While normally the strongest of rivals, German auto giants BMW and Daimler have joined forces to help come up with the design for the electric car of the future. Most approaches towards electric car design has so far led to vehicles that either are too heavy and too expensive or fail to meet...
At the end of the day, success in business is deceptively simple: you simply need to sell product at a profit and quantity sufficient to sustain and grow ongoing operations... February 9, 2012 by Kurt Ernst 2
German carmaker Daimler, which owns the Mercedes-Benz and Smart brands, clearly isn't putting all its eggs in the personal transport basket. Not only did the company start up... January 24, 2012 by Antony Ingram
Mercedes-Benz is looking to build new plants in China and in either Mexico or the U.S. as it forges ahead with plans to double its sales by the year 2020. The information was... January 23, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
In the latest step forward in the collaboration of Daimler and Renault-Nissan that commenced in 2010, the two auto giants have announced today they will start building new... January 9, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Apparently, Daimler missed that little tip about supply and demand. Typically when customers prove again and again that they don't want something (i.e. Maybach ultra-premium... December 23, 2011 by Chris Weiss 2
It’s no secret Maybach has been a major flop for Daimler, with the brand’s annual sales figures for its 57 and 62 sedans falling far short of original... November 28, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
Urban planning games are nothing new - the seminal Sim City title has been around since 1989 and we've probably been playing it all that time. Facebook games are a more... September 19, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Maybach automobiles are, by design, rare and exclusive. With the number of options and configurations available, the chances of you seeing a Maybach 57 or Maybach 62... September 14, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
The adage goes that you never get a second chance to make a first impression, but Daimler AG isn’t buying into that. In fact, they’re betting that most Americans... August 31, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 2
The parent company of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler, has posted a record net profit of $2.5 billion for the second quarter of the year, smashing most estimates and increasing by... July 27, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The fate of the struggling Maybach brand will be determined by as early as next month according to latest comments from Dieter Zetsche. Speaking at a recent press event, the... June 13, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 4
For 60 years, the Unimog (Universal-Motor-Gerat), has been terrifying young children (and some grown men)--and Mercedes-Benz is proud of that feat. So proud, in fact, that... June 7, 2011 by Chris Weiss
When Aston Martin previewed the rebirth of the Lagonda brand with an ungainly SUV concept (pictured below) at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, no one was optimistic about its... May 19, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Today, roughly 50% of the world's population lives in urban environments, and by 2030, the figure is expected to hit 60%. This presents an interesting challenge for... May 17, 2011 by Richard Read 2
New technology is exciting, but like most exciting things it's also fraught with peril -- and that's doubly true for developers. Think of all the tsoris caused by the great... March 18, 2011 by Richard Read