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Mercedes-Benz Scrapped a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Replica

Mercedes-Benz Classic has destroyed the replica body of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. The courts have ruled that it is not legal to market the body, which was seized by German customs officials.   [singlepic id=9977 w=620 h= float=]   The body shape of the legendary gullwing model has been trademarked by Daimler AG. Anyone building, offering or selling replicas of ...

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Daimler and Nissan To Produce Engines Together in North America

Daimler and Nissan will produce Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder engines together in North America at Nissan’s powertrain assembly plant in Decherd, Tennessee. Production will begin in 2014, with installed capacity of 250,000 units per year once at full capacity. The Decherd facility will produce engines for Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti models.       “This is the newest milestone in our pragmatic collaboration ...

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Mercedes-Benz Cars Achieves All-Time High Sales Record in 2011

Over last year, Mercedes-Benz Cars sold more vehicles than ever before in a year. A total of 1,362,908 vehicles of the brands Mercedes-Benz, Smart and Maybach have been delivered to customers. It is around 77,000 units more than in the previous record of 1,285,900 units set in 2007.     2011 was also the best sales year in the history ...

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