China Knowledge reported that Daimler AG's luxury car unit Mercedes-Benz unit sold 15,860 vehicles in China in April this year reflecting a YoY decrease of 8%. In the first four months of this year, the company delivered a record 70,580 units of Mercedes-Benz, Smart, AMG and Maybach in China upb y 15%YoY. Last month, the sales of Smart model were 1,434 units, taking the total sales in the first four months…

Mercedes-Benz’s AMG operation is preparing to enter Europe’s hot hatch ranks with its own powered-up version of the third-generation A-class. The new entry-level AMG model aims to challenge rivals such as the next-gen Ford Focus RS and Volkswagen Golf R with a combination of supercharged four-cylinder power and four-wheel drive. It is expected to go on sale about a year after standard versions of the new…

Foundation stone for all-electric portfolio in all vehicle classes " Of course, our customers will still get a combustion engine from Mercedes after 2030," Ola Källenius, Head of Daimler and Mercedes-Benz, stated. Although Mercedes is laying the foundations for a fully electric portfolio in all vehicle classes in this decade, there will be no stop to the production of combustion engines, either now or in…

Official topping-out ceremony in Jawor attended by Jadwiga Emilewicz, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology, and other Polish and German guests from Politics and Business. Markus Schäfer: “This is a strong sign of our commitment to the location and to German-Polish friendship.” 500 additional jobs will be created at Jawor site - doubling the number of employees to more than 1,000 in total. Jawor is…

China Knowledge reported that Daimler AG's luxury car unit Mercedes-Benz has sold 16,876 vehicles in China in the November this year, reflecting a YoY decrease of 6.6%. The figure last month was more than 15,859 units it realized in October this year. In the first eleven months of this year, the automaker saw its sales of Mercedes-Benz brand auto in China amounted to 177,301 units, 7,189 units or 4.2% more…

Mercedes-Benz delivered 139,920 vehicles tocustomers in the month of March, more than in any previous month (+6.5%). Thus, first-quarter sales were 3.5% higher than in the same period of the previous year (324,898 units). Despite the difficult start of the European automotive market into 2013 that remained below expectations, Mercedes-Benz was able to keep the previous years’ level and to gain market shares…

Mercedes-Benz is moving the entire production of its sprinter van to the Lowcountry. Operation is set to get underway by the middle of 2018. The expansion is Ladson means more jobs will need to be filled. The company says the new paint shop and body shop will add about 1,300 local jobs over the next two years. The jobs range from office positions to manufacturing. Since Mercedes-Benz opened in 2006, nearly…

Ironton Enterprises, a producer of merchant pig iron plans to invest $45.12 million in a new facility in West Paducah, which will preserve 66 jobs averaging $36 per hour with benefits. State officials approved economic development incentives for the project this morning in Frankfort at a monthly Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority board meeting. To help retain Ironton Enterprises in Western…