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"Dear Editor! The new MERCEDES-BENZ "300 SL" (super-light) sports car model will be undertaking road trials in public for the first time this week. We are therefore delighted to enclose the technical data for this vehicle, together with a photo." Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

Daimler Buses is launching its first Euro VI touring coach in the Taiwanese market. The launch of this vehicle based on the Spanish-made Mercedes-Benz OC 500 chassis will see the company further expand its market presence. Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

Daimler Trucks’ Japan-based subsidiary FUSO, one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, has delivered three all-electric FUSO eCanter light-duty trucks to IKEA Japan K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Swedish home furnishing company IKEA,. IKEA Japan is the first home furnishing company to receive delivery of the eCanter. Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

Like parent group Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG is consistently following the path of electrification – with initial vehicles in this year. Now the performance and sports car brand is taking the next forward-thinking step and is building a highly automated test area for the development of electrified high-performance powertrains and electrical components. The official groundbreaking for the new “Technikum” technology center took place on 4 March 2021. In doing so, AMG is investing in important topics of the future and is underlying its clear commitment to the Affalterbach location. The new technology center with a total area of 5000 square meters on three levels will rise between Benz- and Maybachstrasse in Affalterbach by 2022. It is a...

As announced at today’s signing, BMW Group and Daimler Mobility AG have agreed to sell their joint venture PARK NOW Group to EasyPark Group, subject to prior approval by the relevant authorities. The proposed acquisition of PARK NOW Group enables EasyPark Group to take the next strategic step in becoming a cutting-edge global digital mobility player through combining state-of-the art technology and coverage. Both shareholders, BMW Group and Daimler Mobility AG, have evolved PARK NOW Group into a global provider of digital parking services. The intended sale of PARK NOW Group to EasyPark Group will expand the coverage of state-of-the-art digital parking and mobility services - offering both on- and off-street parking, parking guidance...

Untertürkheim to become a technology competence centre with a campus focusing clearly on electric drive and battery technology, including the production of lithium-ion cells. Stuttgart. Mercedes-Benz is transforming its Mercedes-Benz Drive Systems unit and its Stuttgart-Untertürkheim site for an “Electric First” future in the context of Ambition 2039 – the company’s path toward carbon neutrality. Mercedes-Benz is thus underpinning its new strategy, which was presented in October 2020. After intensive negotiations, the management and works council of the Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant in Germany reached an agreement to invest a three-digit million euro amount to transform Untertürkheim, the largest site in the company’s global...

160 vehicles and a total of 1,500 exhibits are presented in the varied permanent exhibition of the Mercedes-Benz Museum. The “33 Extras” are a particular highlight: they can bring the history of personal mobility and motoring culture to life using details that are often surprising. Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

The AMG Driving Academy presents its varied driving program for 2021. Together with the tour operator AMG Experiences GmbH, the AMG Driving Academy has developed two event formats for the summer and winter: AMG Racetrack-Trainings and AMG Explorer. Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

On 15 February 1936, Mercedes-Benz presented the 170 V (W 136) at the International Automobile and Motorcycle Exhibition (IAMA) in Berlin. This marked the beginning of a success story for the brand: fifty years after the invention of the car by Carl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler, the technically sophisticated and visually striking 170 V became a bestseller and secured Mercedes-Benz a top position in the medium-size car category. No less than 140,386 of the 170 V were produced. Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

Personal mobility was becoming increasingly electric. At the time, and through the coming years, Mercedes-Benz pursued a number of parallel paths in this direction: the brand had already started to offer a steadily increasing proportion of its vehicles as battery electric and plug-in hybrid models, particularly in the passenger car segment. Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

Three years after the launch of small-series production, deliveries of Daimler Trucks’ all-electric light-duty truck FUSO eCanter have now surpassed 200 vehicles. Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

Mercedes-EQ is expanding the model range of its successful electric SUV: the EQC 400 4MATIC is now available as a base model which is identically configured throughout Europe and therefore especially attractively priced from €66,068.80 . Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

Torc Robotics has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS), Inc. as its preferred cloud provider to handle the scale and speed needed for data transfer, storage, and compute capacity as the company prepares to deploy its fleet of next-generation self-driving test trucks in New Mexico and Virginia. Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG

160 vehicles and a total of 1,500 exhibits are presented in the varied permanent exhibition of the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Speed indication as monitoring instrument Formerly an analogue dial, now part of the digital cockpit “33 Extras”: Exhibits of motoring culture at the Mercedes-Benz Museum Stuttgart. 160 vehicles and a total of 1,500 exhibits are presented in the varied permanent exhibition of the Mercedes-Benz Museum. The “33 Extras” are a particular highlight: they can bring the history of personal mobility and motoring culture to life using details that are often surprising. The Mercedes-Benz Museum Inside newsletter series draws attention to the “33 Extras” and focuses on their background stories. Today’s edition is all about...

Stuttgart. Anniversary and premiere at Mercedes-Benz: The first new Mercedes-Maybach S-Class from Factory 56 is also the 50-millionth car from Mercedes-Benz to roll off the line in the global production network. “Mercedes-Benz has always been synonymous with luxury. That’s why I’m very proud of this very special production anniversary: Fifty million vehicles produced is a significant milestone in the history of our company, and an exceptional achievement by the team. I would like to thank the colleagues in the plants around the world for their work and their commitment. Their expertise and passion in the production of our stars make the wishes of customers all over the world come true day after day,” said Jörg Burzer, member of the...

They stand out at 18 metres long and with their bright yellow paintwork: in the towns of Liège (Luik/Lüttich), Mons and Nivelles in Wallonia, Belgium, the first of a total of 129 new Mercedes-Benz Citaro G hybrid articulated buses are in operation. The operator is the TEC Group transport company. For additional information, entire press article, directly from its source: Daimler AG

On May 1, 2021 the German sales organization of Mercedes-Benz Cars will become an integral part of Mercedes-Benz Cars Sales Europe, which is headed by Karl Schregle (55). Hence, it will work even more closely with the other European markets of Mercedes-Benz Cars in future. On May 1, 2021 Mercedes-Benz Cars Sales Germany will become part of Mercedes-Benz Cars Sales Europe, which is headed by Karl Schregle. Jörg Heinermann, currently Head of Project Retail of the Future, will become chairman of Mercedes‑Benz Cars Sales Germany and Head of Mercedes-Benz Sales Germany. By integrating the German sales organization into the European region, Mercedes-Benz Cars will benefit from numerous synergies, for example faster implementation of...

It's essential, but too much is too much: not only COVID-19, but also unfavourable snow conditions created challenges for the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof. For additional information, entire press article, directly from its source: Daimler AG