Things are starting to look bad for Daimler’s Maybach brand. Following reports of Maybach teaming up with Aston Martin, reports now suggest that talks of partnership between the two brands have broken down. Reason? According to Auto Motor und Sport, talks of partnering between the two brands are on the ‘brink of extinction’ because Aston [...]
Daimler may not have answer for its dealers and customers on what it plans on doing with Maybach, but the automaker today is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the brand with a special edition 57 S. Known as the Maybach Edition 125, the one-off model features even more exclusive and exquisite touches along with a [...]
Mercedes-Benz has perhaps one of the most prominent histories in the automobile industry. However, in the late 1990s and all the way through the 2000 until now, Mercedes has fallen well below their expectations as a brand. The top brass has since been hard at work to reinvigorate their image and damaged reputation with some [...]
The 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show is shaping to be very busy and jam-packed with lots of insight for the next decade or so, all things automobile. And to add to the fiasco, word has now popped up at the Frankfurt show suggesting that Daimler AG might pair up their failing Maybach brand with Aston Martin. [...]
At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Smart will unveil a new electric-car concept called the Forvision Concept. The Smart Forvision Concept is said to provide a hint at the design and technology that will be offered on the next-generation of Smart ForTwo cars. “With the forvision smart is doing justice to its role as Daimler’s [...]
Smart has been falling off the map slowly because the brand’s awareness has decreased significantly. But to reinvigorate the brand, a new team was appointed to run the company for Daimler AG and they feel that Americans are shunning the Smart ForTwo because very little knowledge is known about the car, especially since marketing hasn’t [...]
Mercedes-Benz has just given the green light to the latest effort, which is in the form of a “Shooting Brake” model. According to Benz’s boss Dieter Zetsche, the so called CLC is expected to hit North American showrooms in 2014, to accompany the incoming CLS Shooting Brake, which comes out in 2012. The CLC is [...]
Mercedes-Benz’s parent, Daimler, is unfortunately struggling to keep up with the current world’s No. 1 maker of luxury cars, BMW, in terms of sales. Not too long ago, Mercedes-Benz announced that it has raised its sales target by 50,000 cars, which is still lower than BMW’s increase of 100,000 units. “Right now, the delta to [...]
Daimler AG announced that Robert Bosch GmbH have signed an agreement to establish a 50:50 joint venture for electric-motors. The venture, which is still subject to approval by antitrust authorities, is to be set up under the name EM-motive GmbH. EM-motive GmbH will develop and produce innovative electric-motors for future Mercedes-Benz and Smart vehicles. The joint [...]
cars2go, a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, has announced that San Diego will be the first North American city to get a 100 percent electric-vehicle carsharing program. “We’re proud that car2go has chosen to launch the first North American all-electric carsharing service in San Diego,” said San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders. “car2go’s launch here [...]
