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The all-new 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class has won the 2013 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year award. This marks the second time the GL has won the prestigious Motor Trend award. “We’re honored that the GL-Class has once again been awarded Motor Trend’s Sport/Utility of the Year,” said Steve Cannon, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA.…
DetailsThe new BRABUS 800 Coupe based on the latest Mercedes-Benz CL 600 BRABUS, with 800 hp (788 bhp) / 588 kW, 1,420 Nm (1,047 ft-lb) and a 350-km/h (217-mph) top speed, celebrates the world debut of the world’s fastest and most powerful luxury coupe at the 2011 Dubai international motor show. In addition to its…
DetailsDETROIT — One of the themes of the Automotive News Green Car Conference every year is the collaboration necessary among automakers, suppliers, utilities, governments and other interested parties as vehicles are increasingly electrified. Last year, BMW reported that one of the major roadblocks to putting more electric vehicles on the road was the hodgepodge of…
DetailsMercedes-Benz U.S. International in Vance plans to add a third shift next summer as it increases its vehicle production 30 percent next year, according to a leading automotive industry trade publication. Internal plans that shared with suppliers indicated that Mercedes plans to make 185,900 vehicles at Vance next year, Automotive News Europe reported. That compares…
DetailsOver the next few years, Mercedes-Benz will bring a line of new compact cars to America, vehicles much smaller than the German luxury manufacturer has ever sold here before. The cars are supposed to help Mercedes, a division or Europe’s Daimler, meet tough new corporate fuel economy standards while also bringing new customers into the…
DetailsDesigned to show how the company’s design language can translate to a bicycle, the Ford E-Bike Concept also demonstrates the spectrum of Ford’s electric mobility competence. Ford has no plans to produce the E-Bike but will continue studying the concept along with other future mobility solutions. “The E-Bike market is growing very, very rapidly, with…
DetailsIn the 1950s, cruising swept the nation. American streets became impromptu racetracks as soon as the police turned their backs. Young people piled into friends cars and cruised their main streets with a new sense of freedom. Pent-up desires after the hardships of World War II plus a booming economy fueled a car-buying frenzy. To…
DetailsWASHINGTON — After a near collapse at the height of the Great Recession, the streamlined U.S. auto industry defied the odds and outperformed the greater economy this year with solid sales increases, job growth and product innovations that signal that a full industry recovery no longer is just possible, but probable. Credit better quality and…
DetailsOriginally constructed in 1910, the Hawthorne Bridge is the oldest operating vertical lift bridge in the United States. The 1,383-foot long Hawthorne Bridge is one of Portland’s busiest bridges, safely carrying approximately 30,000 vehicles and untold pedestrians and cyclists across the Willamette River. Vertical clearance for river traffic is limited and approximately 200 openings per…
DetailsWe had a rewarding phone call today from a young man traveling in his newly acquired 1985 Mercedes 300SD and his transmission would not shift above third gear. This client was near San Francisco, heading to Portland. Quickly the crew at MBI Motors thought of possible causes. Corbin suggested a possible floor mat interaction, jamming…
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