When you’re shopping for a car, you must first identify your specific vehicular needs. If you’re buying it for work, where you’ll regularly need to haul things, then you’re probably looking for a truck. Need a family car? A sedan or wagon—or SUV, these days—might fit …
Several major automakers, including McLaren, Volkswagen, Audi, believe synthetic fuel could serve as an efficient alternative to today’s fossil fuels in the transitional period from combustion-powered to all-electric mobility. The Ingolstadt-based company even has its own division focused on developing and producing the so-called “e-benzin.” Mercedes-Benz, …
When the coronavirus began spreading around the globe, governments, businesses, and citizens took extreme measures to help curb the disease’s spread. Automakers closed factories and dealerships had to close their doors. Museums and other venues closed to the public, including museums that highlight automotive history. Mercedes …
The world is taking unprecedented measures to minimize the spread of the coronavirus and to reduce the number of infected people. One of the World Health Organization’s most powerful tools in this battle is the so-called social distancing, which has been applied to a different level …
Mercedes-Benz parent company, Daimler, might have to shut down the automaker’s factory in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, due to a shortage of parts, Automotive News reports citing a notice to workers at the plant. To cope, a section of the site is running on six-hour shifts, and another …
The harrowing and still developing events involving coronavirus have taken its toll in the automotive industry. Different car companies have taken measures in order to ensure the safety of their workers. FCA closes nearly all European plants, while the VW Group suspends vehicle production for the …
Mercedes is gearing up to introduce three new plug-in hybrid models this month starting with an announcement on their corporate Facebook page. According to the video, Mercedes plans to introduce a plug-in hybrid version of the GLA SUV, CLA Sedan, and finally the CLA Shooting Brake. …
Mercedes-Benz announced today that it is adding a new feature to its Mercedes-Benz Collection subscription service that will delight thrill-seekers. Above the three already available tiers of subscriptions, a new AMG-specific plan will give customers in the Atlanta area the chance to drive a wide variety …
German automakers Daimler and Volkswagen have launched a study to push for more “sustainable” lithium mining in Chile, according to lobbyist filings reviewed by Reuters, a sign of growing supply chain concerns ahead of an expected electric vehicle boom. Chile’s Atacama salt flat is by …
AMG is notorious for making ordinary Mercs look, go, and sound like properly antisocial maniacs. But not always—sometimes, it gets the inclination to take its talents to the high seas. Today, AMG announced the latest chapter in a partnership with Cigarette Racing to build a special-edition …
German luxury carmaker Daimler is intensifying existing cost-cutting measures and plans to cut up to 15,000 jobs, Handelsblatt newspaper reported, citing company sources. The group had said in November that it would cut at least 10,000 jobs and reduce staff costs by around 1.4 billion …
Daimler warned its earnings halved in 2019 and it faced further charges of up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) related to diesel pollution, in the latest blow to the German luxury carmaker. The profit downgrade, blamed on restructuring costs at the company’s vans and …
