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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.
Economic and technological strength may have instilled pride and devotion, but there needs to be tolerance and acceptance of diversity for the nation to move forward on the global stage.
- The couple reportedly met in Ihop in Union City in 2018, though other sources say they had known each other before that; Bob proposed by singing a song from The Greatest Showman at Taj Mahal
- The pair have been accused of receiving bribes from Egyptians that include gold bars, cash and a Mercedes-Benz – gifted to Nadine after she ran over a pedestrian in a fatal accident the year before
Industry and information technology minister touts benefits of setting up R&D centres in China and teaming up with domestic firms, as inbound investments have slowed amid geopolitical tensions.
Property agents say they expect sales to increase as a result of the end of curbs.
Deal highlights the increasing influence Chinese companies have on the development of the global EV industry, analyst says.
The Shanghai-based carmaker said the ET9, an executive sedan with a host of cutting-edge technologies it has developed, will be priced at about US$112,151, and is expected in the first quarter of 2025.
The venture will aim to install at least 1,000 high-power charging stations with about 7,000 charging piles in the world’s largest EV market by the end of 2026 to ‘provide Chinese customers with premium charging services’, BMW says.
Japanese carmakers will display EV concepts to send the message they are willing and able to make battery-powered car sightings more common on the country’s roads in the years to come.
Wheels could come off bid to end use of fossil fuel cars if government ends tax breaks to make electric vehicles more attractive, campaigners warn.
Ai’s A Ton of Tea, a cube-shaped sculpture of tea leaves and wood and to go on show at M+ museum, was created to highlight the drink’s major role in Chinese culture.
The luxury German carmaker says there’s ‘big demand’ for its EVs so that’s all it wants to sell in Malaysia by 2030. But China’s BYD and Elon Musk’s Tesla want a slice of the pie, too.
Plain-clothes officers foil knife attack plan and arrest two men in early morning operation outside shopping centre in Tseung Kwan O.
The Chinese premier pitched ‘openness and cooperation’ as pressure mounts in Brussels to protect the bloc from economic dependencies and strengthen its resilience.
Online photograph shows luxury saloon squeezed between two buses on busy road.
Tesla retains its lead by providing buyers with a network of charging points, but city needs more, soon.
Premium electric-carmakers in China are bearing the brunt of a slowdown, with some players cutting prices to survive cutthroat competition.
Delays to VW’s key project and Mercedes’ move to cut prices of its flagship EV have raised doubts over the electrification targets of the German carmakers, who want to usurp the title from rival Tesla.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will lead a business delegation to China this week against a backdrop of worsening relations between Beijing and Berlin and growing calls to reduce reliance on the world’s No 2 economy.
A battery-powered version of Mercedes-Benz’s famed S-class sedan, the 2022 EQS 580 is set to take on Tesla’s Model S … and we got to take it for a test drive
Beijing-based BeyonCa expects to challenge the likes of BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi in China’s growing luxury car market segment.
Woman arrested after her Mercedes-Benz hits two other cars, injuring herself and drivers of both vehicles.
Strong sales of the D9 MPV from the joint venture between BYD and Mercedes-Benz shows that a growing number of Chinese drivers are making the switch to battery-powered vehicles.
The Beijing-based carmaker has started taking orders for the six-seater SUV, which is priced from 359,800 yuan (US$50,730) to 399,800 yuan. The first batch of cars will be delivered in November.
Five new electric vehicles, including models from Li Auto and Seres’ and Huawei’s Aito, aim to siphon off demand for foreign luxury brands.
The US offshored its rare earths mining to China in the 1980s and Deng Xiaoping once called it his country’s answer to ‘oil in the Middle East’. But now thousands of miners have streamed across the border to northern Myanmar, where fish no longer swim in the rivers and the water is unsafe to drink.
The second-richest man in Asia after Gautam Adani owns over 70 luxury cars, from Mercedes-Benzs and Land Rovers to India’s most expensive car, his Rolls-Royce Cullinan
The legendary boxer loves to lavish millions on luxury houses, jets, cars, jewellery and bags, as well as betting big on sport – now YouTuber Jake Paul claims he’s broke
