Europe car sales rise for first time in 19 monthsMay 17, 2013 08:34 CET European car sales rose for the first time in 19 months on strong demand in the UK and a rebound in Germany. Registrations in April increased 2 percent to 1.08 million vehicles from 1.06 million cars a year earlier, industry association ACEA said.... Read More »
Plans for a Mercedes subcompact are a risk for DaimlerApril 15, 2013 20:19 CET Daimler could follow its German competitors into the market for premium subcompact cars but it will have to keep its costs down and volumes up to make money off any future Mercedes.... Read More »
LUCA CIFERRI Mercedes A class suffers decisive defeat 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013  The Mercedes-Benz A class suffered a surprisingly decisive defeat in the 2013 European Car of the Year contest won easily by the Volkswagen Golf.... Read More »
2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW Mercedes CLA: A play for the younger set 7:30 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2013  Mercedes-Benz is ready to go a little Scion, with a luxury twist. Mercedes-Benz' sleek and sculpted CLA sedan will go on sale in the United States in September as the first of three new front-wheel-drive vehicles from the luxury marque. The new compacts -- which will include a plug-in electric sedan and a small crossover -- are expected to attract new and younger buyers to the brand and help it expand sales.... Read More »
Audi will rely on redesigned A3 to hold Mercedes at bayAug. 25, 2012 06:15 CET  Volkswagen Group will be relying on the Audi A3 premium compact model to provide continued stable sales growth as it fends off a challenge in upscale small cars from Mercedes-Benz.... Read More »
Daimler Q2 profit falls on costs to add compact carsJuly 25, 2012 08:34 CET  Daimler reported a 13 percent decline in second-quarter profit as spending to expand the lineup of Mercedes-Benz compact cars offset higher deliveries. Earnings before interest and taxes fell to 2.24 billion euros ($2.7 billion) from 2.58 billion euros a year earlier, the company said in a statement today.... Read More »
Mercedes hires Valmet to make 100,000 A-class carsJuly 24, 2012 11:16 CET  Daimler has hired Finnish contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive to build more than 100,000 Mercedes A-class compact-premium cars from 2013 through 2016.... Read More »
Mercedes offers sales incentives to boost new A classJune 30, 2012 06:01 CET  Mercedes-Benz is offering incentives on its new A class in Germany in a bid to lure customers away from rivals BMW, Audi and Volkswagen.... Read More »
Mercedes plans first AMG compact in performance-car pushJune 14, 2012 06:01 CET  Daimler will offer a high-powered AMG version of the Mercedes A-class compact in a bid to attract younger customers and boost sales of the high-performance models by 50 percent.... Read More »
Infiniti plans 100,000 sales in Europe by 2016June 12, 2012 06:01 CET  Renault-Nissan CEO Carlo Ghosn has set a bold target for Infiniti in Europe: boost sales to 100,000 vehicles by 2016 from 12,500 last year. The car Infiniti is counting on to drive the sales increase will be a Europe-built compact-premium model due in 2014.... Read More »
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