Mercedes-Benz USA Notes Sales Decrease Of 7.5 Percent In August 2009

2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, exterior front view

Mercedes-Benz USA is reporting that for the month of August 2009, sales were off 7.5 percent with 17,112 units sold ? MBUSA’s best performance so far this year. As a result, sales at Mercedes-Benz USA now total 158,519 new units through the first eight months of the year, down 25.3 percent compared to 2008’s eight month YTD total.

Hybrid shopping specials this Black Friday?

Any after Thanksgiving deals?One of the biggest shopping days of the year is fast approaching, and the deals aren’t limited to laptops or a new pair of socks. Often, Black Friday can be the best day to buy a new car.Unfortunately, demand for hybrid cars has typically been too high »»

Honda cracks open the p-nut concept

Honda's urban vision

The Honda P-NUT concept is one of those concepts that seems both ahead of its time, and just in time.

The P-NUT is an urban commuting vehicle with an usual seating configuration – a perfect vehicle for those regular single person commutes, but with the ability to »»


Mercedes-Benz BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS Second Look

Mercedes-Benz today has again detailed one member of their modularly constructed electric car family? the Mercedes BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS. Based on the BlueZERO E-CELL (one of the models unveiled late last year that’s driven only by a battery-powered electric drive), the BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS features the same battery powered »»

A Chinese-owned GM?

Chinese roads are filling up fastWhat’s the best selling car in China? That’s right. It’s GM’s Buick. And soon China could represent one of GM’s biggest markets for hybrid and electric vehicles.So, what better way for China to capitalize on the Chinese love of Buick and build a robust Chinese »»