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Report: Daimler planning to open new plant in North America

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Filed under: China , Plants/Manufacturing , Mercedes-Benz , Nissan Size still matters, but the quest to be number one is also getting more headlines. Mercedes-Benz is the latest to stake its future on taking the top slot, with CEO Dieter Zetsche aiming to be the world’s largest premium maker by 2020. The specific number is 2.7 million vehicles sold that year, which represents an astronomical jump from 2011 sales of 1.26 million vehicles. To home in on that target, Mercedes intends to build factories in China and in North America – either Mexico or the U.S.

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Video: Mercedes teases A-Class ahead of Geneva debut

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Filed under: Spy Photos , Videos , Hatchback , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury Last we heard, Mercedes-Benz was planning to bring its new A-Class to North America, a market where the current model has never been sold. But whether it makes the trek or not, there’s little question that the new premium hatchback will be a vital product for Daimler. While the current A-Class hasn’t been a smashing success, the segment has grown into an important one for luxury automakers like Audi with its A3 and BMW with its 1 Series . The new model, however, aims to take a slice of that particular pie once it debuts as anticipated in production form at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in a couple of months from now

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First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG [w/video]

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Filed under: Performance , SUV , Mercedes-Benz , First Drives How The World’s Most Powerful Sport Utility Vehicle Fails At Being Absurd Twenty years ago, sport utility vehicles were trucks. They had big, heavy frames, solid axles and low-range four-wheel drive. At best, they would accelerate to 60 miles per hour in under nine seconds and top out just over 100 mph. “Handling” simply meant that they could keep all four wheels firmly planted while circling an onramp

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Official: Veilside bets on Black with Mercedes SL body kit

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Convertible , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , Tokyo Auto Salon There are hundreds of aftermarket tuners out there, but few hold the type of street cred that does Veilside. Long known for making Japan’s greatest sportscars even greater, Veilside has now turned its attention to the Mercedes-Benz SL . Not the newest one, mind you, because it’s not out yet. Instead, Veilside has taken to the Tokyo Auto Salon to unveil a conversion kit that turns the outgoing SL into something closer to the top-of-the-line SL65 AMG Black Series .

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Official: Veilside bets on Black with Mercedes SL body kit

Official: Veilside bets on Black with Mercedes SL body kit

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Convertible , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , Tokyo Auto Salon There are hundreds of aftermarket tuners out there, but few hold the type of street cred that does Veilside. Long known for making Japan’s greatest sportscars even greater, Veilside has now turned its attention to the Mercedes-Benz SL . Not the newest one, mind you, because it’s not out yet.

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Video: "The Mighty 190" gives props to an underappreciated Benz classic [NSFW]

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Filed under: Classics , Sedan , Videos , Mercedes-Benz , Humor There’s plenty you could say about the Mercedes-Benz 190 series. It’s built like a tank, for starters. You might even call it an enduring icon of the 1980s.

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