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Range Rover (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Spy photographers in Northern Sweden spotted the 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class during winter weather testing which has now begun. The second generation compact MPV will replace the facelifted first generation model, which hit the market in 2008. The 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class should be released sometime in 2011. Although the B-Class was originially supposed to head across the pond to North American consumers,...
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WorldCarFans.com (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Seven covered up spy photos show the 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class while winter testing in Sweden. Details inside.
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eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Key Competitors: Smart ForTwo. Power: New generation fuel-cell drive mated to an electric motor. Total output of 136-hp / 213 lb-ft of torque. Performance: 0-62 mph in 11 seconds; top speed of 105 mph. Fuel-economy: Estimated at 71 mpg. Availability: 100 units will come to the U.S., primarily in California, in early 2010. Pricing: TBA. As a part of a test [...]
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habser | 10/25/2009
Included in Daimler AG’s budget to spend on its German manufacturing plants for the years 2009 to 2010 are plans to spend 600 million euros ($895.9 million) to expand its compact car plant in Rastatt , Germany. Mercedes-Benz A- and B-class cars are being produced at the Rastatt plant that had opened in 1992.
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AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Manufacturing/Plants , Mercedes Benz After at least two years of trying to determine what it was going to do about its next-generation Mercedes-Benz A and B-class compacts, Daimler has announced that it will commit €600 million to update and expand the factory that builds them. We still don't know what platform Mercedes will use for the new small cars, but they will...
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Just Auto (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Daimler is spending EUR600m on the Mercedes-Benz A- and B-class plant in Rastatt and EUR800m on a new factory at Kecskemét in Hungary.
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Filed under: Hatchback , Infiniti , Rumormill , Alternative Fuel , Luxury According to British auto mag Auto Express , Infiniti is in the midst of designing a new small car that would potentially go up against the BMW 1 Series, Audi A3 and Mercedes-Benz B-Class. Soon, we'll likely be adding a small hybrid hatchback to that mix from Lexus in the vein of the LF-Ch concept shown last month at the Frankfurt...
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WorldCarFans.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
The first spy pictures of the next-generation 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class have surfaced showing a sportier car than we are used to. Rumours speak of extra variants like a coupe and cabriolet.
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Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
The current Mercedes-Benz B-Class has enjoyed reasonable success in most of the markets it has been launched in, selling over 120,000 units in its first year alone, but the next-generation model due in 2011 is expected to sell in even higher volumes and will be sold in the U.S. for the first time. To increase sales there are rumors that ...
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Leftlane (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Mercedes-Benz is readying an all-new B-Class, and we have the first spy pictures to prove it. Our spy photographers spotted the next-generation B-Class undergoing shakedown testing earlier this morning on the streets of Germany. In a move that might disappoint fans of the current B-Class, it appears that this new car will discontinue [...]
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eMercedesBenz (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
The Stuttgart-based automobile manufacturer Daimler AG has won four first places in the Europe-wide survey to decide the 2009 Internet Auto Awards. The Mercedes-Benz B-Class was voted Europe's most popular van, for which it received the "Carolina" Trophy. The new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG took first place in the online vote for the most popular new product at this year's Frankfurt International...
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Riga Daily Photo (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
Mercedes-Benz is one of the best car brands in the world. In my humble opinion of course. The irony of it is that Riga Mercedes center is located in one of the city poorest areas - Maskachka . Some of Mercedeses, which have already appeared in this blog before: Mercedes-Benz A-Class W169 Mercedes-Benz B-Class W245 Mercedes-Benz C-Class W202 Mercedes-Benz C-Class W203 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class W211 Mercedes-Benz...
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habser | 09/17/2009
In the next few weeks, the B-Class F-Cell , Mercedes’ first-ever production fuel-cell vehicle, will go into limited production. By next month, the first 200 models would be built and will be delivered to customers who have leased it in the US and Europe. While the vehicle was on display at the Frankfurt Motor Show , Dr Thomas Weber, head of research and development, had spoken to media and broke
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eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL made its debut last month and is ready to enter production as early as this year. Of the 200 units to be produced, about 100 will come to the United States, primarily in California, in early 2010. “They will go to private customers,” Thomas Weber, Daimler AG board member for r&d told [...]
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SAMAR (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Mercedes-Benz is launching its first series-produced fuel cell car on the road: the new B-Class F-Cell. The environmentally friendly electric car has better a performance similar to than a 2.0-litre petrol car and is fully suited for everyday driving.
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habser | 10/25/2009
Included in Daimler AG’s budget to spend on its German manufacturing plants for the years 2009 to 2010 are plans to spend 600 million euros ($895.9 million) to expand its compact car plant in Rastatt , Germany. Mercedes-Benz A- and B-class cars are being produced at the Rastatt plant that had opened in 1992.
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habser | 09/17/2009
In the next few weeks, the B-Class F-Cell , Mercedes’ first-ever production fuel-cell vehicle, will go into limited production. By next month, the first 200 models would be built and will be delivered to customers who have leased it in the US and Europe. While the vehicle was on display at the Frankfurt Motor Show , Dr Thomas Weber, head of research and development, had spoken to media and broke the
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habser | 08/31/2009
Mercedes’ first production fuel-cell vehicle, the B-class F-cell, has just been launched. A total of 200 models will be produced later this year and will be sent to customers in the US and Europe who have leased it in early 2010. Claimed to have the same level of performance as a 2.0-liter petrol car, the hydrogen-electric hybrid car produces 134bhp and 214lb ft of torque.
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