The new 2012 Mercedes ML63 AMG will debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show this week but has already been revealed. Just a five months on from the debut of the 2012 Mercedes M Class we now get the bonkers version revealed ahead of the 2011 Los Angeles Motor Show – the 202 Mercedes ML63 […]
New Mercedes B-Class (2012) Launch Campaign with new photos & video
Mercedes is now in launch mode with the new B-Class, so we get B-Class ‘The Advert’ and new photos along with a more ‘Human’ take on the new B-Class. Officially, the 2012 Mercedes B-Class arrived at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in September. Which meant we got plenty of detail and lots of photos. The […]
Mercedes ML 63 AMG (2012) teased ahead of L.A. Motor Show debut
Mercedes-Benz has released the first teaser shot of the 2012 Mercedes ML 63 AMG on their Facebook page ahead of its debut at L.A. Motor Show. Back in June we had the debut of the 2012 Mercedes ML, but as is the norm for new car reveals from Mercedes the M Class we saw didn’t include a […]
Mercedes-Benz hooks up with Europcar for its courtesy cars
Mercedes-Benz has partnered with Europcar to provide hire cars for its customers after breakdown or accident. Mercedes formerly used Enterprise. Providing courtesy cars for customers is something of a pain for car makers. Customers expect a courtesy car when they come in for repair or service or after an accident, and that’s not easy to manage. So […]
Mercedes-Benz teases Mercedes MLC in Alabama
The coupe version of the Mercedes M-Class – perhaps the Mercedes MLC – appears to have been teased at the Mercedes-Benz facility in Alabama. As far back as June we reported that Mercedes was planning on building a rival to the BMW X6 – which we dubbed the Mercedes MLC. Which made us conclude – […]
Nissan to launch plug-in hybrid & develop fuel cells with Mercedes
Nissan are to launch a plug-in hybrid in 2015 and are working with Mercedes Benz to develop fuel cell technology. We have been a bit scathing about electric cars, and Nissan’s over-priced LEAF being proclaimed as a viable alternative to the ICE car. But we certainly understand the imperative for car makers to build cars […]
Toyota and Mercedes-Benz are top global car brands
Despite its woes in recent times with recalls and the Tsunami, Toyota is the leading global automotive brand, with Mercedes Benz just behind. Interbrand, a branding consultancy, delivers a report on the world’s brands every year, and in 2011, despite recall woes and the devastation of the Japanese Tsunami, Toyota leads the automotive brands, with […]
Mercedes Benz to build fifth model in U.S. The new Mercedes MLC Coupe, perhaps?
Mercedes Benz has revealed it will build a fifth model at its US plant in Alabama from 2015. Is this the new ML Coupe – the Mercedes MLC? Although we all like to think that cars are built in the car makers home country, that’s increasingly not the case. A good case in point is the […]
Mercedes sacks U.S. boss Ernst Lieb
Mercedes has announced that its American head – Ernst Lieb – has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect. Sacked, in other words. In a surprising move, Mercedes has upset its apple cart in America by sacking its CEO, Ernst Lieb. It’s hard to work out why Leib has been given the heave-ho, especially […]
Smaller Mercedes SLS confirmed, and with front-mounted V8 too
After much speculation AMG’s Christoph Jung has confirmed Mercedes are planning a smaller SLS and it will get a big V8 at the front. We’ve believed for some time that Mercedes were planning a smaller version of the SLS, but so far there’s been no official word. But that’s now changed, with AMG’s Christoph Jung telling AutoExpress that Mercedes and […]