Mercedes-Benz backtracks on elements of its electrification plan with report suggesting that poor sales of the EQ lineup have forced it to scrap a platform that it was developing
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Mercedes-Benz backtracks on elements of its electrification plan with report suggesting that poor sales of the EQ lineup have forced it to scrap a platform that it was developing
After winning a historic vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga last month, the United Auto Workers Union takes aim at a repeat victory as workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa cast their ballots. But the UAW faces strong local opposition from, among others, Gov. Kay Ivey who declared “Alabama is not Michigan,” as she signed a bill to discourage future union efforts.
Mercedes-Benz is aiming to please sunseekers with the 2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 Cabriolet. More power and sharper styling make this droptop a rockstar.
Among the many obstacles to widespread EV adoption, consumers often cite long charging times. But a new battery breakthrough could make it as quick – and potentially even easier – to charge up an EV as it is to fill a gas tank. A Polestar 5 prototype is going from a 10 to 80% charge in just 10 minutes.
Cadillac has backed away from its plan to offer “an all-electric portfolio by 2030,” the luxury brand’s global boss acknowledged Wednesday. While that could yet happen, said General Motors Vice President John Roth, Caddy is likely to continue offering vehicles using internal combustion engines well into the next decade.
The United Auto Workers reaches settlement on tentative contract with profit sharing and cost-of-living protection for hundreds of Daimler workers in the South as critical vote on UAW representation at a big Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama approaches.
By now, you know the Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen. It’s the most iconic SUV to wear the three-pointed star. Manufactured alongside the Pinzgauer, both were developed and built by Steyr-Daimler-Puch for German military use. Now known as the Mercedes-Benz G-Glass, it retains some essence of the original, but is far more opulent. And it’s about to be transformed once more, this time without an internal combustion engine.
Mercedes-Benz adds more S-Class inspiration to the all-electric EQS for 2025 as the company attempts to keep the model firmly in the minds of EV buyers while also fending off challenges from EV rivals.
Barely a week from now the 4,000 workers at the Volkswagen of America plant in Chattanooga will begin voting on whether they want to join the United Auto Workers in the first test of the UAW’s effort to sign up workers at the foreign-owned automotive plants that have popped up across the United States over the last four decades.
In what could be a critical development for the United Auto Workers Union, employees at the Mercedes-Benz assembly plant in Alabama are expected to file the paperwork needed to set up a vote aimed at organizing the factory. Workers at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee made a similar move last month.
It looks so ponderous, yet proves so fleet. Say that you meet someone to date, and they’re unappealing and have the personality of a houseplant. Yet they can cook well and prove to be an incredible lover. That’s the 2024 Mercedes-AMG GLB 35, a car that receives a modest update for 2024.
With millions of American motorists still skeptical about going all-electric, many industry planners are betting plug-in hybrids can serve as a “bridge” technology for those worried about range and a lack of a widespread public charging network. Mercedes-Benz is expanding its own line-up of PHEVs with the addition of the new GLC 350e 4Matic based on its compact crossover line.