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Ignite Partnership announces inaugural grants to boost UK motorsport The Ignite partnership today announced its inaugural charitable grants for initiatives to increase diversity and inclusion within motorsport. Motorsport UK and the Royal Academy of Engineering will be the inaugural recipients, who will receive over half a million pounds, to support programmes focused respectively on increasing female participation in grass roots motorsport, and on Masters-level motorsport engineering scholarships for Black students. The Ignite Partnership was created in July 2021 as a joint initiative between Sir Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team to increase diversity and inclusion within motorsport. Mission 44, Sir Lewis's...

Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio Mercedes-Benz is aligning its global production network to manufacture its reshaped product portfolio focused on luxury electric vehicles as the world’s most valuable luxury car brand prepares to go all electric by the end of the decade – wherever market conditions allow. Mercedes-Benz prepares its highly flexible production network for "electric only": Management and employee representatives reach consensus on future European production setup Top End Luxury: Sindelfingen, the lead Mercedes-Benz plant for high end vehicles to produce models based on the AMG.EA platform (AMG Electric Architecture) from 2025 Core Luxury: The Mercedes-Benz plants in Bremen, Germany...

Innovative Formula 1™ technology enhances performance and agility With technology derived directly from Formula 1™, the latest generation of the Mercedes AMG C 43 4MATIC sets new standards for innovative drive solutions both as a Saloon (combined fuel consumption 9.1-8.7 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions 206-196 g/km) and as an Estate (combined fuel consumption 9.2-8.8 l/100km, combined CO2 emissions 209-199 g/km). The new Mercedes-AMG C 43 4MATIC with electric exhaust gas turbocharger and 48-volt electrical system Affalterbach. With technology derived directly from Formula 1, the latest generation of the Mercedes‑AMG C 43 4MATIC sets new standards for innovative drive solutions both as a Saloon (combined fuel consumption 9.1-8.7...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG (“Daimler Truck”), celebrates10 years of business operations in India. DICV started in 2012 with the ambition to transform the Indian commercial vehicle industry with new benchmarks in engineering, safety and comfort in BharatBenz branded trucks and buses. In its first decade in the Indian market, DICV achieved domestic sales of more than 125,000 vehicles. In addition, the company exported over 50,000 vehicles, among them 35.000 FUSO units, and more than 200 million parts to over 60 countries around the world. DICV is committed to sustainability in a big way. The OEM currently uses 85% of its energy from renewable sources. The company has already...

Life gets big! The international campaign for the new Mercedes Benz T Class Room for the whole family – with up to three child seats on the rear bench seat. Plenty of loading space for leisure and sports enthusiasts. Sliding doors provide quick boarding and disembarking and flexible loading options. Room for the whole family – with up to three child seats on the rear bench seat. Plenty of loading space for leisure and sports enthusiasts. Sliding doors provide quick boarding and disembarking and flexible loading options. When life gets bigger, the new T-Class is ready and waiting. The international campaign for the new premium small van is an entertaining and creative demonstration of how it combines great use of space and...

The Mercedes-Benz Museum The Mercedes-Benz Museum shows how the brand is constantly reinventing itself: it takes the visitor on a journey through time, from the birth of the car to the fascinating origins and developments of the brand and into the future of mobility. Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

Daimler Truck reaches its next milestone on the road to sustainable transportation also with hydrogen-based drives. Since last year, a Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck fuel-cell prototype has been undergoing intensive testing – both on the in-house test track and on public roads. Daimler Truck is now putting another prototype into operation to test the use of liquid hydrogen. Political support for the development program comes from Daniela Schmitt, Minister of Economic Affairs of Rhineland-Palatinate, who opened the regional hydrogen week “WOCHE DES WASSERSTOFFS SÜD” (#wdws2022) today with a test drive in Wörth am Rhein, Germany. A newly installed prototype filling station at the development and testing centre in Wörth enables the...

Goodwood Festival of Speed: Mercedes-AMG ONE, Vision AMG and VISION EQXX The cutting-edge Mercedes-AMG ONE hypercar with E PERFORMANCE hybrid drive (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] makes its dynamic public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed as part of an incredible 55 years of AMG celebration. The hybrid hypercar makes its dynamic debut joined by a trend-setting design study and the most efficient Mercedes-Benz ever built and a roster of sporting icons past and present in celebration of 55 years of AMG Goodwood. The cutting-edge Mercedes-AMG ONE hypercar with E PERFORMANCE hybrid drive (fuel consumption...

VISION EQXX breaks own efficiency record on 1,202 km summer road trip from Stuttgart (Germany) to Silverstone (UK) The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX beats its own efficiency record in real-world driving with another 1,000 km+ journey on a single battery charge. The journey continues: the most efficient Mercedes-Benz ever built demonstrates even greater efficiency of 8.3 kWh/100 km and impressive thermal management on another long-distance drive Stuttgart/Brixworth. The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX beats its own efficiency record in real-world driving with another 1,000 km+ journey on a single battery charge. Following its record-breaking maiden drive from Stuttgart to Cassis (France) in April, the research vehicle set the bar even higher...

Mercedes-Benz lifts in-car entertainment experience to a new level with ZYNC Mercedes-Benz Group AG has agreed to a partnership with ZYNC. The California based tech company will provide the world-first implementation of its premium in-car digital entertainment platform for Mercedes-Benz. The two companies intend to provide first customers access to an in-car optimised digital entertainment experience by the end of this year. Stuttgart/San Francisco. Mercedes-Benz Group AG has agreed to a partnership with ZYNC. The California‑based tech company will provide the world-first implementation of its premium in-car digital entertainment platform for Mercedes-Benz. By aggregating a wide range of owned and 3rd-party digital content onto a...

ESG Die Partnerschaft ist Teil der Initiative Accelerate 25 zur Schaffung eines vielfältigeren und integrativeren Teams The two companies intend to provide first customers access to an in-car optimised digital entertainment experience by the end of this year. Stuttgart/San Francisco. Mercedes-Benz Group AG has agreed to a partnership with ZYNC. The California‑based tech company will provide the world-first implementation of its premium in-car digital entertainment platform for Mercedes-Benz. By aggregating a wide range of owned and 3rd-party digital content onto a single turnkey platform, ZYNC will provide the platform as well as the interface between content partners and existing compatible Mercedes-Benz hardware. The aim of the...

Paul Gao joins Mercedes-Benz as Chief Strategy Officer Mercedes-Benz Group AG appoints Paul Gao to the newly created position of Chief Strategy Officer, effective July 1, 2022. Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz Group AG appoints Paul Gao to the newly created position of Chief Strategy Officer, effective July 1, 2022. Gao, who has decades-long experience working in the auto sector, was most recently a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company in Hong Kong, serving both Chinese and global industry clients. With his international background he will steer all aspects of the Mercedes-Benz strategy. A central part of Paul Gao’s role will be to incorporate the specific requirements and insights of key Asian markets into strategic business decisions at...

Mercedes-AMG GLE "Edition 55" - six special models to mark the "55 years of AMG" anniversary Mercedes-AMG is celebrating its 55th anniversary with six "Edition 55" special models based on the GLE SUV and GLE Coupé in this demanding market segment as well. Mercedes-AMG rounds off its range of exclusive special editions with versions for the GLE SUV and Coupé Affalterbach. Mercedes-AMG is celebrating its 55th anniversary with six "Edition 55" special models based on the GLE SUV and GLE Coupé in this demanding market segment as well. The customers have the advantage that exquisite equipment scopes and details that are only available for the "Edition 55" make this limited-edition model particularly desirable. The anniversary models are...

Open-air cinema at the Mercedes-Benz Museum: Advance booking starts on 21 June 2022 at 12 noon In just a few weeks, the outdoor stage in front of the Mercedes-Benz Museum will be transformed into an open-air cinema. After a two-year break caused by the pandemic, the 700 seats in the circular area, surrounded by the exceptional architecture of the Museum, will once again finally be available to book. Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

The battery-electric eActros LongHaul long-distance truck will be Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ trade show highlight at this year’s IAA Transportation in September in Hanover. Trade show highlight at IAA Transportation 2022 in Hanover Preview of the design theme of the series-production vehicle Megawatt charging: Batteries charge in well under 30 minutes from 20 to 80 percent Overall ranges on a par with conventional trucks possible LFP battery technology for long service life Customer testing begins in 2023 Planned holistic transport solution consisting of vehicle technology, consulting, charging infrastructure and services Goal: Right choice for customers in terms of profitability, sustainability and reliability Mercedes-Benz Trucks to...

Daimler Truck’s Asian subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC; “FUSO”) celebrates the 90th anniversary of the FUSO brand. The origin of the iconic FUSO name dates back to May 1932, when Mitsubishi's first bus, the "B46 type shared car", manufactured at the Kobe Shipyard of the former Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, was branded FUSO. First FUSO branded bus introduced in 1932 Iconic brand is cornerstone in Daimler Truck’s Asian portfolio FUSO delivers trucks & buses to more than 170 countries, accounting for one quarter of Daimler Truck’s unit sales Upcoming launch of Next Generation eCanter Leinfelden-Echterdingen – Daimler Truck’s Asian subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC; “FUSO”) celebrates the...

Unimog stands for uncompromising off-road capability and unlimited freedom like no other vehicle. Whether you’re on a brief vacation or traveling the world, the UNIversal MOtor device is the ideal basis for campers and expedition vehicles. Globetrotters and adventurers can experience the advantages of Unimog for themselves from June 16 to 19, 2022: at the Adventure & All-Wheel Drive 2022 trade fair in Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia, Germany. Off-road capability, high reliability, worldwide service network: Unimog is the ideal travel companion for every globetrotter The Mercedes Arocs 8x8 offers an expedition vehicle platform for heavy payloads and spacious bodies Experts from Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks will be providing information...

Mercedes-AMG: "55 years - changing the game" In its 55-year corporate history, Mercedes-AMG has repeatedly set standards in the performance and sports car market, thus writing an impressive success story: from the two-man start-up of founders Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher in 1967 to today's state-of-the-art development site with its own engine manufacturing facility, more than two thousand highly qualified employees and a unique vehicle portfolio. With a new brand campaign Mercedes-AMG celebrates its 55th anniversary Affalterbach. In its 55-year corporate history, Mercedes-AMG has repeatedly set standards in the performance and sports car market, thus writing an impressive success story: from the two-man start-up of...

After a two-year break: Mercedes-Benz Classic takes to the starting line at the 1000 Miglia Mercedes-Benz is putting the SL at the centre of the 1000 Miglia of 2022. It is celebrating an anniversary there: 70 years ago, the Mille Miglia provided the arena for the premiere of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL racing sports car (W 194), the first competition car newly developed by the Stuttgart brand after the Second World War. Anniversary drive of the brand at the long-distance classic race: 70 Years of the SL From 15 to 18 June 2022, the field of noble classics will take to the road for the demanding 1,600 kilometres between Brescia and Rome Also at the start in the historic SL: Ellen Lohr and Karl Wendlinger Mercedes-AMG presents the new SL...

"Showcasing Innovations" - an imaginary garage brings Mercedes-Benz innovations to life The holistic 360-degree brand campaign "Showcasing Innovations" focuses on pioneering technological features from Mercedes-Benz. In a newly conceived, almost surreal-looking visualisation, four innovations in the EQE are presented on social media, in TV commercials and print ads to illustrate the brand values of comfort, safety and quality: Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

Mercedes-Benz Classic at top international events 2022 2022 should be another brilliant automotive summer. Mercedes-Benz Classic brings the brand’s motorsport history to life with presentations and driving shows featuring historic cars at outstanding events this season. Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG