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 …
Carlex Design’s Pickup Design department naturally focuses on trucks, and the division’s latest work attempts to turn a Mercedes-Benz X-Class into the ultimate bicycle hauler. The rig comes complete with a trailer that offers a space to relax in style while recuperating from a day of …
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 …
Lots of spy shots show that the next-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class is well into development, and this video catches two of them on the road together in Germany. We aren’t expecting to see a debut until late 2020 or early 2021, so there should be plenty more …
Last week, I took my son to preschool for what was probably the last time. My usual car seat, a Britax Frontier Clicktight I bought specifically for its ease of swapping between press cars, was still in his babysitter’s car. She’s a family friend who had …
Some compact luxury crossovers can seem like cynically created cash cows, seemingly thrown together using parts from sportier cars or fancier SUVs its makers produced first (and would rather be making). The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class is not one of them. It looks, feels and drives like …
Spotted testing in Sweden recently was this Mercedes-AMG GT 73 four-door coupe, which our spies indicated was hiding a charging port in its rear bumper. With a plug-in powertrain bolstering the GT 63’s V8, the GT 73 could boast 800 horsepower (597 kilowatts) or more. …
Upon further investigation, we’ve discovered the image actually shows a door concept developed by Canatu and Faurecia for Daimler to highlight touch-sensitive controls. Attached below is a video showing the demonstrator. Whether the technology will find its way inside the next S-Class remains to be seen. …
There is a whole family of next-gen Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles on the way, and this video offers a lot at the ultra-opulent Maybach variant. The company confirms that the Mercedes-badged S-Class debuts before the end of the year, but the Maybach model probably arrives later. Mercedes …
Back in February, spy photographers caught a glimpse of a camouflaged Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Is wasn’t a typical sedan, however, as it was festooned with massive brakes and the front end camouflage we usually see on models concealing a Panamericana grille. It didn’t look super aggressive though, …
Mercedes-Benz’s van-building division introduced a comprehensively updated Vito that gains better in-car technology, new turbodiesel engines and, in some markets, an available electric powertrain. The American-spec model, which is known as the Metris, will receive some of these improvements for the 2021 model year. Negligible …
