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                • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
                  Automobiles
                  European carmakers bet on a future with e-fuel vehicles

                  Use of alternative fuels will allow companies to keep selling combustion-engine models into the next decade, say executives

                  A Greenpeace activist protests at the International Motor Show in Munich on Tuesday.
                • Tuesday, 20 June, 2023
                  Human rights
                  Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes hit by Xinjiang forced labour complaint

                  Carmakers are the target of one the first cases brought under Germany’s new supply chain law

                  Shanghai Volkswagen, a joint venture between Volkswagen Group and SAIC Motor
                • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
                  Mercedes chief hits out at EU tariffs set to penalise carmakers

                  Ola Källenius calls for delay in post-Brexit sourcing rules and warns new tariffs will dent industry competitiveness

                  A person connects an electric charging plug to a Mercedes-Benz car
                • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
                  Mercedes-Benz puts forward China pragmatist to chair supervisory board

                  Carmaker set to appoint BASF chief Martin Brudermüller who last year warned against ‘China bashing’

                  Visitors view Mercedes-Benz vehicles at an auto show in Shanghai
                • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
                  LexElectric vehicles
                  China EVs/Mercedes: pain of export push will extend beyond mass market Premium content

                  Higher-end vehicle maker needs to speed up electrification

                  The Mercedes-Benz logo
                • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
                  Mercedes-Benz chief says cutting China ties would be ‘unthinkable’

                  Ola Källenius’s comments come amid political debate over the best approach to Beijing

                  Ola Källenius
                • Friday, 17 February, 2023
                  Mercedes-Benz posts profit rise but warns on ‘sluggish’ demand in Europe

                  German carmaker says rapid spread of Covid-19 in China is also affecting sentiment

                  A Mercedes logo in Germany
                • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
                  Supply chains
                  German carmakers signal easing of supply chain woes

                  BMW and Mercedes enjoy jump in sales at end of last year as supply outlook improves

                  A Mercedes-Benz hybrid car on the assembly line
                • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
                  Automobiles
                  Mercedes chief warns of rising protectionism in car industry

                  Comments by Ola Källenius come as carmaker announces plans to build 10,000 charging points

                  Mercedes-Benz EQ electric battery electric vehicle
                • Monday, 12 December, 2022
                  Rivian Automotive, Inc.
                  Rivian halts plan for European electric van plant with Mercedes-Benz

                  US start-up looks to preserve cash pile and focus on domestic production as economic conditions deteriorate

                  Assembly line workers at Rivian’s electric vehicle factory in Normal, Illinois, US
                • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
                  Electric vehicles
                  Electric vehicle maker Rivian and Mercedes team up in Europe

                  Amazon-backed start-up and German carmaker will share costs at factory that will build vans for each brand

                  Workers inspect a Rivian electric pick-up truck on an assembly line at its manufacturing facility in Illinois, US
                • Wednesday, 24 August, 2022
                  Inside BusinessJoe Miller
                  Fine wines and high-end cars make for a German renaissance

                  Vintners and car manufacturers are recognising that luxury is linked to scarcity

                • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
                  Mercedes raises guidance as luxury demand boosts revenue

                  Upmarket carmakers shrug off recession prospect despite Jaguar Land Rover booking £524mn quarterly loss

                  A Mercedes S-Class sedan on the assembly line
                • Monday, 18 July, 2022
                  Mercedes’ F1 team to invest in sustainable flight fuel

                  Motorsport has come under sharp scrutiny for its carbon-intensive travel regime

                  Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton takes part in this year’s Austrian Grand Prix
                • Monday, 6 June, 2022
                  HTSI
                  Caw blimey! Behind the wheel of a legendary Gullwing 

                  As a rare Mercedes-Benz 300 SL comes up for sale, we take it out for the test drive 

                  Hilton & Moss’ 1956 Gullwing
                • Saturday, 28 May, 2022
                  Mercedes considers culling F1 engine client

                  Team that supplies McLaren, Williams and Aston Martin says leasing to rivals is no longer “compelling”

                  Mercedes driver George Russell during practice for the Monaco Grand Prix
                • Friday, 20 May, 2022
                  News in-depth
                  Mercedes-Benz faces steep road to reach ‘luxury’ status

                  Muted response to strategy change underlines lengths to which traditional automakers must go to generate enthusiasm

                  A Vision AMG show car offers glimpse of an all-electric future for Mercedes
                • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
                  Mercedes axes cheaper models in bid for luxury brand status

                  Chief Ola Källenius targets profit margins closer to those of rivals Porsche and Ferrari

                  Mercedes S500 luxury saloon
                • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
                  Automobiles
                  Mercedes and BMW offload car-sharing venture to Stellantis

                  German carmakers abandon lossmaking service once hailed as a ‘cornerstone’ of their business strategy

                  A display of a Mercedes’ Car2Go vehicle
                • Friday, 11 February, 2022
                  Mercedes set for bumper earnings after prioritising higher-end models

                  German carmaker expected to enjoy profits surge despite semiconductor shortages

                  A Mercedes S-class car at a factory in Sindelfingen, Germany
                • Monday, 3 January, 2022
                  Mercedes electric car breaks 1,000km charge barrier

                  German automaker hopes technology in prototype will encourage customers to switch to battery-powered vehicles

                  The Mercedes Vision EQXX
                • Sunday, 26 December, 2021
                  Automobiles
                  German carmakers enjoy record prices for luxury models as production falls

                  Supply constraints and soaring demand boost prices for Audi, BMW and Mercedes

                • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
                  Grenfell Tower disaster
                  Mercedes F1 team and Grenfell-linked insulation group scrap partnership

                  Sponsorship by Kingspan axed after outrage from survivors and victims’ families as well as government criticism

                  Britain’s Lewis Hamilton makes a pit stop during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jiddah
                • Friday, 3 December, 2021
                  Mercedes F1 team rejects calls to drop Grenfell-linked company as sponsor

                  Survivors of UK tower block fire demand end to ties with insulation maker Kingspan

                  Mercedes cars
                • Saturday, 27 November, 2021
                  HTSI
                  Virgil Abloh’s final collaboration

                  The Louis Vuitton designer, who has just died aged 41, made a career of his many diverse interests. His last one was with Mercedes-Benz

                  Project Maybach, the electric show car
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