Stuttgart - Exactly ten years after the successful A-Class was first presented in 1997, Mercedes-Benz is celebrating the anniversary of this compact car with the exclusive "Edition 10" special model. With a customer cost advantage for the equipment of up to 30 percent, and in addition to the extensive standard appointments, this anniversary edition includes sporty 16-inch light-alloy wheels, a perforated radiator grille and a louvred panoramic sunroof. The sporty, elegant atmosphere in the stylish interior is enhanced with high-grade leather and brushed aluminium. This superbly equipped editions of the A-Class can be ordered with immediate effect...

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Just a few months following the market debut of the Saloon, Mercedes-Benz is now unveilling the Estate version of the new C-Class. The Estate takes the trademark strengths of the Saloon, such as safety, agility and comfort, and combines them with a significant increase in spaciousness and versatility. Quite apart from being able to hold a maximum of 1500 litres, giving it a larger load capacity than any other premium-class estate in this market segment, the new C-Class Estate also offers a host of handy features for easy loading and safe transportation -a tailgate which opens and closes automatically at the push of a button, for example. Compared to the outgoing model, the new Mercedes Estate burns as much as twelve per cent less fuel. With an official NEDC consumption of 6.0 litres/100 km, the new C 200 CDI can make a single tank of fuel (66 litres) last for over 1000 kilometres. Just like the Saloon, the Estate version of the new C-Class has also been awarded an Environmental Certificate, which attests to the environmentally oriented development process as conforming with the international ISO standard. In terms of safety, the new Estate blazes a trail with innovations of the likes of PRE-SAFE® and the Intelligent Light System, and distinguishes itself as the safest car in this vehicle class. Seven airbags, belt tensioners and belt force limiters, as well as crash-responsive NECK-PRO head restraints all make up part of the standard specification...

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With new model designations, beginning in 2009 Mercedes-Benz successively plans to emphasise the technical innovations in its automobiles and the benefits they provide for customers. The number used in the model name then no longer will refer to the displacement of the internal combustion engine, but will indicate its actual performance potential. Addenda such as “BLUETEC” or “HYBRID” indicate the employed drive system technology...

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The Mercedes-Benz presence at the 62nd IAA in Frankfurt includes an entire fleet of particularly economical and clean cars with intelligent combined drive technologies. The line-up of no less than 19 newcomers - featuring eight BLUETEC models, seven hybrids from five model series, the same number of record holders for low CO2 emissions and the innovative F 700 research vehicle - represents the Mercedes road to the future. "Every one of these 19 models demonstrates that the inventors of the automobile will continue to offer trend-setting solutions in the future, too. We intend to use these technologies, which we have grouped together under the heading 'TrueBlueSolutions', to take us into a zero-emission future", commented Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG...

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In the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) the new AMG C-Class ensures exciting motor racing at the highest level. And now its road-going sister model is celebrating its debut: the new C 63 AMG. Available in saloon and estate versions, the top C-Class model is powered by an AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine. Developing a peak output of 336 kW/457 hp and a maximum torque of 600 Nm, the high-revving, naturally aspirated engine delivers unrivalled figures in this segment. The C 63 AMG accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds (estate 4.6 seconds); the top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h...

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In the words of Professor Dr. Herbert Kohler, responsible for Group Research & Advanced Engineering Vehicle and Powertrain at DaimlerChrysler AG, “With the F 700, Mercedes-Benz shows what the big touring sedan of the future will look like. It offers environmentally compatible mobility combined with utmost comfort and an effortlessly superior drive.”

With that, the F 700 meets the growing demands on luxury-class automobiles. The focus is on conserving resources and protecting the environment: low consumption, low CO2 emissions, low pollution levels. For in future there will continue to be considerable demand for the comfortable mobility provided by large sedans...

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After much anticipation, the opening press day of the 2007 IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany is upon us, and accordingly, Mercedes has published a slew of press releases highlighting their displays at the show.  Rather than commenting on each one, I'm simply going to publish the actual press releases in an effort to get each and every one out as quickly as possible; but have no fear:  once that's accomplished, regular programming will resume as usual. 

Before I begin however, I do have to note that the lengthy press release titled "Excitement Meets Responsibility" that you'll find in this article overs a tremendous overview of Mercedes-Benz at the show, and also provides a unique and revealing look at the company's plans for the next few years.  A production S-Class hybrid in 2009, a production fuel cell B-Class in 2010, prodcution E-Class and S-Class BLUETEC hybrid models in 2010 - these are just some of the details revealed in the press release after the jump...

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Anyone familiar with BRABUS knows the German super-tuner has an affinity for creating incredibly-high-powered Mercedes, but their latest entrant into the MB tuner family has, by all accounts, taken the company to what can only be described as a higher plane of aftermarket performance.  BRABUS has unleashed today what they're calling the BULLIT - a 720-horsepower V12 Biturbo-powered C-Class capable of accelerating from 0-62 mph in just 3.9 seconds, 0-124 mph in just 10.49 seconds, and achieving a top speed of... get ready for this... more than 224 mph.  In other words, BRABUS has transformed the new C-Class into one of the fastest, road-legal vehicles on the planet...

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When the new Mercedes C-Class debuted some nine months ago, along with it came an Environmental Certificate issued by the German technical inspection authority TÜV Süd Management Service GmbH indicating the new model complied with the internationally-recognized ISO standard 14062 - a standard which governs the integration of environmental aspects into product design and development.

It should come as little surprise then that the recently-introduced C-Class Estate follows the same stringent environmentally-friendly standards possessed by its sedan counterpart, making it the third Mercedes model (alongside the C-Class saloon and S-Class) to receive the coveted certificate...

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On Thursday of last week production of the new-generation C-Class kicked off at the Mercedes production plant in East London, South Africa.  On hand to celebrate the event was Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, along with Rainer Schmückle, Chief Operating Officer of the Mercedes Car Group; Dr. Hansgeorg Niefer, Chairman of the Management Board of DaimlerChrysler South; Joachim Follmann, East London Plant Manager; and numerous other stakeholders...

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Welcome back ladies and gentlemen; I hope you all had a fantastic weekend.  To kick things off this morning we a recap of the F1 race that transpired in Monza over the weekend.  As always, if you have the race TIVO'd and plan on catching it later, read no further; otherwise, keep reading for the full details of how the Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes team fared...

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Coming off a slight sales increase at its U.S. division, DaimlerChrysler is reporting today that worldwide sales of the Mercedes Car Group have hit a record number, increasing 8.7 percent to 96,200 new units (compared to 88,600 new units in August 2006).  As a result, year-to-date sales of the Mercedes-Benz, Maybach and smart brands now total 817,600 units, a 0.1 percent decrease when compared to last year's eight month ytd total of 818,200.

Individually, sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles remained strong, with the luxury division noting a 9.1 percent improvement over last year with 89,100 new units sold.  Much of the success can be attributed to the recently-launched C-Class, which managed to double sales in August to 23,900 units (compared to 11,600 units last year.)  Sales of the S-Class also continued to note positive marks, with the luxury sedan increasing its market-leading position by selling 8,400 units, an increase of eight percent...

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smart has announced today that in an effort to properly launch the production start of the new fortwo micro hybrid drive (mhd), the company is - in typical Mercedes fashion - debuting an exclusive special edition of the model.  Featuring a gleaming silver tridion safety cell with brilliant crystal white body panels, the special edition smart boasts the new engine smart/stop system, a feature which reduces fuel consumption by up to eight percent in both highway and urban driving and up to twenty percent if driven strictly in the city...

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With the kickoff to the 62nd International Motor Show in Frankfurt imminent, Mercedes today has taken a moment to detail in greater depth the company's plans for the show.  Under the motto "Fascination and Responsibility," Mercedes will be showcasing a range of "new, extremely economical and clean models," including seven hybrids in five model series; eight BLUETEC models; and the F 700 luxury saloon featuring the recently-introduced DIESOTTO power plant...

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Mercedes-Benz USA reported yesterday its highest ever August sales on record with 20,980 new units sold - an increase of 1.8 percent over August of 2006. With this figure, the U.S. luxury division of DaimlerChrysler has achieved year-to-date sales of 157,806, a slight increase over last year's eight-month ytd mark of 157,128 units...

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