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If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. It seems Mercedes-Benz has taken that logic to heart, as Daimler announced yesterday it would purchase a 45-percent stake in the successful Brawn GP Formula 1 team.   more

The 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid -- the company’s first vehicle using the 2-Mode hybrid system co-developed with GM, BMW, and Chrysler -- launches today. Interestingly, the hybrid is available to consumers via lease...  more

Come January, Daimler executives will decide if the company should shift some production of the Mercedes-Benz C-class to Alabama.     more

Waiting for Mercedes-Benz’s B-class to arrive in the U.S. market? Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says it’ll be here by 2012, when the next-generation model is launched.   more

Mercedes-Benz’s new SLS AMG is an impressive car, but according to Friedrich Eichler, AMG’s chief powertrain engineer, it can be made even better. Just as AMG has released several Black Series models (high-performance...  more

A normal Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG boasts a 451-hp V-8 that is capable of catapulting the car from 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds. Impressive, but if you’re still wanting for power, Mercedes-Benz has launched the new 2010 C63 AMG...  more

Mercedes has decided to stress safety over luxury in its new marketing campaign. As the tables have turned in the economic downturn, so have consumer priorities. It is becoming more popular to brag about how little you...  more

Mercedes-Benz financial claims it has the "the coolest way to pay" your monthly car payment. The company has just released an iPhone application that will allow just that. The German company gloats that it is the first to...  more

Porsche may not want its Boxster and Cayman models assembled by Magna , but Daimler has no problem allowing the Canadian supplier to manufacture bodies for the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG .   more

Currently, Mercedes-Benz’s facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, builds the ML, GL, and R-class models, and GL sport utilities, but the German automaker is reportedly investigating building the C-class sedan there to help save...  more

Is the Brabus S V12 R not wild enough for your tastes? Perhaps the E V12 Black Baron -- a highly tuned Mercedes-Benz E-class -- is more to your liking.   more

We’ve driven the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG , reported virtually all the specifications, learned of a forthcoming electric version , and have even seen the ordering guide . Still, until now, we hadn't seen the latest super...  more

Along with its high performance SLS AMG, Mercedes-Benz will introduce a more environmentally friendly car in the form of another hybrid S-class. This one -- the Vision S500 Plug-in Hybrid -- comes equipped with a charging...  more

Ever daydream about a bizarre engine swap? So do Mercedes-Benz engineers, apparently, as they’ve managed to stuff the 2.2-liter turbo-diesel I-4 from a new 2010 C250 CDI into a 1992 190E 2.6.   more