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For its 55th anniversary, AMG presents a highly exclusive race car, the Mercedes-AMG GT3 EDITION 55. Only five units of the special series will be hand-built at the race car manufactory in Affalterbach. Next to its limitation, the GT3 shines with unique technical characteristics and many specific equipment features, making it a coveted collectors’ piece, from the striking edition design via high-quality visible carbon elements up to the optimised engine performance. Moreover, the special edition comes with an EDITION 55 - 1 OF 5 box, containing an exclusive IWC time piece with engraved chassis number. Special series Mercedes-AMG GT3 EDITION 55 limited to five units Interior and exterior with high-quality special features IWC Pilot’s...

Postbus AG has acquired eleven fully electric solo buses Sophisticated deployment strategy with intermediate battery charging Almost 600 buses bearing the star in ten years for Postbus AG Stuttgart / Vienna – Postbus AG will be putting eleven new Mercedes-Benz eCitaros into operation. These low-floor solo buses will be used on behalf of the transport association Ost-Region (VOR) for the “Schweinbarther Kreuz” project in the southern Weinviertel region of Lower Austria. They are the first all-electric Mercedes-Benz buses in regular service on Austria’s roads. Sophisticated deployment strategy with intermediate battery charging The current project is a public transport hub connecting the train stations at Gänserndorf, Wolkersdorf...

Aug 17, 2022 Stuttgart / Alabama. The American Thrasher Brothers Trailways bus company attracted attention at the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, with a Mercedes-Benz Tourrider Premium. The motorcoach, painted in metallic black, was used exclusively to transport selected top athletes to the various competition sites around Birmingham. Exquisite timing Owner Alan Thrasher was more than proud of this high-profile order: "There was no better time for us to showcase the exceptional Mercedes-Benz Tourrider Premium motorcoach than this superlative event. All athletes immediately felt at home on board. The vehicle is equipped with 56 travel seats and completely provides all the things you'd expect in a Mercedes-Benz, making a...

First glimpse of the interior of the new EQE SUV Avantgarde architecture showcasing a hyperanalogue theme The EQE SUV is the multi-purpose variant of the EQE executive saloon, available just like this latter model with the key innovations of the EQS yet at the same time more dynamic than the EQS SUV. In terms of headroom and legroom, as well as elbow room, the five-seater EQE SUV is one of the most spacious representatives of its class. The EQE SUV celebrates its world premiere on 16 October 2022. The EQE SUV is based on the large electric platform from Mercedes‑EQ. On top of this it boasts an interior that has been consistently digitalised. The optionally available MBUX Hyperscreen implements this to impressive effect. The entire...

Mercedes-Benz is taking another step to scale up development and production of next-generation high-performance battery cells and modules on its path to an all-electric future. The new CATL plant in Debrecen, Hungary will supply battery cells for European production sites in Germany and Hungary. Electrification ramp up accelerated: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) plant marks the next milestone towards Mercedes-Benz’s goal of reaching production capacity of more than 200 Gigawatt hours at 8 global production sites by the end of decade European cells secured: Hungarian plant supports Mercedes-Benz local-for-local strategy through use of Hungary sourced CATL cells for electric vehicle production in Europe...

Mercedes-Benz Classic will be underpinning its activities in the USA with several highlights. On Friday, 12 August 2022, the new Mercedes-Benz Classic Center will open in Long Beach, California. The company is intensifying its heritage activities in the USA with this key destination for classic vehicles of the brand and its fans. The following day, visitors are invited to celebrate the opening and view the new location at a “Classics & Coffee” event. Just under a week later, 17 August 2022 marks the start of Monterey Car Week, which culminates in the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, 21 August 2022. The Mercedes-Benz C 111 from 1969, which never went into series production, stands out among the highly exclusive and spectacular...

Aug 10, 2022 Stuttgart / Portland (Oregon) – Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) presented the all-new Western Star 57X long-haul truck in the U.S. The iconic U.S. brand’s latest truck offers a striking front-end design and characteristic chrome look and is the latest family member of the X-Series product family. Like its sister series 47X and 49X, the 57X stands for Western Star-typical toughness, productivity and efficiency. Western Star has redesigned the entire X-Series to meet customer needs for greater safety, efficiency and durability. The all-new 57X is designed primarily for customers who travel on long-distance routes, especially in the small-fleets segment or as owner operators - in contrast to the 47X and 49X series, which...

The hypercar with Formula 1 technology goes into exclusive small-series production Only 275 units will be built in total, and job#1 of the exclusive production of the Mercedes‑AMG ONE hypercar (fuel consumption weighted, combined: 8.7 l/100 km; combined weighted CO2 emissions: 198 g/km; combined weighted electrical consumption: 32 kWh/100 km)[1] has now begun. The first customer vehicles will be delivered in the second half of 2022. The Formula 1 based hybrid powertrain with a 1.6-litre V6 turbo engine and four electric motors is being built by the motorsport experts at Mercedes‑AMG High Performance Powertrains in Brixworth (England), who are also responsible for developing and producing the Power Units for the Mercedes‑AMG Petronas F1...

“Close-up” – the name of the series by the Mercedes-Benz Museum says it all. Each instalment tells a surprising, exciting or behind-the-scenes story, shining a spotlight on details of a vehicle, an exhibit or an element of architecture and design. In the spotlight this time: the Daimler Motor Car from 1892. For an illustrious and international clientele: The Daimler Motor Car from 1892 Automobility was still a highly exclusive affair back then Mercedes-Benz Museum Close-up: Cars, Architecture and Exhibition – No. 7/2022 No. 7/2022: Daimler Motor Car from 1892 Discreet: This 130-year-old exhibit looks somewhat inconspicuous in the room housing Collection 4: Gallery of Names of the Mercedes-Benz Museum. The small Daimler Motor Car...

Comfort and connectivity in the avant-garde interior The EQS SUV is the first all-electric luxury SUV from Mercedes-EQ. At market launch, the model range comprises three variants: EQS 450+ (WLTP: Combined power consumption: 22.9-18.2 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km)[1] and EQS 450 4MATIC (WLTP: Combined power consumption: 24.3‑20.2 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km)1, each with 265 kW output, and the EQS 580 4MATIC (WLTP: Combined power consumption: 24.3-20.2 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km)1 with 400 kW. The prices start at 110,658.10 euros[2] for the EQS 450+. EQS 450 4MATIC and EQS 580 4MATIC cost 114,446.10 and 135,291.10 euros respectively2. The models can be ordered now and will reach the first...

Sustainability The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team are pleased to announce the publication of our annual Sustainability Report. Ambition to reduce our CO2 emissions by 50% by 2022, from a baseline set in 2018, has been exceeded, and challenging new targets set to achieve verified Net Zero by 2030. 18 months into our Accelerate 25 programme, our female team members have risen from 12% to 15% of our workforce and team members from minority ethnic backgrounds from 3% to 7%. Team members have taken on personal challenges to raise almost £75,000 for our Official Team Charity, Alzheimer’s Research UK, closing in on our target of £100,000. The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team are pleased to announce the publication of our annual Sustainability...

Mercedes-Benz: Trend towards trading in counterfeit products on online platforms further increasing The global trade in counterfeit Mercedes-Benz products continues to increase. In 2021 alone, more than 1.86 million counterfeit products were seized in over 650 raids. This is a significant increase of around six per cent compared to the previous year, 2020. More than 1.86 million counterfeit Mercedes-Benz products seized in over 650 customs and law enforcement raids in 2021 “The counterfeiting industry has organised crime structures and often generates higher profits than drug trafficking”, says Mercedes-Benz Group AG Board Member Renata Jungo Brüngger Brand protection team at Mercedes-Benz focuses on safety-related counterfeits The...

Classic Days 2022: Mercedes-Benz Classic at the automotive culture festival in Düsseldorf 40 hectares of space with more than 1,500 trees as a stage for the whole range of automotive classics as well as more than 1,200 free parking spaces for classic cars and young classics: the “Green Park” on the Rhine near Messe Düsseldorf is the new venue for the Classic Days, which will take place this year from 5 to 7 August 2022. “Festival of Culture & Motoring Lifestyle” from 5 to 7 August 2022 at the new location Mercedes-Benz Classic brings fascinating vehicles from motorsport history to the “Green Park” on the Rhine Mercedes-Benz SSKL Avus race car takes to the track Since 2006, the Classic Days around Schloss Dyck have established...

Mercedes-Benz Vans at the Caravan Salon Düsseldorf: The right star for everyone in the van life sky Whether camping on a large or small scale, whether drive train traditionalist or visionary, whether technology fan or design connoisseur, whether in favour of ownership or of the sharing principle – Mercedes-Benz Vans has something suitable for every van lifer, or for anyone thinking of becoming one, at this year's Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf. From 27 August to 4 September, visitors to the trade fair find a variety of new products and services on the Mercedes booth in hall 16. These include one of the first eCamper conversions based on the Mercedes EQV, implemented by Sortimo Walter Rüegg AG, the first motorhome conversions based on...

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has launched a new phase of practical tests for the eActros at Logistik Schmitt in the northern Black Forest: The battery electric eActros has now been approved as a truck-and-trailer combination with a total weight of 40 tons. New eTruck test phase launched as part of the several years of practical use at Schmitt Logistik Approval granted to operate the eTruck with a trailer – truck configuration already available to order To date, over 70,000 kilometers have been covered with battery electric drive on more than 7,000 trips Subsequently the concept will be compared with the eWayBW overhead-line truck as part of the test project Daimler Truck is not planning any overhead-line trucks – full flexibility with...

Impetus for the Mercedes Benz SL: 70 years of association with Maximilian E. Hoffman A great idea marks the beginning of the history of the Mercedes Benz SL series-production sports cars: Mercedes Benz was to transfer the fascination for luxurious sportiness to a compact roadster. That’s what Maximilian E. Hoffman, the brand’s importer for the eastern United States of America, proposed in 1953. Contract with the new general distributor for the eastern United States of America concluded on 31 July 1952 Hoffman inspired series-production sports cars in the guise of the Mercedes‑Benz 190 SL (W 121) and Mercedes‑Benz 300 SL Roadster (W 198) – milestones of the unique SL tradition Opening of the new Mercedes‑Benz Classic Center in Long...

Mercedes-Benz Q2 profit increase driven by strong demand and favourable model mix Desirable products: Strong demand across Europe, U.S. and China with high order backlog; favourable net pricing and model mix Solid profitability: Adjusted Return on Sales (RoS) at Mercedes-Benz Cars in Q2 reaches 14.2% (Q2 2021: 12.8%), 10.1% at Mercedes-Benz Vans (Q2 2021: 11.4%) and an adjusted Return on Equity (RoE) of 17.1% at Mercedes-Benz Mobility (Q2 2021: 24.0%) Strategy on track: Despite a semiconductor-induced 7% fall in sales, revenue at Mercedes-Benz Cars up 8% and adjusted EBIT up 20% Resilience enhanced: Mercedes-Benz reduced gas consumption in addition to managing the semiconductor shortage and COVID-related logistics restrictions...

Summer holiday programme 2022 at the Mercedes Benz Museum: “Rocket Bunny Meets Turbo Tiger” Animals everywhere: when you take a closer look, many cars from Mercedes Benz have a connection to the animal kingdom. Think of terms such as honeycomb radiator, tail fin and gull wing. So what’s behind all this? Holiday workshops from 2 to 26 August 2022 for children aged 6 to 11 Discover the Museum and design your very own car of the future Cooperation between the Mercedes‑Benz Museum and the Unteres Remstal Art School Children aged 6 to 11 will be able to find out, at this year’s “Rocket Bunny Meets Turbo Tiger” summer holiday programme at the Museum. This will take the form of a series of half-day workshops, from 2 to 26 August 2022...

Today, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, together with its project partner, the services division of Netze BW, has opened a charging park for customers near the Application Information Center (BIC) in Wörth am Rhein. eTruck Charging Park launched in cooperation with services division of Netze BW Charging stations and charging concepts from different manufacturers in day-to-day operation Focus on consulting customers on charging infrastructure Michael Scheib, Head of Product Management, Mercedes-Benz Trucks: “In the transformation to e-mobility, our goal is to offer our customers more than just an electric truck. We want to provide an integrated solution that includes consulting and charging infrastructure solutions from a single source. Our...

Daimler Truck is accelerating the electrification of its vehicle fleet: The Mercedes-Benz eEconic for municipal use is going into series production at the Wörth site in the southern Rhineland-Palatinate. Daimler Truck starts series production of the Mercedes-Benz eEconic for inner-city municipal applications. The truck from the Special Trucks series is the second battery-electric Mercedes-Benz truck to roll off the production line in Wörth - shortly after the start of series production of the eActros. The eEconic is based on the same vehicle architecture as the eActros. It is manufactured flexibly in Special Truck production and electrified in the Future Truck Center. Further development of employees: Around 2,700 employees at the...

“Andy Warhol: Cars” – Mercedes-Benz Art Collection shows Warhol's masterpieces in Los Angeles From July 23, 2022 to January 22, 2023, the Mercedes-Benz Art Collection will showcase some of its most top-class and arguably best-known treasures at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles: the exhibition "Andy Warhol: Cars - Works from the Mercedes-Benz Art Collection" presents 27 screen prints on canvas and 13 drawings from Andy Warhol's world-famous Cars series. July 23, 2022 to January 22, 2023 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles Exhibition presents 40 artworks from Andy Warhol's important Cars series Works are exhibited together with five of the Mercedes-Benz vehicle models portrayed by Warhol Series is back in the...