122,200 Mercedes-Benz, AMG, smart, and Maybach passenger vehicles sold in September --- 25,000 orders already placed for the new GLK even before its official market launch --- smart once again sets sales record in September.
Key factor for the decision: agreement between Bremen plant management, human resources department and workers' council to introduce pioneering flexibility measures.
Nighttime journeys by car are about to become safer in future: Mercedes-Benz has developed an innovative system that automatically adapts headlamp range to the distance of vehicles ahead or to oncoming vehicles.
Mercedes-Benz is launching its first passenger car model equipped with a hybrid drive system in summer 2009 - the S 400 BlueHYBRID. The combination of a modified V6 petrol engine and a compact hybrid module makes the S 400 BlueHYBRID the world's most economical luxury sedan with a spark-ignition engine. The NEDC combined fuel consumption is a mere 7.9 liters per 100 kilometers. This makes for the world's lowest CO2 emissions in this vehicle and performance class - just 190 grams per kilometer.
Mercedes-Benz builds the world’s most desirable coupés – a claim which the brand is underlining at the 2008 Paris Motor Show with its Concept FASCINATION design study.
Joint project with more than 100 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz and smart and 500 charging points provided by RWE --- Environmentally compatible and customer-friendly mobility concept --- Serial development phase starting now, first vehicles beginning end of 2009.
