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“car2go is an innovative answer to current and future mobility needs in urban areas”, says Dr. Thomas Weber, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development. “We are pleased with the success we achieved in Ulm, Germany – th...
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Mercedes-Benz will enter the Formula 1 World Championship with its own team, beginning with the 2010 season, and Daimler AG and McLaren Group will change their form of cooperation with effect as of 13 November 2009. This was announced by Daimler AG today.
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According to calculations by the Saarbrücken-based specialists, the E 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Saloon will still realize up to 62.5 percent of its current new value in three years time. The Mercedes E 200 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY Estate is forecast to be worth up to 60 percent of its current new pr...
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Mercedes-Benz, Maybach and smart - all car brands which feature among the world’s safest vehicles. The high potential for protection is a result of the holistic approach taken by Daimler AG, which focuses on avoiding traffic accidents as well as reducing both the severity and the conseq...
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By extending its activities to the USA, the largest and most important market for AMG, the AMG Driving Academy is responding to the constantly growing demand for emotional events and driver training. AMG fans have a choice of two programmes with different degrees of difficulty, both per...
Daimler AG today reported sales for the Mercedes-Benz Cars division in the U.S. (Mercedes-Benz and smart combined) of 18,854 units, an increase of 9.4 percent compared to October 2008. All sales figures in this release are on an unadjusted basis unless otherwise noted.
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Mercedes-Benz Cars assumes that business will continue to improve in the last quarter of the year. Sales impetus will be provided not only by the recently launched new E-Class models and the station wagon to be launched in November, but also by the new generation of the S-Class, which was l...
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Mercedes-Benz Cars: €355 million Daimler Trucks: minus €127 million Mercedes-Benz Vans: €1 million Daimler Buses: €23 million Daimler Financial Services: €101 million Daimler anticipates a positive free cash flow in the industrial business in full-year 2009.
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Active Brake Assist - also described as Emergency Brake Assist - was launched on the market in 2006 in the Mercedes-Benz Actros heavy truck series. Currently more than 10,000 Mercedes-Benz Actros featuring Active Brake Assist are on the roads.
In 2005, Wagner set a top of 269 km/h while driving a Masarati, but this time, he was going to set the bar even higher. For this, he got himself the all new Mercedes-Benz SL 65 Black Series, with a twin-turbo 6.0-liter V12 engine, pumping out 661 HP and 738 lb-ft torque. Mr Wagner was accompanied b...
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Both new companies are part of a joint venture between Daimler Financial Services and the Al Fahim Group, owners of Emirates Motor Company, the authorized Mercedes-Benz distributor in the Abu Dhabi Emirate as well as Gargash Enterprises, the official distributor of Mercedes-Benz Ca...
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BlueEFFICIENCY stands in this case for an efficiency package comprising the newly developed four-cylinder engine (OM 651) and the new transmission (ECO Gear) plus the ECO start/stop function. The Sprinter NGT: another BlueEFFICIENCY technology
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The vehicle’s hybrid module also provides additional energy when the car is in motion through regenerative braking - the recovery of energy when braking. Here, the clutch enhances efficiency as well, as it enables complete energy regeneration without engine drag losses.
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Electric drive CO2 emissions: 0 g/km Range: up to 100/600 km Battery: Lithium-ion Rated output: 100 kW/136 hp Max. torque: 320 Nm Top speed: 150 km/h Acceleration 0-100 km/h: < 11.0 seconds Range extender Cylinders 3 Displacement 1.0l turbo Output 50 kW at 3500 rpm Related PostsMerced...
Mercedes-Benz B‑Class F-Cell technical data Drive Electric motor with fuel cell Rated output (kW/hp) 100/136 Rated torque (Nm) 290 Maximum speed (km/h) 170 Consumption (NEDC) (l of diesel equivalent/100 km) 3.3 Total CO2 (g/km min.–max.) 0.0 Range (km) NEDC 385 Capacity of lithium-ion b...
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smart fortwo electric drive offers innovative driving fun The second generation smart fortwo electric drive is powered by a lithium-ion battery from Tesla Motors Inc. with capacity of 14 kWh. It is simple to charge at any fused 220 Volt socket.
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E 200 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY: 4-cylinder in-line, 2143 cc, 100 kW/136 hp, 5.7* l/100 km, CO2 150* g/km, 6-speed manual transmission, from € 41,947.50 E 350 CDI 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY: V6, 2987 cc, 170 kW/231 hp, 7.6–7.7 l/100 km, CO2 200-203 g/km, 7-speed automatic transmission, from € 56,941.5...
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DNEA’s businesses include Mercedes-Benz (China) Ltd, passenger car sales, Mercedes-Benz Van and Truck sales, Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance Ltd, BeijingBenz-DaimlerChrysler (BBDC), Fujian Daimler Automotive (FJDA), as well as sales operations in Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan.
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Overview of Sales by Mercedes-Benz Cars June 2009 % change January - June 2009 % change Mercedes-Benz 100,300 -5.4 483,300 -19.3 smart* 11,000 -17.1 61,100 -11.3 Mercedes-Benz Cars 111,300 -6.7 544,400 -18.5 Western Europe 69,300 -3.8 323,000 -18.8 - of which Germany 33,100 -1.3 147,700 -12.5 NA...
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More driving fun with the turbodiesel models is available with the BRABUS ECO PowerXtra kits. For the E 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY BRABUS offers its D4 tuning kit. For just 1,390 Euros power output of the common-rail four-cylinder engine jumps from standard 204 hp (201 bhp) / 150 kW to 235 hp (23...
The powerful V6 diesel engine of the new BlueTEC SUV models shows that large SUVs are also capable of fuel economy and extremely low emissions. It delivers 155 kW/211 hp with a torque of 540 Newton meters, thus guaranteeing low consumption values as well as outstanding performance.
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BRABUS Monoblock G The new wheel in king-size 10Jx22 is approved for all Mercedes SUVs, the CL-, S- and R-Class as well as the Maybach models. BRABUS Monoblock Q The new wheel family fits all current Mercedes models from the C-Class on up.
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The new E-Class coupé will be available shortly after market launch with Mercedes-Benz’ new fuel efficient four-cylinder diesel engine in the E 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY. With fuel consumption of only 5.3 liters per 100 kilometers and emissions of just 139 grams of CO2 per kilometer, the E 2...
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Mercedes-Benz is offering a glimpse into the future with myCOMAND, an internet-based infotainment system as part of a special preview during the Los Angeles Auto Show. myCOMAND is said to be especially efficient and user-friendly. Using internet connectivity, all data and informatio...
The students interpreted design elements of the Mercedes-Benz GLK as objects from everyday life, and presented these design items in a fashion shoot setting in a novel way, as objects of desire. The “GLK Driving Experience” event ...