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      <title>Mercedes-Benz Boosts Sales by Seven Percent</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In October, global sales were up at Mercedes-Benz for the first time this year. Mercedes-Benz was able to increase sales significantly in October by seven percent to 88,400 units (October 2008: 82,500. The smart brand sold 9,300 (October 2008: 11,300) units (minus 18 percent). With the delivery of 97,700 passenger cars (October 2008: 93,800), total sales at Mercedes-Benz Cars increased by four percent. The October sales increase was due to the E-Class and the new generation of the S-Class as well as to high growth rates in many regions such as North America and Asia/Pacific.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <category>Company &gt; Business News</category>
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      <title>The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is the best super sports car: The new Gullwing model from Mercedes-Benz wins the &quot;Golden Steering Wheel 2009&quot; award</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[More than a quarter of a million readers took part, and voted the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG the world's best super sports car by a wide margin. Accordingly "Bild am Sonntag", "Auto Bild" and 25 associated European publications awarded the new Gullwing model the "Golden Steering Wheel" - one of the most important automotive awards in Europe. This coveted award was officially presented to Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Cars, in Berlin yesterday evening. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; Mercedes-Benz P. Cars &gt; Special Topics &gt; Awards</category>
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      <title>The new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Automotive fascination and high-tech at the highest level: the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, which is due to be launched in spring 2010. This Gullwing model captivates with a purist design, intelligent lightweight construction and superior handling dynamics, and is bound to cause a sensation in the super sports car segment. The new SLS AMG is nothing short of a masterpiece by Mercedes-AMG GmbH.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; AMG &gt; SLS AMG</category>
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      <title>Expansion of Mercedes-Benz Rastatt Plant: Daimler invests EUR 600 million in center of excellence for compact vehicles</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz is further expanding its center of excellence for compact vehicles by enlarging its Rastatt plant with an investment of 600 million euros. In addition, a further 800 million euros will be invested in a new plant at the Hungarian location of Kecskemét. The Company’s total investments for these two locations thus amount to approximately 1.4 billion euros. The first vehicles of the successor generation to the current A- and B-Class will roll off the assembly lines in Rastatt from the end of 2011.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Company &gt; Locations &gt; Rastatt</category>
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      <title>Performance Package Plus: enhanced performance for successful AMG model: C 63 AMG with a shot of SLS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Enhanced driving dynamics ex factory for the Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG: the new Performance Package Plus is an attractive optional extra that is designed to appeal to the power-hungry sports driver. The Perfor-mance Package Plus increases output by 22 kW/30 hp to 358 kW/487 hp. As a result, the C-Class approaches the level of performance offered by C-Class DTM vehicles, which deliver 377 kW/500 hp.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; Mercedes-Benz P. Cars &gt; C-Class &gt; Sedan &gt; C 63 AMG</category>
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      <title>Navigation 20: Navigation system for the Mercedes-Benz Audio 20 CD available</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz will in future offer a fully integrated navigation system - called 'Navigation 20' - for its standard Audio 20 CD high-performance radio. The new device is based on highly sophisticated technology and offers numerous navigation features - including variable map displays, a realistic display of the roadscape at motorway exits, TMC traffic reports and comprehensive country-specific information. It is also equipped with connections for most audio sources. Navigation 20 can simply be installed into the Audio 20 CD at any Mercedes-Benz service partner.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; Mercedes-Benz P. Cars &gt; Accessories &gt; Accessories</category>
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      <title>Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG Estate</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pole position for the new E 63 AMG Estate: the high-performance estate develops 386 kW/525 hp, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds, offers a maximum luggage compartment capacity of 1950 litres - all with a relatively low fuel consumption of 12.8 litres per 100 km (combined, provisional figures). With these dream figures, the new E 63 AMG Estate adds up to an extraordinary combination of driving dynamics, high utility value and superb efficiency.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; Mercedes-Benz P. Cars &gt; The new E-Class &gt; Estate &gt; E 63 AMG</category>
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      <title>Make space for elegance: The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[From November 2009, Mercedes-Benz is launching the Estate version as another highly distinctive member of the E-Class family. Like the Saloon and Coupé, the Estate combines its own, elegant design with leadership in safety, comfort, quality and practicality. A number of technical innovations have been incorporated into the new E-Class which no other car in this class is able to offer - from drowsiness detection to automatic emergency braking when an accident is recognised as imminent, and from Adaptive Highbeam Assist to the active bonnet. Naturally the Estate also features all these innovations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Mercedes-Benz Cars &gt; Mercedes-Benz P. Cars &gt; The new E-Class &gt; Estate</category>
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      <title>Research project myCOMAND takes a big step towards reality: Infotainment without Limits: Wireless High-Speed Internet for the Car of the Future</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz’ fully Internet-based infotainment system, myCOMAND, has now passed its first on-road test. During the Nokia Siemens Networks Solutions Forum 2009 in Munich, myCOMAND was run for the first time on a 4G wireless high-speed LTE (Long Term Evolution) network. Driving the S-Class prototype on normal roads produced a shining outcome: all myCOMAND features prove smooth and enhanced performance, with high resolution and improved quality.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <category>Technology &gt; Vehicles &amp; Traffic</category>
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      <title>September Best Sales Month for Mercedes-Benz Cars Since Start of the Year</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In September, Mercedes-Benz Cars sold 114,300 (September 2008: 122,200) Mercedes-Benz, AMG, smart, and Maybach brand vehicles worldwide (minus seven percent). Mercedes-Benz delivered 104,900 (September 2008: 110,700) passenger vehicles to customers (minus five percent). The smart brand sold 9,400 (September 2008: 11,500) units (minus 18 percent). With these results in September, Mercedes-Benz Cars recorded the highest sales total in any month this year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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