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Wolfgang Bernhard to take key appointment at Mercedes

Posted: Feb 05, 2010

Wolfgang Bernhard will come back to Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz Cars, the company said today in a statement.
“Daimler AG intends to appoint Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard as a full member of the Board of Management of Daimler,” Daimler said in a statement.
Bernhard, 49, will be responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars’ production procurement and the Mercedes-Benz van division.

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Video: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML prototype helps CL out of a ditch

Posted: Jan 29, 2010

Filed under: Mercedes-Benz, Spy Shots/Renderings, Videos

Here is something to start your morning with a little chuckle. Usually, when we get to see spy videos and spy shots, all you see is a vehicle traveling through desert or blistering cold conditions. Well, you can bet Mercedes-Benz engineers were a little annoyed when a spy photographer caught them trying to pull out [...]

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Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG on Red Bull: Vath 63RS produces 605-hp

Posted: Jan 28, 2010

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Mercedes-Benz, Tuner Cars

Vath Automobiltechnik has been putting out some exciting performance packages for Mercedes-Benz models for some time now. The tuner today revealed its new performance package for the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG giving it a total of 605-hp with a maximum torque of 509 lb-ft. The modifications allow the E63 AMG (know as the 63RS [...]

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2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG production kicks off in Sindelfingen

Posted: Jan 28, 2010

Filed under: 2011 Releases, Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz has officially kicked of series production of the new 2011 SLS AMG at its Sindelfingen plant, the largest Mercedes-Benz plant.
“Made in Sindelfingen also stands for the very highest production and product quality where the SLS AMG is concerned,” says Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Cars. “From the end [...]

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Video: Schumacher was behind Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG tunnel stunt

Posted: Jan 28, 2010

Filed under: Mercedes-Benz, Videos

Remember that video of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG doing a barrel roll inside a tunnel we showed you last week? If you go back and watch the video, there was some unknown chap driving the SLS AMG during the whole stunt. However, Mercedes-Benz now wants us to believe it was Michael Schumacher behind the wheel [...]

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2010 Geneva Preview: Carlsson C25 Super-GT looks crazier than the SLS AMG

Posted: Jan 27, 2010

Filed under: Mercedes-Benz, Tuner Cars

The next major auto show will take place in Geneva later this March. For the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, tuner Carlsson will unveil its first own-developed supercar known as the Carlsson C25 Super-GT.
Besides the extra souped up looks based on the SL AMG, the Carlsson C25 is powered by 6 liter V12 Bi-Turbo engine making [...]

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Video: Chris Harris test-drives the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG

Posted: Jan 25, 2010

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Mercedes-Benz, Videos

Our friend Chris Harris just sent us a video of his take on the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG and well, in short, he likes it more than the Jaguar XF-R and the BMW M5. Has Chris driven a Cadillac CTS-V sedan? We’re not sure.
Either way, follow the jump for the video.
Refresher: Power comes from [...]

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New Mercedes-Benz E-Class helping Daimler out of profit slump

Posted: Jan 20, 2010

Filed under: Daimler, Industry News, Mercedes-Benz

Creative Global Investments analyst Sabine Blumel says that strong sales of the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class in the fourth quarter will increase Daimler AG’s earnings for the quarter and hint at an earnings recovery for the automaker.
“The sales improvement at the Mercedes-Benz brand throughout last year was attributable to a rapidly improving model momentum, reflecting the [...]

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Video: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG does a barrel roll inside a tunnel

Posted: Jan 17, 2010

Filed under: 2011 Releases, Mercedes-Benz, Videos

There is no doubt that Mercedes-Benz is really proud of its new SLS AMG supercar – so much so that the Stuttgart automaker came up with a couple of outstanding TV spots for the vehicle in Germany. One spot, which has a lot of people talking (especially on YouTube) features the SLS AMG doing a [...]

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Mercedes-Benz SL Night Edition and SLK Grand Edition give you some exclusivity

Posted: Jan 15, 2010

Filed under: Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz has introduced two new special edition versions of the SL-Class and the SLK-Class. Known as the SL Night Edition and the SLK Grand Edition, both models feature stylish interior and exterior upgrades.
The Mercedes-Benz SL Night Edition gets a designo magno night black matte paint finish with 19-inch two-tone 5-spoke light-alloy wheels, silver-painted front brake [...]