B-Class

Daimler said to plan transmission plant in Romania

April 23, 2013 09:21 CET
Daimler plans a large investment to build transmission components in Romania at the site of an existing joint venture, a German newspaper reported.... Read More »

 

2013 SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW

Mercedes unveils GLA concept

April 18, 2013 09:01 CET
Mercedes released pictures and details of the Concept GLA ahead of its debut at the Shanghai auto show. The production version will launch next year as a competitor to the BMW X1 and Audi Q3.... Read More »

 

SALES

BMW widens luxury-car lead over Audi as Mercedes gains momentum

April 9, 2013 13:15 CET
BMW widened its luxury-auto sales lead over Audi last month on demand for the 3-series sedan and X1 SUV, while the Mercedes brand gained momentum with new small cars.... Read More »

 

NEW YORK AUTO SHOW

Low bar for Mercedes EV

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 1, 2013
The B-class Electric Drive five-door that debuted at the New York show will be a low-volume vehicle, said Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon.... Read More »

 

NEW YORK AUTO SHOW

Mercedes-Benz rolls out B-class EV

12:03 pm U.S. ET | March 27, 2013
Mercedes-Benz, marking its first U.S. foray into electrified vehicles, today introduced the five-seat, five-door B-class Electric Drive at the New York auto show. The 2014 battery electric vehicle will go on sale in early 2014. The plug-in EV has a lithium ion battery stored under the floor to save space and a 134-hp electric motor that gives it a range of 115 miles.... 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 »

 

Germans, Koreans get boost from good times in eastern Europe

Oct. 17, 2012 06:01 CET
VW's success in Slovakia and Mercedes' strong start in Hungary illustrate a divide among the continent's carmakers. Those that cut costs last decade in western Europe or those that were never saddled with expensive factories there, such as Hyundai and Kia, are winning today. Between them, VW Group, Mercedes, Kia and Hyundai have raised their share of the European market to 35.5 percent in the eight months to end August 2012, from 30 percent in the same period of 2010.... Read More »

 

2012 PARIS AUTO SHOW

Mercedes will unveil B-class EV as part of battery-powered model offensive in Paris

Sept. 20, 2012 06:01 CET
Mercedes-Benz has revealed a new plug-in electric version of the second-generation B class ahead of its public unveiling alongside other battery-powered models at the Paris motor show later this month.... Read More »

 

Mercedes wants to double production in Hungary, report says

Aug. 16, 2012 11:29 CET
Mercedes plans to expand its car plant in Hungary to double annual production to 300,000 vehicles by 2015, a business newspaper reported on Thursday. In March, the automaker said it would start producing a new compact coupe, dubbed the ''baby CLS,'' alongside the B class at the Kecskemet plant starting in 2013.... Read More »

 

Daimler Q2 profit falls on costs to add compact cars

July 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 cars

July 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 »

 

Daimler plans further investment in German compact-car factory

July 16, 2012 13:05 CET
Daimler will invest another 600 million euros ($734.6 million) by the end of 2013 in its Rastatt plant in Germany, where it will add a third shift starting in October to meet demand for its line of compact Mercedes-Benz cars.... Read More »

 

CARS & CONCEPTS

Mercedes to offer B-class EV in U.S.

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 2, 2012
Mercedes-Benz will offer an electric version of its new B-class compact in the United States starting in 2014, a company source confirmed. The EV will be based on a new front-wheel-drive platform and will use battery packs, electric motor and other components supplied by Tesla Motors.... Read More »

 

Infiniti plans 100,000 sales in Europe by 2016

June 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 »