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- Stuttgart, Feb 26, 2021 - Mercedes-Benz Vans extends its three-year involvement with the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2021 and continues to be the title sponsor of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. The UCI Mountain Bike World Championships are also supported once again by the brand with the three-pointed star, as a main partner from this year on.
- Stuttgart, Feb 17, 2021 - Mercedes-EQ is expanding the model range of its successful electric SUV: the EQC 400 4MATIC is now available as a base model which is identically configured throughout Europe and therefore especially attractively priced from €66,068.80 .
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Combined power consumption: 21.5 kWh/100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km*
- Seattle/Blacksburg/Stuttgart, Feb 17, 2021 - Torc Robotics has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS), Inc. as its preferred cloud provider to handle the scale and speed needed for data transfer, storage, and compute capacity as the company prepares to deploy its fleet of next-generation self-driving test trucks in New Mexico and Virginia.
- Stuttgart/ Portland, Oregon, Feb 16, 2021 - The Board of Management of Daimler Truck AG has appointed John O’Leary (60) as the next President and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) with its brands Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and Detroit Diesel Corporation.
- Stuttgart, Feb 12, 2021 - They stand out at 18 metres long and with their bright yellow paintwork: in the towns of Liège (Luik/Lüttich), Mons and Nivelles in Wallonia, Belgium, the first of a total of 129 new Mercedes-Benz Citaro G hybrid articulated buses are in operation. The operator is the TEC Group transport company.
- Ludwigsfelde, Germany, Feb 8, 2021 - Exactly thirty years ago, an LN2 truck was the first Mercedes-Benz vehicle to roll off the production line in Ludwigsfelde, which is now Daimler's third largest van production plant in the world. Today, about 200 of the so-called open model series of the Sprinter (chassis, platform vehicle, tractor head) are manufactured daily, well over 50,000 per year.
- Affalterbach, Feb 4, 2021 - Mercedes-AMG Motorsport is expanding its globally successful GT programme and will also be represented in the German DTM race series in 2021. In the inaugural season of the reframed series, multiple customer teams will be competing for points, victories and titles with cars from the traditional brand from Affalterbach. Like in previous years, the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing schedule also includes numerous further high-quality race series and international motorsport classics: in the process, the 24-hour races at the Nürburgring and in Spa are fixed elements on the calendar, just like the rounds of the GT World Challenge Europe, the Intercontinental GT Challenge and, of course, the ADAC GT Masters, all of them with high-class field.
- Stuttgart, Jan 27, 2021 - It is exactly the right bus at the right time: the new Mercedes-Benz Intouro sets the standard for flexibility, efficiency and safety. This has now been confirmed by an expert Spanish jury made up of representatives from 37 renowned Spanish bus companies: the specialists have voted the Mercedes-Benz Intouro "Touring Coach of the Year" in Spain.
- Stuttgart, Jan 20, 2021 - "With the world premiere of the all-electric EQA, we are giving a first glimpse into our new visual world of the upcoming Mercedes-EQ models. Our goal is to create a recognizable and emotional brand experience at the same time that combines sustainable lifestyle and contemporary luxury," says Bettina Fetzer, Vice President Marketing at Mercedes-Benz AG.
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EQA: Combined electrical consumption: 15.7 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km*
- Stuttgart/Berlin, Jan 19, 2021 - Mercedes-Benz launched Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (MBFW) Berlin on the evening of Monday, 18 January with a live art performance by Tom Van der Borght, up-and-coming Belgian designer and winner of the renowned International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Fashion Accessories in Hyères (organised by villa Noailles).
- Jan 16, 2021 - Dubai. A successful season opener for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport: Customer Racing Team HRT Bilstein finished in third place of the 24-hour race in Dubai with its #4 Mercedes-AMG GT3. In the process, Khaled Al Qubaisi (UAE), Patrick Assenheimer, Maro Engel, Hubert Haupt (all GER) and Ryan Ratcliffe (GBR) secured the 14th podium result for the performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach in the endurance racing classic.
- Stuttgart, Jan 15, 2021 - The first time on the road in an all-electric compact model from Mercedes-EQ: three international influencers from the automotive, technology and lifestyle worlds report on their “first time moments” in the new EQA, which marks the entry into the purely battery-electric vehicle world of Mercedes-EQ.
- Jan 12, 2021 - Affalterbach. The start of the 2021 motorsport year already has some major events in store: with the Dubai 24 Hours (14-16 January) and the Rolex 24 At Daytona (28-31 January), Mercedes-AMG Motorsport and the Customer Racing Teams are facing two highlights right away. Strong driver and team line-ups are in place to make the start of the season, in which Mercedes-AMG will again be competing for race wins and titles all over the world, a successful one.
- Jan 8, 2021 - Mercedes-Benz is accelerating its journey towards CO2 neutrality. Significant progress was made in 2020, with a steep increase in xEV deliveries: More than 160,000 plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles were sold by Mercedes-Benz Cars worldwide (+228.8%), including about 87,000 units in the fourth quarter.
