A new generation of the Audi A8 has been formally unveiled ahead of the car’s retail launch later this year – with a dedicated self-driving mode included. Audi first unveiled the A8 series of cars back in 1994, in a bid to ...
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Mercedes-Benz has published the very first teaser video for its upcoming range of luxury pick-up trucks: the X-Class. Towards the end of last year, we saw the very first concept images for a new series of vehicles under the branding ...
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Mercedes-Benz has started the production of the new S-Class at its plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. For the official start-up of the luxury saloon in the Mercedes-Benz plant Sindelfingen, an S 560 4MATIC (fuel consumption, ...
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Daimler's division Mercedes-Benz has started production of the new E-Class Cabriolet at its Bremen plant in Germany. The new E-Class Cabriolet comes integrated with latest technology and offers long-distance comfort for its occupants. ...
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Volvo has said that its Polestar performance division is set to become a standalone high-performance electric car brand. Volvo acquired 100% stake in Polestar Performance in July 2015 and both the companies have been working together in ...
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Mercedes-Benz, a division of German firm Daimler, is commencing construction work for a new passenger car plant in Russia. “Establishing a passenger car production in Russia is a strategic investment in an important sales market for ...
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Mercedes-Benz has started construction on a new engine plant in Poland, which will be the company's second facility for engines outside of Germany. The company is building a 50ha plant in Jawor by investing €500m in the site and ...
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German automaker Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Group have signed a new framework agreement for the production of electric vehicles. The agreement is focused on two significant investments. The first part is that Daimler will invest ...
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Daimler has laid the foundation for a second factory for lithium-ion batteries in Kamenz, Germany. Stuttgart/Kamenz, Germany – By laying the foundation for one of the biggest and most modern battery factories, Daimler AG is setting ...
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Mercedes-Benz Vans and Hermes have partnered for the development of technologies and services for vehicle fleet operated by the retail and logistics services provider. Volker Mornhinweg, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans, and Hanjo Schneider, ...
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Sexy Tesla sports cars aren’t the only vehicles that deserve the battery treatment – drayage vehicles, school buses, garbage trucks and cargo haulers are also going electric. And the ranks of those medium- and heavy-duty ...
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Daimler FleetBoard and Mercedes-Benz Vans said they will opt for Microsoft Azure cloud platform in the future. The Internet of Things is changing all areas of industry, especially logistics. Leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler ...
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Daimler and Bosch are partnering to speed up the development of self-driving cars. The two companies have signed a development agreement to bring fully automated (SAE Level 4) and driverless (SAE Level 5) driving to urban roads by the ...
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Volvo Cars has unveiled the new XC60 premium SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. The new car is replacement of the company's original XC60, the mid-sized SUV, which sold nearly a million units globally. The new SUV features a City Safety ...
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Daimler is planning to open a new facility in Russia for the production of Mercedes-Benz cars. At Esipovo Industrial Park, about 40 kilometers northwest of Moscow, a flexible production of SUVs and the E-Class Sedan will be established. ...
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