In a continuing very difficult market environment in Western Europe, Japan and the U.S., the Mercedes-Benz Cars division still performed well. In total, the division has increased sales by four percent since the beginning of the year. A total of 979,800 Mercedes-Benz, AMG, smart, and Maybach brand vehicles were sold over the first nine months of [...]
Continue reading...1. October 2008
Mercedes-Benz sales for 2008 in Canada have already beaten the sales total for the whole of 2007 - and there is still a whole quarter to go. We have already heard that sales south of the border in the U.S. have slipped slightly, but in the Great White North the record run has continued. Diesel [...]
Continue reading...1. October 2008
Mercedes-Benz USA reported September sales of 18,779 vehicles, bringing the company’s year-to-date volume to 177,298, a 1.6 percent decrease over its year-to-date record set last year. After its first full year on the market, the new generation C-Class model line set a record for September sales with 6,772 units, an 11.9 percent jump over the [...]
Continue reading...24. September 2008
On the occasion of the International Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, a panel of experts has elected the new Mercedes-Benz Actros “Truck of the Year 2009″. The specialist journalists from 21 European countries paid tribute to the enhanced economy, environmental compatibility, safety and comfort afforded by the innovative technology. With the Mercedes PowerShift 2 automated [...]
Continue reading...24. September 2008
Daimler confirms that the Company is in discussions with Cerberus Capital Management regarding the redemption of its remaining 19.9 percent stake in Chrysler LLC. It aims to exit the Chrysler holding within a few weeks. A sale would sever the last Chrysler ties for Daimler, which sold 80.1 percent of the third-largest U.S. automaker to [...]
Continue reading...11. September 2008
Klaus Maier, Mercedes-Benz head of sales, reported today in Stuttgart that every fifth Mercedes should have a Hybrid powertrain by the year 2015. He added that if the government doesn’t change the legal conditions, 20% is realistic. Many have dreamed that Mercedes will eliminate the use of fossil fuel in all their vehicles by 2015, [...]
Continue reading...
7. October 2008
0 Comments