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Last Updated: August 26, 2022, 14:25 ISTMercedes-Benz Expects 25% of Sales in India from EVs (Photo: Manav Sinha/News18.com) Mercedes-Benz launched its all-electric performance luxury sedan, Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC, with a price starting at Rs 2.45 croreGerman luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz expects 25 percent of its sales in India to come from electric vehicles in the next five years, a senior company official said on Wednesday. The company’s Indian arm, Mercedes-Benz India will be launching three electric vehicles in…

A 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider sold for $22 million Saturday at an RM Sotheby’s auction in Monterey, Calif., as collectors race to buy cars priced like Picassos.The cherry-red race car was the closely watched star of Monterey Car Week, a series of nearly $500 million in glitzy car auctions that coincide with a car competition known as the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Collectively, the weekend serves as the equivalent of the Kentucky Derby for car aficionados, with events running through Sunday. The sale comes as…

Mercedes Benz India has inaugurated its first ‘Integrated AMG Performance Centre’ in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Being strategically located in the city’s prime locale of Thaltej, it is spread across 9000 sq. ft. while built with an investment of Rs 4.2 Crore. Mercedes AMG Performance Centre boasts of India’s first dedicated MAR2020 EQ Display, highlighting the brand’s future luxury EV portfolio. Martin Schwenk, Managing Director & CEO, and Sanjay Thakker, Chairman & Founder of Group Landmark inaugurated the Integrated…

Connected cars come with a lot of safety features. Geo-fencing lets you know when a vehicle crosses the geographical limit. Connected cars are slowly finding their wheels in India. US electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc may be producing the most tech-intensive vehicles, but brands like Mercedes-Benz, Kia Motors and Tata Motors are also using Internet of Things (IoT) technology to make cars ‘smarter’. Apps Galore: Connected cars have apps that offer detailed 3D downloadable maps and notifications on vehicle maintenance. One…

Mercedes-Benz is adjusting its network of plants to manufacture a new range of luxury electric vehicles as it prepares to switch to electric by the end of the decade. Mercedes aims to halve CO2 emissions per passenger car over the life cycle by the end of this decade compared to 2020. "We are ready for the rapid scaling of electric vehicle volumes," said Joerg Burzer, board member for production and supply chain, adding the new setup followed talks between management and worker representatives. Plants in Sindelfingen,…

Varun Dhawan has added a new Mercedes GLS Series SUV to his garage. In a photo posted by the Mercedes-Benz dealership on Instagram, the actor could be seen receiving a black colour SUV. Varun joins a long list of Bollywood stars who are proud owners of this premium SUV from Mercedes. Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Ranveer Singh, and Ayushmann Khurrana bought the GLS Series SUV last year. Mercedes-Benz GLS is available in three variants – 400D, 450 and Maybach 600. Starting with Rs 1.14 crore (ex-showroom), the prices of the…

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly one million older vehicles worldwide due to a potential problem with the braking system, the federal transport authority (KBA) said. The KBA said in a statement dated June 1 and reported late Saturday in German media that the recall affected cars built between 2004 and 2015, the SUV series ML and GL, and the R-Class luxury minivan. “Corrosion on the brake booster can in the worst case lead to the connection between the brake pedal and the braking system being interrupted,”…

Representative Image As electrification increases globally, automakers are also witnessing a shift in customer preferences. Just like Maruti Suzuki and Volvo phased out their diesel engines in favour of cleaner petrols and hybrids. Manual transmissions too seem to be getting the boot globally. The journey from ‘most popular to novelty’ will be a 180 degree turn in the manual transmission’s life where by the end of the decade, we might only see them survive in select sports cars that are out of reach for most. Here are…

Mercedes-Benz EQG. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz)Mercedes-Benz said that the battery, made by start-up Sila Nanotechnologies, uses silicon-based anodes and is 20-40% more energy dense than comparable cells currently availableReuters Last Updated:May 29, 2022, 15:00 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Mercedes-Benz will incorporate a new, highly energy-dense battery in its upcoming electric G-Class from 2025, a solution to the problem of how to power large electric cars without weighing them down with heavy batteries. The battery, made by start-up…

Euro NCAP has published its third round of safety results for 2022. The KIA EV6 and the Mercedes C-Class, both large family cars, have been awarded the top five-star rating. Volvo’s C40 Recharge also gets the full five stars as does the new Multivan from Volkswagen. Stellantis’ cousins, the Opel/Vauxhall Astra and Peugeot 308, are both rated as four-star cars in the small family category. The sixth generation Opel/Vauxhall Astra and third generation Peugeot 308 are both based on the Stellantis EMP2 platform and,…