Step down into the No4 and you’re greeted by plush, soft-touch leathers, tactile wooden trim and solid build quality. Our Nappa Leather plug-in test car felt particularly well-screwed together, with the nappa leather upholstered seats, centre console and doors evoking a premium feel to put it well up there with BMW and Audi in terms… Continue reading DS No4
Tag: Daimler
German Handelsblatt: Archion: Joint venture between Daimler Truck and Toyota plans IPO011574
The new commercial vehicle giant Archion wants to shake things up in Asia with combined platforms and leaner plants. A date for the IPO has already been set. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Car summit: Sales fall by up to 58 percent: VW, BMW and Mercedes are losing global importance011573
Before the car summit, the industry is complaining about shrinking markets. In fact, car sales are growing worldwide – but German manufacturers cannot benefit from this. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Car summit: Sales fall by up to 58 percent: VW, BMW and Mercedes are losing global importance011571
Before the car summit, the industry is complaining about shrinking markets. In fact, car sales are growing worldwide – but German manufacturers cannot benefit from this. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Car Summit: Sales fall by up to 58 percent – VW, BMW and Mercedes are losing importance globally011570
Before the car summit, the industry is complaining about shrinking markets. In fact, car sales are growing worldwide – but German manufacturers cannot benefit from this. Go to Source
New Mercedes testbed unlocks secrets of megawatt EV charging
Mercedes’ long-term ambition extends even further than pure charging speed. It’s developing a “virtual energy account” that would allow customers to earn energy credits by feeding power from their EVs back into the grid. This would help grid stability during periods of peak demand. To manage this, Mercedes is developing its own software capable of… Continue reading New Mercedes testbed unlocks secrets of megawatt EV charging
Auto giant shares tumble as European Union’s new steel tariffs spark industry panic
The BMW brand logo can be seen on the BMW four-cylinder (also known as the BMW tower and BMW high-rise), the main administration building and landmark of the vehicle manufacturer BMW. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Europe’s biggest carmakers traded lower Wednesday, amid concern that the European Union’s latest efforts… Continue reading Auto giant shares tumble as European Union’s new steel tariffs spark industry panic
German FAZ: Part-time chauffeur010077
On the highway we head south. The driver reads electronic mail and posts on platform X, then finally finds time to tidy up the photo collection on his smartphone. Meanwhile, the car drives itself. We tried out the Drive Pilot from Mercedes-Benz in the S-Class, and it is also available in the electric EQS. The… Continue reading German FAZ: Part-time chauffeur010077
German FAZ: Even BMW can no longer keep up in China010076
Apart from the Chinese car market, things are actually going well at BMW. While arch-rival Mercedes sells fewer and fewer vehicles from month to month, the Munich-based company was able to increase sales by almost nine percent to 588,300 cars in the most recent reporting period. After five declines in a row, it was BMW’s… Continue reading German FAZ: Even BMW can no longer keep up in China010076
German FAZ: The sales crisis at Mercedes is coming to a head010075
The continued very difficult situation in China caused the car manufacturer Mercedes’ sales figures to fall in the third quarter. The Baden-Württemberg company sold 441,500 cars between June and September, twelve percent less than in the same period last year. In addition to the problems in the world’s largest car market, US President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading German FAZ: The sales crisis at Mercedes is coming to a head010075