Mercedes-Benz has given us the best look yet of its Paris Motor Show-bound electric SUV concept, expected to become part of its electric MEQ brand. We can see the car’s shape is similar to the company’s recent concepts such as the Vision Tokyo and F105 Luxury in Motion concept, but […]
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Mercedes & Infiniti owners most inclined to autonomous cars
Drivers of Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti vehicles have been found to be the most willing to hand over controls to autonomous technology, according to a recent survey. A recent study conducted by MaritzCX says that just under a third of Mercedes and Infiniti drivers said they were “very interested” in fully-autonomous […]
Mercedes-Benz overtakes BMW in global luxury car sales race
The global sales race between the big three luxury vehicle brands is getting very tight this year, with Mercedes-Benz overtaking usual front-running BMW through the first seven months of this year. So far this year (through July) Mercedes-Benz has sold 1.17 million vehicles around the world, up 12 per cent […]
Mercedes-Benz dealers jump on the Pokemon Go bandwagon
Some Mercedes-Benz dealerships are capitalising on the Pokemon Go craze by installing lure modules to get gamers near and into their stores. It’s understood around 40 per cent of people who’ve downloaded Pokemon Go are over 25, as the original 150 Pokemon which feature in the game came out around […]
Mercedes-Benz patents interesting tyre water-spray technology
Automotive spies have found one of Mercedes-Benz’s latest patent applications, detailing a system that sprays water over the tyres to cool them. The application was submitted to the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) a week ago, and is described by Daimler as a “vehicle with reservoir for storing a fluid […]
Mercedes-Benz banned from selling Airscarf option in Germany
Mercedes-Benz has been banned from selling cars with Airscarf technology in Germany, effective immediately under a German court ruling. The court case in question is nearly a decade old, and deals with a patent dispute over the technology between Ludwig Schatzinger, the patent owner, and automotive Goliath, Daimler AG. Airscarf […]
Mercedes-Benz takes global luxury sales lead during Q1, ahead BMW & Audi
Mercedes-Benz has zoomed ahead in the global luxury vehicle sales race, reporting the biggest jump in sales compared with BMW and Audi for the first quarter. This places the brand in the lead. Mercedes sold 483,487 vehicles in the first three months of this year, up an impressive 13 per […]
BMW tops Mercedes & Audi in global luxury sales for 2015
Despite losing out to Audi in recent months, BMW has claimed the overall global luxury vehicle sales crown once again in 2015. BMW’s global sales for 2015 rose 5.2 per cent to 1.91 million units. This was helped by strong demand for its SUVs. The figure is up from 2014 […]