Mercedes is getting ready to make major upgrades to its Maybach line, with bigger, more exotic packages than today’s offerings meant to directly challenge super-premium brands like Bentley and Rolls-Royce, according to a new report. The question is whether Maybach can succeed this time after a first failed attempt. More from Headlight.News.
The management team at Daimler-Benz has changed things up for its next generation EVs. Rather than continuing them with a separate platform, the marque is developing its cars to run on electric or combustion-based powertrains. Headlight.News spent a week in one of the new variants, the 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250+. Check out the review and see what’s different.
The UAW plans to fatten up its strike fund as it prepares for fights with big, corporate employers. But union Pres. Shawn Fain also faces a potentially explosive re-election campaign in the months to come as the union moves to fill spots on its executive board.
Having worked as Gottlieb Daimler’s chief design engineer, Wilhelm Maybach (my-BOCK) is as much responsible for the development of the automobile as both Daimler and his contemporary, Karl Benz. His impact on the industry is honored by Mercedes-Benz a special line of vehicles, including the 2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series, Headlight.News reviews.
Buyers looking for a new European vehicle could soon see prices go up by thousands of dollars, Pres. Donald Trump hiking tariffs to 25% after accusing the EU of “not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal.” More from Headlight.News.
While many automakers are stepping back from their plunge into electric vehicle production, Mercedes-Benz showed it’s planning to keep churning out at least a few more EVs with the debut of the all-electric 2027 C-Class sedan. Get the details at Headlight.News.
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time. Across Southern Florida, hundreds of affluent buyers apparently saw something unique in the idea of living in a luxury car-themed condo. But for many of them, things aren’t working out quite as planned in high-rises linked to automotive brands including Porsche, Bentley, Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Mercedes-Benz. Headlight.News has more.
Hundreds of General Motors vehicles have begun roaming roads in Michigan and California, gathering data and testing next-level autonomous driving software the automaker plans to put into production by 2028. Headlight.News has more.
You can never be too rich, it’s been said, nor drive something ever more plush. So it seems, anyway, based upon the continuing upgrades to the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class. Following up on the mid-cycle refresh of the “mainstream” S-Class, the German automaker takes things to new extremes with its flagship sedan – posing a challenge to the likes of Bentley and Rolls-Royce. More from Headlight.News.
If the name isn’t familiar, no surprise. The company has just turned two years old and only just opened its 100th location. But with the backing of eight major automotive manufacturers – including General Motors, Toyota, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz – Ionna aims to transform the process of charging up battery-electric vehicles. That’s a critical step, its CEO told Headlight.News, in increasing consumer acceptance of EVs.
To paraphrase a deep and meaningful movie line, “Something is afoot at Mercedes-Benz.” With apologies to fans of Mercedes and “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” change is in the air at the German luxury carmaker when it comes to its EQS lineup. We see just how much in our review of the 2026 EQS 400 at Headlight.News.
Mercedes-Benz officially unveiled its new VLE series and is determined to prove that minivans aren’t just for soccer moms anymore. If anything, the automaker wants you to think of this all-electric people-mover as a “grand limousine,” and it certainly delivers the appropriate ride and features. But Mercedes isn’t the only automaker recommitting to the minivan market, reports Headlight.News.