Entries Tagged as 'mercedes'

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Photo espionage never looked so good

Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Mercedes Benz, Lifestyle

If Michael Man were to do a film about spy photographers (of the automotive variety) from a script written by Mamet or Soderbergh, this would be it. Called The Illusive and brought to you by the folks at Mercedes, it’s about spy photographer trying to get shots of […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Spy Shots: AMG wizards working on Black Series SL

Filed under: Spy Photos, Sports/GTs, Mercedes Benz, AMG
After giving the world the Black Series CLK at the New York Auto show as a fortieth birthday present, the gang at AMG are at it again. A very special Mercedes-Benz SL has been spotted being prepared at AMG’s Nürburgring shop. Like the CLK, the SL gets modified […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Mercedes considers using next MINI platform for new compacts

Filed under: Economy, Euro, BMW, Mercedes Benz, MINI

If Automotive News‘ sources are to be believed, BMW and Mercedes-Benz might be joining forces to develop a new front-wheel drive architecture that would underpin both automakers’ compact offerings. BMW is likely in the process of developing a new platform for its MINI and Mercedes has already announced […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Indulge your Germanic car lust now, prices expect to rise

Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Euro, Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen

With the U.S. dollar’s decline against the euro, the Wall Street Journal’s crystal ball gazers have determined that the price of vehicles shipped over from the old world are set to rise in the next year. European manufacturers have been able to lock exchange […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Daimler versus Benz comes to a (mast)head

Filed under: Etc., Euro, DaimlerChrysler, Mercedes Benz
Before the DaimlerChrysler union ended, shareholders and executives were fighting over the rightful name of the Stuttgart-based company. Management and the supervisory board want Daimler AG, but the “Benz faction” feels one of the company founder’s names have been slighted in the process. Thankfully, all the bickering should come […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Spanish Mercedes employee Wiki-trashes Hamilton

Filed under: Motorsports, Mercedes Benz
Mercedes-Benz, which supplies the engines to the McLaren team where British rookie Lewis Hamilton and Spanish champion Fernando Alonso have been battling it out on and off the track all season, is hunting down one of its employees in Spain. The as-yet unidentified employee, evidently an Alonso fan, logged on the […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Enter the rumormill: Maybach 62 Laundaulet headed for Middle East debut

Filed under: Convertibles, Sedans/Saloons, Maybach, Misc. Auto Shows

Even in the post-Chrysler age, Maybach remains a bit of a thorn in Mercedes’ side. Its vehicles have been far less than the sales success hoped for, prompting Daimler to buy back 29 Maybach dealers. Subsequently the parent company wouldn’t be so eager to invest more into the […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Hamilton Wiki-attack: the British press fire back

Filed under: Motorsports, DaimlerChrysler, Mercedes Benz
Okay, this is just getting ridiculous. Remember the story we brought you a couple days ago about the Mercedes employee in Spain who trashed Lewis Hamilton on Wikipedia? Yeah, pretty ridiculous, we know. But the British media, if you can believe it, is actually taking it seriously.
The Daily Telegraph […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Report: Mercedes releases Alonso

Filed under: Motorsports, Hirings/Firings, Mercedes Benz

‘You don’t want us, and we don’t want you.’ That seems to be the consensus at Mercedes-Benz regarding Fernando Alonso, who has openly stated his displeasure over the course of the season with McLaren, the F1 team principally owned and powered by Mercedes.
According to emerging reports, the majority of the […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Mercedes service history goes all digital

Filed under: Maintenance, Etc., Tech, Mercedes Benz
This will be excellent when you go to buy that used Mercedes. Rather than searching high and low for that needle-in-a-haystack owner who kept meticulous records and the car serviced to a T, Mercedes is rolling out a Digital Service Booklet. Mercedes says it will be more convenient and […]

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