Mercedes-Benz has announced the recall of 41 units of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The small but important recall is being taken due to an issue where a part could fly out of the engine compartment during servicing, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Insufficient adhesive between the vibration damper and its inner mass damper [...]
If you take a close look at sales figures, Lexus is slowly losing its luxury crown. Mercedes-Benz outsold Lexus in the United States last month, making it the third straight month that the Japanese brand has failed to top its competitors after winning the annual luxury race for 11 straight years. Mercedes-Benz U.S. sales were [...]
In these days, nothing seems to be built like they used to be. The simple answer is that it’s all about the money. In desperate bids to increase profits and expand into markets to raise volume, much has been sacrificed in the realm of build quality, reliability and handling performance. This should not be news [...]
A man by the name of Herbert Kohler, head of Daimler’s E-Drive and Future Mobility unit, said that the company is moving as fast as it can on hybrid technologies. The company is expected to offer hybrid versions of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, E-Class and plug-in hybrid S-Class in the United States and Europe within three [...]
Mercedes-Benz announced that it is recalling 2,297 2011 diesel models in the United States due to concerns that fuel could leak because of a faulty engine filter. The recall consists of diesel models including the M-Class GL-Class, E-Class and R-Class. Mercedes-Benz told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the O-ring on the engine fuel [...]
A new Mercedes-Benz commercial for the 2010 E-Class sedan pokes some fun at Volkswagen AG and its Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Ferdinand Piech. The commercial shows a look-a-like of Piech playing the role of grim reaper saying “Sorry” to the driver as he puts him in harm’s way. The driver then stops the car [...]
The strategic alliance between Renault/Nissan and Daimler AG will allow the two automakers to cooperate on new tech and product-sharing that will benefit all who are involved. Following the announcement of their partnership, we heard many reports that Infiniti’s G lineup will get Mercedes-Benz”s inline 4-cylinder engines to improve fuel-economy figures. Latest rumors from Japan [...]
Mercedes-Benz E-class vehicles have garnered the attention of the NHTSA because of concerns of improper deployment of airbags. The agency said today in an internet posting that approximately 100,000 vehicles from model years 2005-2006 may be affected. NHTSA officials have said they have received four complaints about failures in the module-wiring harness of the steering [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced today that the 2010 Hyundai Genesis and the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class luxury sedans both received the 2010 Top Safety Pick awards. “The award recognizes the vehicles that earn the top rating of good for front, side, rollover, and rear crash protection, and that have electronic stability control, which [...]
Joining the 2011 Audi A8 L and the BMW 5-Series Long-Wheelbase, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled their extended version of the E-Class at the 2010 Beijing Motor Show. Known as the Mercedes-Benz E-Class L, the China specific model gains an extra 14 centimeters of legroom in the rear. At launch, the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class L will get [...]
