Just off the press! Mercedes Benz is reportedly working on rolling out different classes of trucks that are EEV (Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicles). Rumored to be issued as EEV vehicles are the Actros, Axor and Atego. Read more about the Mercedes Benz Blue Tec EEV trucks here.
On a different note, we had an awesome time at the Philly Auto Show this week! Naturally, the Mercedes Benz section was the hottest one there! We especially liked the look of the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG with it’s fine Gullwing doors, and slick red interior. Check back next week for some amazing pictures and videos from the event!
Things are looking up for Mercedes Benz this year! According to Business Week, sales for January 2010 are soaring (up 43.5%) thanks to a stronger economic forecast, and we couldn’t be happier! It looks like sales for the Mercedes Benz C-Class and the Mercedes Benz E-Class show the most marked improvements. Check out the January stats, and stop into Ray Catena Mercedes of Edison or Ray Catena Mercedes of Union to test drive a new Mercedes Benz car.
In continuation of our current obsession with Mercedes Benz commercials, we’ve stumbled upon this television ad for the Mercedes Benz E-Class Cabriolet. Let’s just say if the catchy tune playing in this commercial doesn’t have you boppin’ along in your seat, the adorable dog will surely capture your attention. Sitting in the back seat, with the wind whipping through his coat, this dog had all of us in the dealership thinking of our own pups and how much they LOVE riding in our Mercedes Benz cars!
“World Champions Mercedes GP unveiled their new MGP W01 car in Valencia prior to the commencement of pre-season testing on Monday.The team’s new challenger, which will be raced by Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, features the ‘Silver Arrow’ livery that the team unveiled at Mercedes-Benz’s museum in Stuttgart last week.
The design features an unusual version of the ‘V-nose’ trend started by Red Bull last season – the Mercedes’ nose being extremely slim and also having a dip in the middle. The chassis also sports a dorsal fin engine cover, albeit a much smaller one than that seen on cars launched by rivals in recent days.
Rosberg was the first of their drivers to try out the new car on Monday morning, with Schumacher to take over in the afternoon.”
The Ray CatenaMercedes dealerships in NJ have finally made it to the social media space, including two fantastic YouTube accounts (Edison and Union). Our favorite thing to do now is search through Mercedes Benz videos, and we’ve happened to stumble upon a slew of really awesome older Mercedes Benz TV commercials. Our recent favorite is a hilariously simple and short commercial for the Mercedes Benz E Class. It’s an older commercial, but revisiting it had all of us in the dealership in stitches. Check it out below.
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Okay, we’ll admit it: we’re a bit obsessed with Mercedes Benz. But, as it turns out, we’re not the only ones! We recently stumbled upon this funny article about The Ten Commandments for Mercedes Benz Owners. Check out a few of our favorites below, and read the full article to get the rest of the rules. Mercedes Benz forever!
1. Thou shall not have any false gods before me: If you drive a Mercedes-Benz and you claim that you love it, you should never, ever get any other type of car and love it more than your Benz. Your Mercedes Benz is your only friend.
5. Thou shall honor thy father and mother: You should always show your respect for older models of the Mercedes-Benz.
7. Thou shall not commit adultery: To drive any other car, any make, model, or any other Mercedes Benz that is not your own is extremely forbidden. That goes for looking at one or touching another one as well.
Hilarious! Don’t forget to check out the other ones!
We already knew the Mercedes BenzSLS AMG would be made in limited quantities, and even less of those models would actually be sold in the United States. Still, we couldn’t help but obsess over this beautifully made vehicle. However, with rumors circulating that the Mercedes BenzSLS AMG commercial will begin airing on U.S. televisions this coming May, we can’t help but wonder if Mercedes Benz might be sending more models than formerly expected. Critics say Mercedes Benz will air the commercial as a marketing ploy to revamp their image, but us Mercedes Benz lovers know that can’t be the case. So what is the purpose of airing this commercial in the U.S. if, indeed, the distribution of the SLS AMG vehicles is meant to be so limited. We can’t wait to find out!
Mercedes Benz has hit the nail on the head with this hilarious (and almost creepy) new commercial promoting the sale of their Used 1 vans. The message is clear, and the jack-in-the-box is…well…you’ll see for yourself. Watch the video below. Expect to laugh. Or cry. Let us know your reactions in the comment box below!
Detroit News spotted the 2012 Mercedes Benz SL a full two years before it’s set to his the 2012 Paris Motor Show, and we’re lucky they did! This exclusive sneak peak at the 2012 Mercedes Benz SL has us really excited for it’s lease. The 2012 SL maintains the car’s legendary classic layout, along with the retractable metal roof and long front and rear overhangs that have long been key features of this model. New to the 2012 Mercedes Benz SL is the upright grille, which came about due to pedestrian safety regulations in the European Union. Also different to this model is it’s location. Formerly production on Mercedes Benz SL models took place in Bremen, Germany, but the 2012 SL will be produced in Stuttgart.
What do you guys think of the 2012 Mercedes Benz SL?
PRNewswire announced today that Mercedes Benz has been ranked among Fortune magazine’s ‘100 Top Companies to Work For’! We already know what an incredible honor it is to be an employee of Mercedes Benz, but check out the excerpt below for what Fortune editors and MBUSA President and CEO, Ernst Lieb had to say about this amazing recognition.
“FORTUNE Deputy Managing Editor Hank Gilman says, “The most important considerations for this year’s list were hiring and the ways in which companies are helping their employees weather the recession. All 100 companies on our list are currently hiring, many of them aggressively, leading to more than 96,000 open job positions expected in the next year.”
“This is gratifying if you believe, as we do, that in order for a company to achieve long-term success, particularly in this economic environment, it has to have the full engagement, commitment and passion of its employees,” stated Ernst Lieb, President and CEO, MBUSA. ”Only then can you inspire your retail network to do the same and deliver the dream that customers associate with the Mercedes-Benz brand.”‘
Look for Mercedes Benz and the other ‘100 Top Companies to Work For’ in Fortune’s February 8th issue, on newsstands January 25th.
