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October 2, 2008

Luxury Carmakers Are Making Deals

TAMPA BAY, FL – Several major luxury brands, including BMW, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, and Infiniti, are promoting discounted leases or other price-cutting deals to spur sales.

Tags: BMW, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Luxury brands, Mercedes-Benz

September 19, 2008

Automakers Ready ‘Clean Diesel’ Push in U.S.

DETROIT – Heading to the United States is a new breed of clean and quiet engines that can meet even strict emissions standards in California and New York.

Tags: BlueTEC , CDI, clean diesel, E-Class, F-150, G-Class, M-Class, Mercedes-Benz, R-Class, Volkswagen Jetta TDI

September 12, 2008

Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION Previews New E-Class

STUTTGART, GERMANY – When the doors open at the Paris Motor Show next month, Mercedes-Benz will be giving everyone a sneak peek of the new E-Class front-end styling.

Tags: ConceptFASCINATION, E-Class, Mercedes-Benz

August 25, 2008

Mercedes-Benz to Offer Factory Installed HD Radio on Select 2009-Model-Year Vehicles

MONTVALE, NJ – Mercedes-Benz will offer HD Radio technology on several of its MY 2009 vehicles.

Tags: E-Class, HD Radio, Mercedes-Benz, SUVs

August 18, 2008

Mercedes & VW Clean Diesels Get Tax Credit

MONTVALE, N.J. - Mercedes-Benz new line of Bluetec vehicles will join Volkswagen’s Jetta TDI as clean-diesel vehicles that qualify for the IRS’ alternative-powertrain tax credit.

Tags: clean-diesel, Mercedes-Benz, VW

August 18, 2008

Mercedes-Benz Rolls Out Attention Assist for Drowsy Drivers

STUTTGART, GERMANY – Mercedes-Benz will roll out its new Attention Assist, which warns drivers that they are getting drowsy, on vehicles in spring 2009.

Tags: Attention Assist, Mercedes-Benz

August 18, 2008

Mercedes-Benz Is Going HD

ONTVALE, N.J. - Following in the footsteps of BMW, Mercedes-Benz announced it will offer HD radio in some of its 2009 models. HD radio is a digital broadcast that offers CD-quality sound for FM stations.

Tags: HD, Mercedes-Benz

August 11, 2008

Mercedes-Benz to Offer Factory Installed HD Radio on Select 2009 Model-Year Vehicles

MONTVALE, N.J. – Mercedes-Benz USA will offer HD Radio technology on several model-year 2009 vehicles. The free digital AM/FM radio service is part of Mercedes’ completely new generation of entertainment systems developed for the M-, R-, GL-, and G-Class SUVs, as well as the E-Class model lineup.

Tags: 2009-MY, HD Radio, Mercedes-Benz

August 1, 2008

2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK Goes on Sale in January 2009

MONTVALE, N.J. – The Mercedes-Benz GLK, a compact SUV, goes on sale in January 2009 in 4Matic four-wheel-drive form. A rear-drive version will come over from Mercedes’ Bremen factory in April 2009.

Tags: GLK, Mercedes-Benz

August 1, 2008

Mercedes-Benz SLC Supercar Is Spied

MONTVALE, N.J. – Don’t be confused by the Dodge Viper bodywork on this prototype. Underneath that plastic are the innards of the SLC, the successor to the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren sports car.

Tags: 2009 Frankfurt Show, Mercedes-Benz, SLC

July 28, 2008

Mercedes Still Rumored to Buy Out McLaren

MONTVALE, N.J. – McLaren teamed up with Mercedes-Benz back in 1995, and ever since automotive and motorsport journalists alike have been speculating that the German auto giant — which currently holds 40 percent equity — would buy out the British racing team.

Tags: McLaren, Mercedes-Benz

July 14, 2008

2009 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

STUTTGART, GERMANY – Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled its most powerful series production road car to date: the 670-horsepower twin-turbocharged 6.0L V-12-powered SL65 AMG Black Series.

Tags: CLK63, Mercedes-Benz, SL65 AMG Black Series , SLK55

June 30, 2008

Mercedes-Benz to Introduce the First Diesel Models With AdBlue Injection in

STUTTGART, GERMANY – Mercedes-Benz is due to offer the R, ML, and GL 320 BlueTEC in the United States, the world’s first three diesel cars that not only meet the particularly demanding criteria of the American Bin 5 standard, but also have the potential to fulfill the stringent EU6 standard due in the future.

Tags: AdBlue Injection, American Bin 5 Standard, CL 320 BlueTEC, diesel, Mercedes-Benz, ML-Class, R-Class

June 27, 2008

Mercedes-Benz 2009-MY Incentives Available

MONTVALE, NJ – Mercedes-Benz’s 2009 Model-Year Commercial Fleet Incentive Program for eligible Fleet Accounts is available online.

Tags: Incentives, Mercedes-Benz

June 16, 2008

Luxury Auto Brands Again Top J.D. Power Rankings

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - The quality of new cars and trucks increased six percent in the most recent J.D. Power and Associates survey.

Tags: Infiniti, JD Power, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche

June 5, 2008

Diesels Provide Savings for Consumers

WASHINGTON - Even though the price of a gallon of diesel has climbed more than 20 percent in the past 12 months, diesel cars still offer better gas mileage and savings than regular cars.

Tags: Audi, BMW, diesel, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen

May 2, 2008

Mercedes-Benz: Innovating Technologies Working to Bring Fuel-Cell Cars to the Market

MONTVALE, N.J. – Mercedes-Benz is leading the way in innovating technologies, and part of its process is a detailed testing schedule. From the development of a concept through to it becoming a reality, the Mercedes-Benz team looks at many different areas to make sure the vehicles are the safest on the road.

Tags: B-Class, electric, F-Cell, Mercedes-Benz

April 28, 2008

2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK Details Released

MONTVALE, NJ – Mercedes-Benz has revealed details about the U.S.-bound version of its all-new GLK 350.

Tags: GLK 350, Mercedes-Benz

April 21, 2008

Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series Will Boast 670 Horsepower

SANTA MONICA, CA – It won’t make its official debut until this summer, but the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series features a 6.0L twin turbo V-12 engine.

Tags: Mercedes-Benz, SL65 AMG Black Series

March 31, 2008

Mercedes Sees Electric-Car Progress

NEW YORK – Mercedes-Benz said it will have a demonstration fleet of practical electric vehicles on the road in two to three years.

Tags: electric vehicle, Mercedes-Benz

March 24, 2008

Mercedes-Benz Diesel SUVs to Be Available in All 50 U.S. States

STUTTGART, GERMANY – Mercedes-Benz 2009 GL320 Bluetec, ML320 Bluetec, and R320 Bluetec will go on sale in the fall in all 50 states.

Tags: BlueTEC , Mercedes-Benz, SUVs

March 24, 2008

Restyled Roadsters and Four-Door Coupe Debut at New York Auto Show

MONTVALE, NJ – Mercedes-Benz will showcase the latest updates to their passenger car line-up at the 2008 New York International Auto Show, open to the public from Mar. 21–30.

Tags: CLS550, CLS63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz, SL550, SL600, SL65 AMG

March 17, 2008

AMG to Differentiate its Vehicles

PHOENIX – Mercedes announced at a recent preview of its C63 AMG sedan that it intends to make AMG high-performance models a unique, exclusive brand.

Tags: AMG, C63, Mercedes-Benz

March 17, 2008

Mercedes-Benz Launches Three Diesel Sport Utilities

NEW YORK – Mercedes-Benz is unveiling three new Primus powered by the world’s cleanest state-of-the-art diesel engines at the 2008 New York International Auto Show.

Tags: GL320 BlueTEC, Mercedes-Benz, ML320 BlueTEC, R320 BlueTEC

March 17, 2008

The New Generation Mercedes-Benz SL Is Sportier

STUTTGART, GERMANY – Mercedes-Benz will continue its long tradition of producing legendary sports cars when it launches the new-generation SL-Class in spring 2008.

Tags: Mercedes-Benz, SL-Class

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Federal Reserve Invokes Emergency Powers to Support the Commercial Paper Market

By Mike Antich
Today, Oct. 7, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it is invoking emergency powers to create a special fund to support the U.S. commercial paper market. The announcement by the Federal Reserve allows corporations to bypass the current credit gridlock gripping the nation’s economy. This has an impact on the fleet market since one source of financing for large fleets is the commercial paper market.

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Reducing unnecessary idling is the simplest and easiest way for a fleet to reduce fuel costs. Besides wasting fuel, excess idling also causes unnecessary emissions, noise pollution, and needless engine wear-and-tear. The amount of unnecessary idling varies by fleet, but some fleets have recorded idling as much as 35 percent of the time.

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