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Toyota overtakes BMW as most valuable global car brand
… brands shows. The value of the Toyota, Mercedes -Benz, Audi and Hyundai brands improved ..... German premium brands, the value of the Mercedes -Benz brand increased 11 percent to ..... luxury brands such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes . To maintain their spots in the annual …
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Audi gripes, but Tesla could be en route to niche-brand success
… such as this one, from CNNMoney.com: "Tesla sales beating Mercedes , BMW and Audi." "Some reports are giving Tesla too much ..... represented a 16-percent rise from a year earlier. BMW and Mercedes -Benz sold even more than that." Actually, Tesla says it …
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The road to a greener America is littered with roadkill
… Back to Arnold's plan Automakers also are heading back toward Schwarzenegger's old friend: hydrogen fuel cells. Daimler AG , Ford and Nissan plan to launch affordable fuel-cell cars within five years, while Toyota and BMW aim to do so by …
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Estimated Europe registrations by make, April and YTD
… 527 * 68,530 -3% * 261,682 * 265,266 -1% Mercedes -Benz * 56,258 * 49,750 13% * 206,997 * 198 ..... 6,662 * 6,927 -4% * 24,254 * 25,990 -7% DAIMLER AG * 62,920 * 56,677 11% * 231,251 * 224,680 3 …
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A tech triumph for the S class?
… 2015, said Joachim Schmidt, Mercedes ' global sales boss. They ..... cover some of the elite ground Mercedes ceded when it killed the Maybach brand last year. The convertible ..... 2014, said Thomas Weber, Mercedes ' top product development executive …
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Acura seeks image boost by reviving NSX in Ohio
… March, Honda signed a new advertising agency, Mullen of Boston, for the Acura account. Acura trails rivals BMW, Lexus, Mercedes -Benz and Cadillac in sales. Hidenobu Iwata, president of Honda of America Manufacturing, said Honda chose Marysville for …
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Infiniti: Raise quality, sales will follow
… checklist of measures to improve quality to compete against Mercedes -Benz, BMW and Lexus. The goal is to lift Infiniti to within ..... No. 1 Lexus but ahead of Germany's luxury triumvirate: Mercedes -Benz, BMW and Audi. Infiniti's M sedan and EX crossover …
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M-B redesigned S class with China in mind
The redesigned Mercedes -Benz S class made its world debut ..... researcher JATO Dynamics, which says Mercedes sold more than 181,000 units of its ..... S-class customers in China happy, Mercedes for the first time made the long-wheelbase …
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Goofy ads, variants help Mini rule its own little world
… brand that promised to lure young buyers with hip cars, never materialized. Even the microcar Smart brand owned by Daimler AG failed to attract significant numbers of U.S. buyers. "They each had a peak and dropped off," McDowell said …
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BMW counts on new models to keep luxury sales crown
Mercedes -Benz led the U.S. luxury-brand ..... How will BMW compete with the $30,000 Mercedes -Benz CLA front-wheel-drive compact ..... year. How will BMW fight the new 2014 Mercedes -Benz S class? We will cross the bridge …
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Online video has changed how auto marketers connect with customers
… Quinto -- ribbing each other over the phone en route to a golf outing, the younger Spock, Quinto, in an Audi S7, Nimoy in a Mercedes -Benz CLS550. "Videos should be compelling, true to the brand and entertaining all at the same time, and all with a hook …
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Obituaries
… HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A.B. Shuman, a product spokesman for Mercedes -Benz of North America Inc. for more than two decades, died ..... Car Craft, Motor Trend and Hot Rod magazines. He moved to Mercedes in 1972 and was the company's leading product spokesman until …
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BMW counts on new models to keep U.S. premium-sales crown
Mercedes -Benz led the U.S. premium-brand ..... How will BMW compete with the $30,000 Mercedes -Benz CLA front-wheel-drive compact ..... year. How will BMW fight the new 2014 Mercedes -Benz S class? We will cross the bridge …
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Smart: Battery rental will ease consumers' EV anxiety
… with no mileage restrictions. While Mercedes -Benz expects most customers will choose ..... evolve to a new and better level from Daimler 's joint venture Deutsche ACCUmotive ..... Motors will supply the battery for the new Mercedes -Benz B-class Electric Drive car that …
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Hyundai, Kia losing ground to luxury imports at home as tariffs fall
… Korea a growth market for BMW AG, Daimler AG 's Mercedes -Benz, and Volkswagen AG's ..... Boy's dream BMW, Audi and Mercedes -Benz -- the world's largest ..... first such facility in Asia. Mercedes -Benz says it will add A-Class …
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Audi overtakes BMW as India's top-selling premium brand
… biggest luxury-car brand, and Daimler 's Mercedes -Benz, No. 3 globally, are ..... dropped 9.5 percent to 8,686 and Mercedes fell 5.4 percent to 7,015 ..... was introduced in late 2010. Mercedes 's cheapest SUV is its M-Class …
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Behind the scenes, Straubel keeps Tesla running at pivotal time
… the company to cut a quarter of its workforce. Daimler AG , maker of Mercedes -Benz luxury cars, came along in 2009 with a contract ..... how well Model S compares with luxury cars from Mercedes -Benz, BMW AG's BMW and Volkswagen AG's Audi …
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North America car and truck production - 05/20/13
… trk.) 3,453 8,958 48,495 39,913 R class (trk.) 92 237 1,989 1,618 Sprinter (trk.) 336 869 6,343 5,421 MERCEDES -BENZ 5,193 13,455 81,371 69,359 Galant 0 0 0 9,666 Outlander Sport (trk.) 1,106 2,856 24,379 0 MITSUBISHI …
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2 million extra doors was the best call Daimler made during 'marriage of equals'
It's easy to criticize the way Daimler AG ran and ultimately left Chrysler ..... roading magazine described the Daimler -era call to add two extra doors ..... ought to tip their hats to their Daimler -era predecessors who saw the money …
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European car sales post 1st gain in 19 months
… region. Car sales in Europe last month rose the most at Daimler AG , which posted an 11 percent jump as demand for A- and ..... compact models propelled a 13 percent increase at the Mercedes - Benz luxury brand. Registrations at Volkswagen AG …
