercedes B 200 Natural Gas Drive – World premiere at the Paris Auto Show
Freitag, 7.September 2012With 16 percent less CO2 emissions, significantly cleaner exhaust gases than petrol or diesel fuel and around 50 percent lower fuel costs than a comparable petrol model, the new Mercedes B 200 Natural Gas Drive featuring, as its name suggests, a natural gas drive, has a lot to recommend it. The latest model in the [...]
Mercedes-Benz undercuts limits planned for 2017: A-Class petrol engines meet EURO 6 standard
Freitag, 13.Juli 2012A good two years before the new EURO 6 European emissions standard is due to come into effect for all petrol-engined vehicles on 1.9.2014, the petrol engines of the new Mercedes-Benz A and B-Class have been confirmed as already meeting the required emission limits.
More specifically, the engines also already undercut the particulate limits which [...]
Success at the 2012 red dot design awards: Mercedes-Benz and smart win accolades for top design
Mittwoch, 4.Juli 2012Mercedes-Benz sets sustainable trends in automotive design with maximum aesthetic appeal. The jury of the world’s most renowned design competition has acknowledged this fact by awarding the Stuttgart-based company the coveted red dot award for three new Mercedes-Benz car models simultaneously.
The winners are the B-Class, the C-Class Coupé and the SLS AMG Roadster. The [...]
Offensive in the Compact Segment Continues: Start of new Mercedes-Benz Plant in Hungary
Montag, 2.April 2012Daimler started production at its new passenger car plant in Kecskemét last Thursday. Passenger cars are now rolling off the assembly line in Hungary less than four years after the location decision was made in summer 2008. Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Plant [...]
Comprehensive child safety programme for the new B-Class: Big on safety for little passengers
Freitag, 30.März 2012The new B-Class represents a particularly family-oriented model from Mercedes-Benz. The comprehensive range of child seats for every age and weight group is typical of the standard of safety offered by Mercedes-Benz.
The range features ISOFIX attachment points as standard, plus options including rear seats with integrated child seats (IKS), automatic child seat recognition (ACSR) [...]
Award ceremony at the Geneva Motor Show: New B-Class is “Winter Car of the Year”
Donnerstag, 8.März 2012The new Mercedes-Benz B-Class has been voted “Winter Car of 2012″ by Finland’s leading car magazine, “Tekniikan Maailma”. The compact sports tourer emerged victorious against 15 competitors after being subjected to a comprehensive comparative test in winter conditions.
Covering a distance of 1000 kilometres, the test comprised a series of assessments of driving dynamics, braking [...]
B as in BRABUS – The Exclusive Tuning Program for the New Mercedes B-Class
Dienstag, 7.Februar 2012B as in BRABUS: Right on time for the market launch of the new Mercedes B-Class BRABUS offers an exclusive tuning program covered by the one-of-a-kind BRABUS Tuning Warranty® of three years, up to 100,000 kilometers / 62,000 miles (see BRABUS warranty conditions).
The program includes sporty-elegant exterior design, alloy wheels with diameters of 17, [...]
Environmental Certificate for the Mercedes B-Class: B 180 BlueEFFICIENCY produces 16 percent less CO2 emissions than its predecessor
Donnerstag, 26.Januar 2012The neutral inspectors at the TÜV Süd technical inspection authority have confirmed the high environmental compatibility of the new Mercedes B-Class, awarding the compact sports tourer the Environmental Certificate in accordance with ISO standard TR 14062.
This certification is based on a comprehensive ecological life cycle assessment of the B-Class, documenting every detail of ecological [...]
The Year in Review: Part III July – September
Freitag, 30.Dezember 2011The best of 2011 – Part III July – September
The new C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series: The most powerful C-Class of all time
Spectacular design, technology transfer from the world of motorsport and driving dynamics at the highest level. The new Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series embodies the AMG brand claim of “Driving [...]
The new B-Class: Passive safety – Of skate runners and vampire teeth
Dienstag, 27.Dezember 2011The new B-Class is the Mercedes-Benz among compact cars, offering a correspondingly high standard of passive safety. The body-in-white provides the basis here, both in terms of material – the proportion of high-strength and ultra-high-strength sheet steel stands at 67 percent – and with regard to its structural design.
Key features of the front-end structure [...]
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