Articles tagged with: Daimler
Minor updates or substantially revamped?
Daimler’s smallest model is the Smart Fortwo, a two-seat A-segment or minicar model that is powered by a 1.0-liter three cylinder engine. Smart has been around since 1998 and just four …
Southern automotive plants target of unionization push.
The UAW is about to launch a unionization effort, one that this once powerful automotive union hopes will bring thousands of new rank and file members into its fold. …
Super fast SUV makes SoCal debut.
German automaker Mercedes-Benz will roll out just one new product at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show this month and that vehicle is the performance version of its midsize M-Class …
Word coming forth from the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show that Infiniti will build a compact vehicle based on a Mercedes-Benz small car platform should send up cheers throughout the industry. Maybe not so much …
At the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz has taken advantage of a home country venue to release a bevy of new products including the usual concepts and several takes on next generation models. Parent …
Dr. Zetsche announces investment and plant expansion.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – German automaker Daimler AG has announced a $2 billion investment in its Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant, a facility that was opened in 1997 and will be retooled …
Electric venture pairs German automotive giants.
Stuttgart, Germany — The oldest name in automobiles and one of the most prestigious automotive suppliers are teaming up in a venture to build electric motors. Daimler AG and …
Daimler’s decision to fold Smart USA’s operation into Mercedes-Benz means that the Penske Automotive Group will soon no longer be responsible for U.S. marketing and distribution. Just as Mercedes has done with Sprinter – running …
Of all of the auto trends we’ve been observing in the past year, U.S. auto sales have offered one constant: they’re trending upward and they’re doing so at a clip that confirms we’re entering a …
Speaking of Ralph Nader (see Mounting Toyota Recalls Hammer Automaker), the consumer advocate has called upon Fiat to assume responsibility for fixing the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Nader has focused attention on 1993-2004 models built by …
Daimler hasn’t committed to offering a diesel engine in its Smart line, at least not in North America, but it is planning to give Mercedes more of what it wants: clean, energy efficient diesel engines. …
Smart, a Daimler AG brand, has been having a difficult time in the United States market since launching in January 2008. Initially, sales of the two-seat minicar were strong as both the novelty of the …
The winds of change continue to sweep the auto industry as car manufacturers face the new realities of an ultra-competitive and often distressed global car market.
Market Survival
Sales are on the rebound around the globe but …
Perhaps the most important show for Daimler AG, the owner of Mercedes-Benz, is the one held in its own backyard — the Frankfurt Motor Show. A biennial event, the 2009 show comes to an end …
Daimler AG and Chrysler LLC will soon sever their last remaining ties, a marriage first hatched in 1998 with their divorce completed in 2007.
Since selling off controlling interest in Chrysler to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., …
Introduced in January 2008, Daimler’s Smart Fortwo was an instant hit, nicely timed as high gas prices climbed upward. By last summer, Fortwo’s were zipping off of dealer lots as four dollar gasoline prices encouraged …
News that Chrysler and Fiat have signed a non-binding strategic business relationship is something that should warm the hearts of Chrysler faithful everywhere. Just a few weeks ago it looked as if Chrysler would fail, …
