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Next outing for Avant/Garde Diaries from Mercedes-Benz: Mike D curating Avant/Garde Diaries festival in Los Angeles

New York

, Feb 16, 2012 -

The Avant/Garde Diaries, a global online interview magazine is hosting “Transmission LA: AV CLUB curated by Mike D” from 19th April - 10th May, the sequel to a cultural festival that first took place in Berlin last year with curator, fashion designer Raf Simons. Music icon Mike D will present the event as official curator, which will feature a mixture of many types of artists, musicians, DJs and beyond.

Multiple awards for Mercedes-Benz in the "Off Road" reader survey: Peak performance by the G-Class

Stuttgart/München

, Feb 10, 2012 -

After almost 33 years of unbroken production, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class remains unparalleled. This was the opinion of the "Off Road" magazine readers, who voted the G-Class "Off-roader of the year 2012" in two categories – making it a repeat of last year's success for the off-road legend. The G-Class eased to victory in the "Luxury off-roader" category and defended its top spot in the "Classic" category.

At dealers from May 2012 - A sharp mix of colours: smart fortwo sharpred

Stuttgart

, Feb 09, 2012 -

The latest edition from smart has been christened sharpred. This smart fortwo is a real eye-catcher as the intense red of the tridion safety cell and door mirror housing forms a striking contrast to the rest of the exterior in black. The smart fortwo sharpred is available as a coupé (from €14,490) and as a cabrio with a 52 kW mhd petrol engine or a 62 kW petrol engine. The exciting special model can be ordered now and the first vehicles of this limited series will reach dealers in May 2012.

Improved protection for rear passengers - New milestone of technology: active seat-belt buckle

Stuttgart

, Feb 07, 2012 -

Active seat-belt buckle is a new innovation for the rear seats which is currently under development by safety pioneer Mercedes-Benz and will shortly go into series production in one of the Stuttgart manufacturer's luxury-segment models. An electric motor extends and retracts the seat belt buckle automatically. In this way, the belt slack in the area of the pelvis and thorax can be reduced and passengers are secured more firmly in sideways and lengthways directions.

Record Sales From the Start: Mercedes-Benz Posts New All-Time High in January

Stuttgart

, Feb 03, 2012 -

Mercedes-Benz has started 2012 with record sales for the month of January. The brand sold a total of 86,921 units worldwide, thus exceeding the previous year’s record by another 5.1%. Sales in the Mercedes-Benz Cars division also reached a new high in January by handing over 94,526 passenger cars of the Mercedes-Benz, smart and Maybach brands to customers (+5.8%).

Further Material by Category

Maybach

Mercedes-Benz, smart and Maybach at the Los Angeles Design Challenge 2011: Stars on four wheels for Hollywood

(Nov 02, 2011)

Maybach

(Sep 13, 2011)

Daimler’s diverse involvement at the fourth St Moritz Art Masters

(Aug 26, 2011)

Mercedes-Benz Pass. Cars

More than One Million A-Class Models of the Current Generation Delivered to Customers

(Feb 01, 2012)

B 180 produces 16 percent less CO2 emissions than its predecessor. With Environmental Certificate: the new Mercedes B-Class