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Mercedes CEO Sees Shift to EVs as Best for Business

Giancarlo Perlas October 6, 2022

Ola Kallenius, the current CEO of Mercedes-Benz, stated in an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer that while there will still be a demand in the market for vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICEs) for some time, luxury customers will begin asking for more electric cars and SUVs in the near future rather than in the long run. In fact, the Mercedes CEO thinks that a major transition is already happening as it delivered 31,000 electric vehicle (EV) units in the first half of 2022 alone. He said that we are already seeing the overall transformation of the market. Kallenius stated that truly believes that in this decade, Mercedes will go… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes-AMG Plans All-Electric High-Performance Cars

Giancarlo Perlas January 22, 2018

The Mercedes-AMG brand is more popular with its longtime use of powerful petrol engines. However, does it have plans for all-electric performance cars? According to Autocar‘s interview with Ola Kallenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development, there is a possibility for AMG to offer such cars in the future. He cleared out though that their focus right now lies in the “power-hybrids” of AMG. He described these as units that use battery power to boost their performance rather than increase their electric range. Kallenius reminded everyone that an all-electric car for AMG is no longer new. He said that they have been… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes-Benz Achieves Record Sales in March 2016

Giancarlo Perlas April 6, 2016

Mercedes-Benz continues its strong performance in the luxury car segment. The three-pointed star brand recorded another successful month in March 2016 by achieving its highest monthly global sales ever. According to Daimler AG, Mercedes delivered a total of 198,921 cars within that month. The figures translate to a growth of 8.4 percent compared to the same period last year. Quarterly sales of the brand set a new high too. The report revealed that overall first quarter sales was at 483,487 vehicles. That’s 12.6 percent more than the sum recorded in the same quarter of 2015. Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales,… Continue Reading »

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Is a Mercedes-Maybach SUV in the Works?

Giancarlo Perlas March 31, 2016
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Mercedes-Benz just refreshed its SUV line-up with the new GLC, GLE and GLS. Then there’s also the coupe counterparts of the GLC and GLE, which were revealed to us lately. Aside from the mentioned units getting a Mercedes-AMG treatment, there are hints that a Mercedes-Maybach SUV is also on the drawing board. Ola Källenius, member of the board of management of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz Cars marketing and sales, hinted during his interview featured in CarAdvice that a new Mercedes-Maybach model is being considered. In addition to the two S-Class models bearing the Mercedes-Maybach badge, the Mercedes executive said that the new unit will be the more opulent version of the GLS. However, the source claimed… Continue Reading »

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Will There Be Another Gullwing From Mercedes

Giancarlo Perlas February 5, 2015
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When the announcement of the Mercedes-AMG GT first came out, there were speculations that we might see another Gullwing class which would replace the Mercedes SLS AMG GT. However, when the spy photos of the SLS successor started surfacing online, some expectant fans were saddened to see that its doors followed the standard design of cars. So, when the Mercedes-AMG GT was finally launched, it signaled the retirement of the SLS-line from the production plants and the absence of a gullwing model in the current products of the three-pointed star brand. Ola Källenius, the former head of Mercedes-AMG and the newly appointed member of the Board of Management for Mercedes-Benz… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes Sales Spike in the Asian Market

Giancarlo Perlas July 4, 2014

Mercedes-Benz sales were looking great in the first half of 2014. According to Wall Street Journal, the sales of the brand in the early six months of the year spiked up to 13 percent worldwide. The success was attributed to the strong demand in China and other emerging markets in Asia for luxury cars. WSJ said Mercedes sales numbered 783,520 units in that period. Notably, sales in June increased by 8 percent from a year earlier to 142,136 cars. Ola Kallenius, the head of sales of Daimler, stated, “We are on track to make 2014 into yet another record year.” The sales of the three-pointed star brand in China from January to… Continue Reading »

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Revealing the New Mercedes AMG GT Interior

Giancarlo Perlas April 15, 2014
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The Mercedes AMG GT is yet to unveil its exterior. But based on spy shots and renderings that were circulating online, the car might look like the one in the picture below: While awaiting for the release of the actual exterior of the car, UK’s The Telegraph already caught a glimpse of the Mercedes AMG GT interior, which can be seen below:   The images certainly show a huge improvement than the photos of the AMG GT interior’s rough layout that we have picked up from Auto Zeitung last February. One of the features that we have heavily criticized in the spy shots released in February was how the German… Continue Reading »

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