https://www.scmp.com/rss/41143/feed Mercedes-Benz is part of German manufacturer Daimler AG, and the brand is used for luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. The name first appeared in 1926 under Daimler-Benz but traces its origins to Daimler's 1901 Mercedes and to Karl Benz's 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, widely regarded as the first automobile. Daimler also briefly owned US carmaker Chrysler. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com German automotive stocks fell after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 20 per cent tariff on all European car imports into the US. “Based on the Tariffs and Trade Barriers long placed on the U.S. and its great companies and workers by the European Union, if these Tariffs and Barriers are not soon broken down and removed, we will be placing a 20% Tariff on all of their cars coming into the U.S. Build them here!” Trump said in a tweet on Friday. Based on the Tariffs and Trade... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2152107/trump-threatens-impose-tariffs-european-car-imports-daimler-bmw?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2152107/trump-threatens-impose-tariffs-european-car-imports-daimler-bmw?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:04:12 +0000 Swedish truck maker AB Volvo dropped the chief executive of Volvo Cars from its board after Chinese billionaire Li Shufu, founder and chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, bought a 9.7 per cent stake in German car manufacturer Daimler. The move is the latest sign that the global auto industry is ratcheting up pressure on Geely, which owns Volvo Cars and has a 8.2 per cent stake in AB Volvo, to reveal its global strategy amid active asset buying around the world. “The reason Hakan Samuelsson... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2134968/ceo-geely-owned-volvo-cars-loses-board-seat-truck-maker-after-li?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2134968/ceo-geely-owned-volvo-cars-loses-board-seat-truck-maker-after-li?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Feb 2018 13:15:22 +0000 Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has reportedly spent US$3 billion for a stake of just under 3 per cent in German carmaker Daimler as it aims to become a global player. The shares, which were bought on the secondary market according to Reuters, provides further evidence that Geely, controlled by billionaire Li Shufu, is keen to access Daimler’s electric car battery technology and wants to set up an electric car joint venture with Mercedes-Benz parent in Wuhan, capital of central... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2132416/chinas-geely-takes-3pc-stake-daimler-eye-electric-car-venture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2132416/chinas-geely-takes-3pc-stake-daimler-eye-electric-car-venture?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Feb 2018 08:11:26 +0000 Daimler AG is recalling more than 1 million Mercedes-Benz cars and sport utility vehicles worldwide to address potential unintended airbag deployments, the German carmaker said on Monday. The safety recall covers 495,000 vehicles in the United States, 400,000 in Britain, 76,000 in Canada and a few hundred thousand in Germany, company officials said. An electrostatic discharge, coupled with a broken clock spring and insufficient grounding of steering components, can lead to inadvertent deployment... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2115635/german-carmaker-daimler-global-recall-1-million-vehicles-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2115635/german-carmaker-daimler-global-recall-1-million-vehicles-over?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Oct 2017 22:15:45 +0000 Vicente driving gloves (HK$6,000) by Herm?s Lamb shearling jacket (HK$54,990) by Bally Urban voyage bag (HK$13,990) by Bally Picnic hamper (HK$19,000) by Dunhill Shoes by Bottega Veneta (bottegaveneta.com) Sunglasses (HK$4,900) by Tods Sunglasses by Mercedes-Benz (mercedes-benz.com) Bags by Escada(escada.com) Adryanne driver trainers (HK$3,790) by Bally Challenge Pilot watch by CVSTOS (cvstos.com) https://www.scmp.com/article/1008366/cruise-control?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1008366/cruise-control?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:00:00 +0000 The Mercedes-Benz B-Class seems a car for many tastes - a hatchback with almost van-like space. First launched in 2005, the Compact Sports Tourer has been a success, thanks to its build safety and smoothness of its front-wheel-drive ride. The latest B-Class is more agile and efficient, and with lots of updates. 'No model change in the history of Mercedes-Benz has ever seen so many new developments introduced in one fell swoop,' says Reiner Hoeps, chief operating officer of Mercedes-Benz Hong... https://www.scmp.com/article/995562/transport-all-tastes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/995562/transport-all-tastes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Trainer David Hall was as stunned as anyone when Berio was sensationally backed into favouritism in the last race, a Class Two Handicap where a trio of expensive imports began their campaigns towards the most prestigious race. The Sha Tin tote board lit up as Berio was slammed from as much as $150 to jump $36.50, an avalanche of money crunching the seven-year-old's odds, a single bet of HK$4.5 million arriving seconds before the kick among the deluge of support. 'It's amazing to see that sort... https://www.scmp.com/article/991854/brown-lamped-berio-gets-money-derby-aspirants-have-mixed-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/991854/brown-lamped-berio-gets-money-derby-aspirants-have-mixed-day?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Sales of Mercedes-Benz cars in Hong Kong have surged by almost a third in the year to date and are on pace to trump last year's record, a top executive said yesterday. 'We have outperformed the market,' Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong chief operating officer Claus Weidner said. Local sales of Mercedes-branded cars rose 30.1 per cent in the past eight months to 3,815 units, according to the company. If the pace holds, the luxury car unit of Germany's Daimler is set to beat last year's sales... https://www.scmp.com/article/978352/mercedes-benz-sees-strong-rise-sales?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/978352/mercedes-benz-sees-strong-rise-sales?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000 The latest heavy-duty trucks must comply with increasingly tight emissions laws, save diesel costs for shareholders and be sufficiently comfortable to keep drivers' eyes on the road for the long haul. Mercedes-Benz's newest Actros is probably the most advanced truck on the road. Already Euro VI compliant, it undercuts exhaust emission standards by up to 80 per cent, and in a 10,000-kilometre test drive with 40-tonne loads between Amsterdam and Stettin, a new 1845 BlueTec 5 Actros ran on 7.6... https://www.scmp.com/article/974100/drivers-get-pampered?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/974100/drivers-get-pampered?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0000 The Mercedes-Benz CL-Class coupe arrived last week with a facelift, new engine and lots of safety technology. The marque has reworked the bonnet, V-shaped the radiator grille and curved the headlamps. There are also three air intake openings and a chrome trim strip on the front bumper. The headlamps are controlled by the marque's Intelligent Light System and have Adaptive Highbeam Assist, in which a camera spots oncoming vehicles then adjusts to avoid dazzling drivers. The new model also... https://www.scmp.com/article/734393/mercedes-safety-features-go-hi-tech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/734393/mercedes-safety-features-go-hi-tech?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:00:00 +0000 1 Noko specialises in Japanese-inspired outfits for babies, girls and boys, including everything from rompers to jackets, headbands to blankets. The Haname (meaning 'blooming flower') dress (HK$93) is in satin with a velvet skirt and comes in a variety of colours and prints. Available online at www.nokobaby.com. 2 Little Red Riding Hood and her wolf come to life in this 100 per cent cotton range from Jacadi. Called Au Pays Des Contes (The Land of the Fairy Tales), the set is suitable for all... https://www.scmp.com/article/733589/more-stocking-fillers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/733589/more-stocking-fillers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG unveiling ceremony and launch party Where: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre When: July 16 What: Luxury marque Mercedes-Benz's SLS AMG sports car was unveiled at the party. The evening's highlights were the pyrotechnic and bungee dances performed by Circus O, a Canada-based stunt show troupe. Who: Attending the party were Almen Wong, Helen Wong, Philip Ma, Yvette Yuen and Charlotte Chen. https://www.scmp.com/article/721455/wingding-gull-wing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/721455/wingding-gull-wing?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0000 When the government seizes a bicycle, discards a computer or comes across an abandoned toaster at a housing estate, it sells them to the public by auction at the Government Logistics Centre in Chai Wan. Last Thursday morning, 60 people crowded into a small room hoping to score a good deal on a huge array of goods, from air conditioners to rice cookers and even a Mercedes-Benz. Among the items for sale: a batch of 63 bicycles seized by the government from Tin Yan Estate in Yuen Long. It took... https://www.scmp.com/article/720577/bargain-hk41-they-dont-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/720577/bargain-hk41-they-dont-work?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0000 It appears that not all automakers are in the red. German import Mercedes-Benz engineered a massive bash at the Convention and Exhibition Centre's Grand Hall on Tuesday to unveil its newest E-class models. In addition to the cost of decorations, a DJ, booze and snacks, organisers also tried to excite the crowd of Mercedes owners and fans with additional entertainment in the form of Taiwan taiko drumming group U-Theatre - featured in the 2007 movie The Drummer - as well as clog dance... https://www.scmp.com/article/680909/mercedes-drums-excitement-tapping-rich-vein?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/680909/mercedes-drums-excitement-tapping-rich-vein?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 May 2009 16:00:00 +0000 BMW unveils new 3 Series BMW revealed pictures of its new 3 Series on Monday. Due for a September launch in Europe, the compact is the marque's most popular car in Hong Kong and will be unveiled here 'by the end of the year', says BMW Concessionaires (HK) spokesman Eric Leung. The revised 3 Series (above) is offered with five petrol and five diesel derivatives, the highlights of which are the marque's new 245 brake horsepower diesel 330d engine and the three-litre, twin-turbocharged unit that... https://www.scmp.com/article/645761/footdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/645761/footdown?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Four Distinguished Sales Awards (DSA) winners from Zung Fu (China) found their path to success in their Chinese thinking. Sales adviser Ray Zhou Weiying said selling the Mercedes-Benz car was an experience equivalent to a tactic in the Art of War, an ancient Chinese book on military strategies by philosopher Sun Tzu - 'Know yourself, know your enemy, and you shall win every battle'. Based in Guangzhou, Mr Zhou has been a sales adviser with the company for four years. He regards knowledge and... https://www.scmp.com/article/641296/different-approaches-work-sales-staff?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/641296/different-approaches-work-sales-staff?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Dieter Zetsche, the walrus-moustached chairman of Germany's Daimler, flew into Fujian province yesterday morning promising to revive the Mercedes brand in the mainland by building a two billion yuan commercial mini-van factory in Fuzhou. Fujian Daimler Automotive, the 50-50 joint venture of Daimler and Fujian Motor Industry Group, will introduce the commercial mini-van by the middle of 2009 with an initial production capacity of 40,000 vehicles a year. The commercial mini-van is similar to... https://www.scmp.com/article/612795/daimler-plans-fuzhou-facility-mini-vans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/612795/daimler-plans-fuzhou-facility-mini-vans?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:00:00 +0000 A 17-year-old boy accused of stealing a mobile phone from a schoolgirl was arrested after being hit by a car while fleeing three off-duty policemen in Tin Hau yesterday. The boy was in stable condition last night in Ruttonjee Hospital with injuries to his head and hand. The boy allegedly snatched the phone from the girl in Causeway Road about 7.45am and ran towards North Point. The girl shouted for help, alerting the off-duty officers. After running about 200 metres, the boy was hit by a... https://www.scmp.com/article/589622/mobile-phone-thief-hit-car?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/589622/mobile-phone-thief-hit-car?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Confusion reigns over recalls for vehicles bought through parallel importers Confusion over who is responsible for alerting owners of parallel imported cars about recalls means vehicles with potentially deadly defects are being driven on Hong Kong roads. The Transport Department, which has the only fully comprehensive database of car ownership in Hong Kong, contacts owners about recalls only if car manufacturers ask it to do so. Of the 35 vehicle recalls last year, car companies asked the... https://www.scmp.com/article/584665/car-owners-not-told-about-deadly-defects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/584665/car-owners-not-told-about-deadly-defects?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:00:00 +0000 'It's pleasing to see the improvement made in just one year' The HK$3 million Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby Trial at Sha Tin has taken a quantum leap, in terms of quality, over its 2006 counterpart, with the likely field having an average rating of 102 compared to last year's more modest figure of 95. However, despite its modest origins, the subsequent form of last year's winner Hello Pretty has ensured the race has been given the appropriate respect and, although currently tagged as a... https://www.scmp.com/article/581299/quality-field-makes-derby-trial-attractive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/581299/quality-field-makes-derby-trial-attractive?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Two car clubs revved up in Yuen Long Industrial Estate last Sunday. The Hong Kong Galant club lined up a dozen Mitsubishis and proved that the Japanese marque has a loyal following in the New Territories. The Galant lads (right, centre) are a hairy-chested bunch, but they soon warmed to Foot Down when we asked them to rev their sparkling, 2.4-litre and 2.6-litre engines. After their group photograph, they all glided off like a pack of great whites, presumably to rip into a lone Subaru WRX at... https://www.scmp.com/article/537869/footdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/537869/footdown?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:00:00 +0000 Elegant orchestral music and beautiful women created the backdrop at the launch of Mercedes-Benz's eighth-generation S-Class luxury vehicle yesterday. Jutta Aulich, chief operating officer of Mercedes-Benz China, said the carmaker was hoping to sell the new model to people over 35. The new version is replacing a model series that sold 500,000 units around the world between 1998 and 2005, of which 3,000 were sold in Hong Kong. The S350L is selling for $1.28 million and the S500L for $1.49 ... https://www.scmp.com/article/518563/sleek-and-not-meek?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/518563/sleek-and-not-meek?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:00:00 +0000 A cocktail party marked the launch of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class sports utility vehicle at Isola Bar and Grill. The restaurant at IFC Mall was transformed into a jungle for the night as loyal Mercedes-Benz customers and local celebrities were invited to the exclusive preview of the vehicle. Organisers went to great lengths to give the party an air of mystery. Not only did guests have to meander through a dark tunnel draped with wild vines to the sound of animals in the background, but the... https://www.scmp.com/article/509154/awe-jungle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/509154/awe-jungle?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:00:00 +0000 Body-painted dancers and jungle music were used to launch Mercedes-Benz's second-generation M-Class sport-utility vehicle (SUV) yesterday. It might have seemed a touch undignified for a company once best known for producing luxury sedans for the super-rich. But Mercedes is aiming the ML500 and ML350 at a young audience. Where the first-generation SUVs appealed to people aged 45 to 50, Mercedes hopes to sell the new models to 35-to-40-year-olds. More specifically, chief operating officer... https://www.scmp.com/article/507598/mercedes-sets-sights-young-suv?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/507598/mercedes-sets-sights-young-suv?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Jul 2005 16:00:00 +0000 MERCEDES-BENZ CARS are a dream product to sell because of their excellent quality and reputation, according to the winning team from Zung Fu Company. 'To a large extent we assist our customer in buying the best car for them within our range. They already want to buy a Mercedes-Benz,' said sales consultant Phibee Wong. 'Selling a Mercedes-Benz to a customer is easy - everyone can do it. However, to really give good analysis to assist the customer to make the best decision is our task and duty,'... https://www.scmp.com/article/502943/customer-care-tops-priority-list?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/502943/customer-care-tops-priority-list?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Jun 2005 16:00:00 +0000 An appetite for number-crunching and enthusiasm for a world-famous car brand will come in handy for the following role. Thanks to the expansion of its scope of business, hand-in-hand with continued growth, a household-name car manufacturer is seeking to recruit a high-calibre executive controller to join its finance and controlling department. A wholly owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler, Mercedes-Benz China is responsible for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau... https://www.scmp.com/article/490418/luxury-carmaker-needs-controller-driving-seat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/490418/luxury-carmaker-needs-controller-driving-seat?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Feb 2005 16:00:00 +0000 They say that in some of the more dangerous parts of the world, life is cheap. But while life itself may not carry a high price, protecting it does. And there are those who will pay up to $20 million to have theirs protected by a fully armoured Maybach, a luxury car so tough its passengers can lie back, sip champagne and watch the bullets bounce off its 5cm-thick windows. The car, which weighs almost as much as an elephant, can withstand grenade attacks, gassings, fires and flat... https://www.scmp.com/article/487967/kidnap-proof-motoring-snip-20m?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/487967/kidnap-proof-motoring-snip-20m?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Feb 2005 16:00:00 +0000 If you've never stepped into the Maybach showroom in Repulse Bay because you thought you'd never be able to afford one of the cars, then it may interest you to know that the luxury car dealer recently featured items that, with some clever budgeting, may one day be within reach. On Thursday night, Harry Winston Jewellers celebrated the launch of its timepieces and the Maybach showroom was lined with showcases of diamond watches and jewellery. A car will set you back about US$300,000, but... https://www.scmp.com/article/479990/glittering-showcase-luxury?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/479990/glittering-showcase-luxury?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:00:00 +0000 If you've never stepped into the Maybach showroom in Repulse Bay because you thought you'd never be able to afford one of the cars, then it may interest you to know that the luxury car dealer recently featured items that, with some clever budgeting, may one day be within reach. On Thursday night, Harry Winston Jewellers celebrated the launch of its timepieces and the Maybach showroom was lined with showcases of diamond watches and jewellery. A car will set you back about US$300,000, but... https://www.scmp.com/article/479994/glittering-showcase-luxury?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/479994/glittering-showcase-luxury?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:00:00 +0000 We love receiving your letters, even when they're not necessarily favourable. Reader 'Richard H' says we didn't mention the prize for the best-presented car in last weeks' write-ups of the Chater Road Classic Car show. 'Did it have no significance?' he writes. 'I may be biased - I built the car that won that award [David Keattch's 1957 Austin Healey 100/6].' Richard H also points out that one of our photos of a side mount spare wheel did not in fact belong to a 1947 MG TC. Apologies,... https://www.scmp.com/article/476058/foot-down?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/476058/foot-down?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:00:00 +0000 THIS IS THE LIFE! The rear door of the Maybach 62 opens 85 degrees to reveal an expanse of plush velour carpeting, beautiful wood trims, an Alcantara-lined ceiling and leathered everything. You know the quality and craftsmanship is top-notch, and how sweet is the aroma of that rich Grand Nappa leather. You don't need to twist your waist to avoid the door edge, duck under the window rim or even angle your ankles to avoid the back of the front seat. You just walk up to a Maybach, step... https://www.scmp.com/article/460018/strong-silent-type?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/460018/strong-silent-type?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:00:00 +0000 Mercedes-Benz took up the challenge from Range Rover when it introduced the M-Class in 1998. Although the model remains basically unchanged, it has been given two updates to keep it fresh against a raft of new opposition. New engines and cosmetic improvements headed the list of M-Class upgrades released in 2000. Mercedes-Benz is working on an all-new replacement, which is not expected to hit the road until late next year. The ML500 215kW V8 is a gem of an engine, and is hooked up to a slick... https://www.scmp.com/article/450686/ml500-215kw-v8?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/450686/ml500-215kw-v8?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Apr 2004 16:00:00 +0000 Getting married is expensive in China, especially in the north. Let's look at the example of a small village in Liaoning province that Niuniu has visited. The annual income of an average household is less than HK$4,000, but a wedding will cost the groom's family at least $20,000. The parents of the grooms are expected to have a house built for the newlyweds, arrange a banquet with more than 10 tables and buy basic electronic appliances such as a TV and refrigerator. When asked why a wedding... https://www.scmp.com/article/429690/peoples-republic-desire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/429690/peoples-republic-desire?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Sep 2003 16:00:00 +0000 Your photo and caption 'Strife in the slow lane' (June 19), about a protest against a $100 vehicle departure tax, typifies the cynical attitude of some Hongkongers. The first four cars are Mercedes Benz, followed by what looks like a Porsche and another Benz. The first two Benz carry Jockey Club badges. These people appear to be doing very well from their cross-border activities, yet whine that 'the proposed tax is not fair'. I wonder how many of them protested against the $400 monthly levy... https://www.scmp.com/article/419128/people-more-privilege-compassion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/419128/people-more-privilege-compassion?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Jun 2003 16:00:00 +0000 Hong Kong remains a thriving market for the world's most expensive cars. Enthusiasts are placing orders before the launch of Rolls-Royce's latest model, the Phantom, and the Maybach from DaimlerChrysler. The Rolls-Royce dealership in Hong Kong has already received 'a few orders' for the Phantom, which is due to arrive in showrooms next month, although it declined to say how many. The luxury vehicle, manufactured in Goodwood, England, costs $6.6 million, which includes a hefty sales tax of $2... https://www.scmp.com/article/413749/super-rich-retain-their-desire-luxury-cars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/413749/super-rich-retain-their-desire-luxury-cars?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Apr 2003 16:00:00 +0000 The new vehicle tax won't just smash car dealers' rice bowls. According to James Tien Pei-chun, a lover of fast cars and one of Legco's wealthiest members, it may well ruin Hong Kong's international image when our streets are emptied of Porsches, Mercedes and Ferraris in a few years. So now is not the time for fellow tycoon and Legco member David Li 'Baby' Kwok-po to worry about buying his dream car, a Maybach, the world's most expensive luxury vehicle. (The Chinese tabloids have taken to... https://www.scmp.com/article/409314/lodown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/409314/lodown?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:00:00 +0000 A suspected drink-driver was arrested after his Mercedes-Benz slammed into the back of a refuse truck in Princess Margaret Road, Kowloon Tong, at 3am. https://www.scmp.com/article/396297/mercedes-hits-refuse-truck?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/396297/mercedes-hits-refuse-truck?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Nov 2002 16:00:00 +0000 Mercedes-Benz will build its Vision GST (Grand Sports Tourer) in Vance, Alabama, in 2004. First displayed in Detroit, Michigan, earlier this year, the new vehicle is described as a combination between a sport utility vehicle, a station wagon and a touring car. https://www.scmp.com/article/390691/cars-news?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/390691/cars-news?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Sep 2002 16:00:00 +0000 Your correspondent John Barclay criticised Hong Kong drivers and the latest advert from Mercedes-Benz 'Car firm must scrap advertising campaign' (Sunday Morning Post, July 14). There are many bad drivers in Hong Kong, for two reasons. First of all, learner drivers are banned from certain areas, for example, the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, and can only learn how to handle these places once they have a licence. Also, because of the relatively short distances private drivers cover, it is difficult for... https://www.scmp.com/article/386476/bad-driving-caused-lack-experience?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/386476/bad-driving-caused-lack-experience?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2002 16:00:00 +0000 I CAN SENSE the disbelief on the other end of the telephone. Not because an arts editor wants to test drive the new Mercedes-Benz 320 CLK Elegance, but probably because I am female. The questions follow. Do you have a valid driver's licence? Yes. How long have you been driving? Fourteen years (not counting the two I drove without one, thanks to older friends with cars). Have you driven a Mercedes-Benz? Since 1988, when I first drove around Happy Valley in my father's old 280 SEL sedan, I have... https://www.scmp.com/article/386509/elegant-sufficiency?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/386509/elegant-sufficiency?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2002 16:00:00 +0000 Your correspondent John Barclay objects to the current Mercedes-Benz advert on television 'Car firm must scrap advertising campaign' (Sunday Morning Post, July 14). Mr Barclay is concerned because the advert shows a Mercedes changing lanes in a tunnel and he believes this 'encourages dangerous driving'. He is quite wrong. There is nothing wrong with changing lanes inside a tunnel. As is clear from the advert, this is a left-hand-driven Mercedes-Benz driving on the right side of the road, and... https://www.scmp.com/article/385765/advert-does-not-encourage-dangerous-driving?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/385765/advert-does-not-encourage-dangerous-driving?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Jul 2002 16:00:00 +0000 IN 1921, German Karl Wilhelm Maybach created what he considered to be the world's most luxurious car. The engineer was also responsible for a 410 brake-horsepower V12 diesel engine which, in 1933, powered the Fliegende Hamburg train, as well as a 750bhp power unit for the German army's feared Tiger tank towards the end of World War II. Maybach was the son of the 'king of designers', Wilhelm Maybach, an engineer partner of Gottlieb Daimler and responsible for the development of many early... https://www.scmp.com/article/385736/marvellous-maybach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/385736/marvellous-maybach?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Jul 2002 16:00:00 +0000 I refer to the letter from Philip Smith (Sunday Morning Post, June 30) , responding to my own on June 9 about Mercedes-Benz's current advertising campaign. As a lifelong cyclist, I fully agree with his views about the benefits of cycling, and commend his pioneering role in cycling on the dangerous roads of Hong Kong. However, I think if he reads my letter a little more carefully he will find that I nowhere say that Mercedes drivers are good, merely that they are better than the Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/article/385075/car-firm-must-scrap-advertising-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/385075/car-firm-must-scrap-advertising-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Jul 2002 16:00:00 +0000 I read with interest the letter from John Barclay headlined 'Car advert adopts tunnel vision towards safety' (Sunday Morning Post, June 9). Mr Barclay enthused over the skills and virtues of the region's Mercedes-Benz drivers. Clearly your correspondent is not a cyclist. If he were, I am certain he would have a very different view regarding the temperament of drivers of his favourite marque. As a Hong Kong cyclist, two out of three of my most 'memorable' incidents on our roads have been the... https://www.scmp.com/article/383682/cyclists-very-different-view-drivers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/383682/cyclists-very-different-view-drivers?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Jun 2002 16:00:00 +0000 A Mercedes-Benz owned by legislator Philip Wong Yu-hong's company burst into flames in Central after the 35-year-old driver saw smoke billowing out from under the bonnet. The driver jumped out of the car before it burst into flames. https://www.scmp.com/article/377267/lawmakers-car-catches-fire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/377267/lawmakers-car-catches-fire?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:00:00 +0000 We are extremely disappointed that an article containing errors and inaccurate information was published in the April 7 issue of Sunday Money in the Bottom Line column. No effort was made by the author, Giles Keeble, to contact us to obtain the facts. For example, among a number of misleading items, it states 'Mercedes has no maintenance outlets' in China. This is false information presented as fact by Mr Keeble. We do not accept this, as the information is completely untrue. To date,... https://www.scmp.com/article/376892/mercedes-benz-defends-mainland-service-ability?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/376892/mercedes-benz-defends-mainland-service-ability?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Apr 2002 16:00:00 +0000 The owner of a Mercedes-Benz car had it smashed up in public in support of another owner who did the same thing in December, an act condemned by the company and a delegate to the NPC. Six men used hammers to destroy the exterior of a white Mercedes-Benz S320 on Friday in front of a large crowd at the entrance to a wild animal park in Wuhan, Hubei province. It was the same location where a similar model was smashed up in December, the Beijing Youth Daily reported yesterday. The owner is a... https://www.scmp.com/article/373696/second-mercedes-smashed-supporter-first-protester?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/373696/second-mercedes-smashed-supporter-first-protester?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Mar 2002 16:00:00 +0000 Mercedes-Benz yesterday accused a man who destroyed one of its cars to protest against defective parts of staging a groundless publicity stunt. Wang Sheng, chairman of the Wuhan Wild Animal Park, ordered five men to smash the SLK230 he bought for 700,000 yuan (HK$660,000) a year ago. Wednesday's demolition in Wuhan, Hubei province, was watched by hundreds of spectators and the press. He said the car had serious defects that had been repaired several times, to no avail, and that the company... https://www.scmp.com/article/367258/mercedes-benz-deplores-car-wrecking-stunt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/367258/mercedes-benz-deplores-car-wrecking-stunt?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Dec 2001 16:00:00 +0000 The disgruntled owner of a Mercedes-Benz sports car has had it wrecked with sledgehammers to protest over defects and the company's refusal to exchange or take back the vehicle. Wang Sheng began his two-day protest on Tuesday when he had a cow pull his car through the streets of Wuhan in Hubei province after he claimed repeated requests to the manufacturer, the retailer and a consumer watchdog over repossession of the vehicle had failed. On Wednesday, Mr Wang, chairman of the Wuhan Wild Animal... https://www.scmp.com/article/367220/demolish-my-mercedes-orders-angry-owner?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/367220/demolish-my-mercedes-orders-angry-owner?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:00:00 +0000 Finding yourself lost on a strange road or stuck with nothing to drive to but your wife's favourite CD could be problems of the past if the latest prototypes from Mercedes reach the market. One year after Ken Enders, vice-president of Mercedes-Benz USA, described the car of the future as a personal networking device, the company has unveiled the road map for its next generation Internet auto-access. At Comdex this week, DaimlerChrysler unveiled its InfoFuelling system, which will enable... https://www.scmp.com/article/363144/mercedes-unveils-net-wise-driving?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/363144/mercedes-unveils-net-wise-driving?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:00:00 +0000