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February 24, 2010
MERCEDES-BENZ VEHICLES EARN GOOD DESIGN AWARD
Three Mercedes-Benz vehicles are the recipient of the GOOD DESIGN™ Award for 2009 including the Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss and the 2010 E-Class Coupe and Sedan. The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture presents the international GOOD DESIGN Award for the world’s most innovative and well-designed products each year since 1950.
Founded in Chicago by architects Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., GOOD DESIGN is a coveted design award that bestows international recognition upon prominent designers and manufacturers for advancing new, visionary, and innovative product concepts, invention and originality, and for stretching the envelope beyond what is considered ordinary product and consumer design.
Completely redesigned inside and out, the ninth generation E-Class captures the very essence of Mercedes-Benz design – from innovative technology and class-leading safety features to handcrafted luxury and unique styling. The trapezoidal twin shaped headlamps of the E-Class create a bold face while a modern, muscular stance is defined by several convex surfaces and taut lines including one that follows each rear wheelwell to shape the contours of the rear fenders that are reminiscent of the famous 1950s “Ponton” Mercedes. The new E-Class coupe shares the same muscular styling of the E-Class sedan, but features a hallmark pillarless design creating a complete open space with the vehicle’s cabin. The all-new E-Class features safety innovations such as ATTENTION ASSIST driver drowsiness monitor and additional intelligent safety systems including PRE-SAFE Brake, Lane Keeping Assist and Adaptive Highbeam Assist, which automatically adjusts headlamp range to maximize road illumination without blinding other drivers.
The SLR Stirling Moss, its entire bodywork made of lightweight carbon fiber, represents a stand-alone design concept with a pronounced arrow-shaped form characterised by an elongated hood and a compact, muscular rear. As there is no windscreen, the hood stretches from its striking tip right down into the interior created one complete sculpted vehicle body that connects the exterior to the cockpit. Only 75 units of the SLR Stirling Moss exist. The vehicle has a top speed of 217 mph.
Hundreds of the world’s leading corporations and design offices from 40 nations—from Shanghai to Istanbul—vied for the 2009 GOOD DESIGN Award. The GOOD DESIGN Award is presented annually by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
About Mercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, is responsible for the distribution, marketing and customer service for all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products in the United States. MBUSA offers drivers the most diverse line-up in the luxury segment with 12 model lines ranging from the sporty C-Class to the flagship S-Class sedans and CL coupes.
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January 20, 2009
MERCEDES-BENZ USA RANKS 49th ON FORTUNE’S “100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR”
MONTVALE, N.J. – Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) announced today that it has been ranked one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by FORTUNE magazine in its 13th annual survey which appears in the February 8 issue of FORTUNE, available on newsstands on Monday, January 25, and now at fortune.com/bestcompanies. In its first year as an entrant, MBUSA – the only automaker on the list – ranked 49th.
FORTUNE Deputy Managing Editor Hank Gilman says, “The most important considerations for this year’s list were hiring and the ways in which companies are helping their employees weather the recession. All 100 companies on our list are currently hiring, many of them aggressively, leading to more than 96,000 open job positions expected in the next year.”
“This is gratifying if you believe, as we do, that in order for a company to achieve long-term success, particularly in this economic environment, it has to have the full engagement, commitment and passion of its employees,” stated Ernst Lieb, President and CEO, MBUSA. “Only then can you inspire your retail network to do the same and deliver the dream that customers associate with the Mercedes-Benz brand.”
To pick the 100 Best Companies, FORTUNE partners with the Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. Three hundred forty-three companies participated in this year’s survey.
Two-thirds of a company’s score is based on the results of the Institute’s Trust Index survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company. The survey asks questions related to their attitudes about the management’s credibility, job satisfaction, and camaraderie. The other third of the scoring is based on the company’s responses to the Institute’s Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring, communication, and diversity.
January 4, 2010
MERCEDES-BENZ GOES ECO-CHIC AT PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Palm Springs, CA – As the official vehicle of the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, Mercedes-Benz rolled-out its environmentally friendly hybrid luxury vehicles for Hollywood’s elite. The Festival, which runs from January 5-18, 2010, starts the winter awards season with a spectacular program of films and a must-attend gala.
The two week celebration of films kicked-off with the Gala Awards Dinner on January 5th, where celebrity presenters and honorees such as Sean Penn, Helen Mirren, Marion Cotillard, Michelle Pfieffer, Lee Daniels, Rob Marshall, Diablo Cody, T Bone Burnett, Anna Kendrick and Jeff Bridges were driven in Mercedes-Benz 2010 S400 HYBRID luxury sedans and ML450 HYBRID SUVs.
“Mercedes-Benz is proud to support the festival and the Palm Springs International Film Society as a sponsor and official vehicle for the seventh consecutive year,” says Jill Martinette, Mercedes-Benz Regional Marketing Manager. “The festival’s red carpet arrivals and A-list honorees are a perfect opportunity to show that being eco-friendly is possible without sacrificing luxury.”
The S400 HYBRID features the world’s first lithium-ion battery in a production vehicle. The 275-hp V6 gasoline engine provides impressive fuel economy with an estimated 30 miles per gallon on the highway.
The ML450 HYBRID mid-size SUV uses a 3.5-liter V6 gasoline engine, two electric motors and sophisticated electronics to produce more than 46 percent better fuel economy than a comparable V8-powered ML550 model.
Throughout the two week festival, Mercedes-Benz is displaying several additional eco-friendly vehicles including the C300 Sedan, GLK350 SUV and the 2010 E350 Sedan and Coupe. Built with 85 percent recyclable materials, all four are powered by highly efficient V6 engines that achieve the California Air Resources Board’s most stringent exhaust rating as a Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (PZEV).
About the 21st Annual Awards Gala
The Festival’s 21st Annual Awards Gala, presented by Cartier and sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and Mercedes-Benz, kicked off the 2010 awards season at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 5th. Hosted by “Entertainment Tonight’s” Mary Hart, the Awards Gala honored Academy Award winners Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren with the Career Achievement Award; Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard and four-time Academy Award nominee Jeff Bridges with the Desert Palm Achievement Actress and Actor Award; Quentin Tarantino with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award; Academy Award-nominated director Jason Reitman with its Director of the Year Award, Jeremy Renner and Mariah Carey with its Breakthrough Performance Award; T Bone Burnett with its Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing for Crazy Heart; and Anna Kendrick with the Rising Star Award.
About the Palm Springs International Film Festival
The Festival runs January 5-18, 2010. PSIFF was founded in 1990 by then-Mayor Sonny Bono. This year’s Festival will include over 400 screenings of more than 200 films from approximately 60 countries. The Festival presents a majority of the films submitted for consideration in the Best Foreign Language category for the Academy Awards, as well as a large number of American independent and international features and documentaries marking their world, North American or U.S. debuts. Screenings are held on 15 screens throughout Palm Springs. Screening information can be found at www.psfilmfest.org.
December 10, 2009
MERCEDES-BENZ OWNERS BOOST BRAND TO NUMBER ONE RANKING IN J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES 2009 CUSTOMER RETENTION STUDY
Montvale, N.J. — Mercedes-Benz USA topped off five years of increasing customer retention rates to become the number one brand in the J.D. Power and Associates Customer Retention Study for 2009. According to J.D. Power, the Mercedes-Benz retention rate is the highest ever achieved by a manufacturer since the inception of the study.
According to the Customer Retention Study, which measures the percentage of vehicle owners and lessees who replace a previously purchased new vehicle with another from the same brand, residual value and vehicle quality have become increasingly important reasons for new-vehicle buyers to remain loyal to an automotive brand.
“This is a very real validation of the intense focus our organization and our retail network have put on making the Mercedes-Benz ownership the best in the industry. This follows on the heels of our impressive ranking in the recent J.D. Power Sales Satisfaction Index and our strong showing in the many surveys which measure the quality not only of the product but with the entire experience of ownership” said Ernst Lieb, president and CEO for Mercedes-Benz USA. “There is no better vote of confidence on the part of customers than the one they make with their wallets.”
According to Lieb, MBUSA has increased its sales volume month-over-month for the past three months and has improved its market share over each of the past four years and currently claims the highest year-to-date market share increase among all luxury brands.
November 17, 2009
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, ML450 HYBRID and Fuel Cell to Debut at L.A. Auto Show
LOS ANGELES – The 563-horsepower Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercar, the fuel-sipping E350 BlueTEC and the fuel-cell-powered F-Cell will be making their North American debuts at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, open to the public December 4-13 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Mercedes-Benz will also launch its first hybrid SUV – the ML450 HYBRID- as well as the impressive SPLITVIEW dual-content viewing technology.
All-New SLS AMG Supercar
The first-ever car designed and developed from the ground up by Mercedes-AMG, the new SLS AMG supercar features a lightweight aluminum space-frame body with gullwing doors and a 563-horsepower dry-sump V8 engine. With its front-mid engine and dual-clutch seven-speed, the compelling SLS AMG boasts ideal weight distribution and race-car-like handling.
F-Cell for Fuel Cell Electric Power
Essentially an electric car that makes its own power on board, the new Mercedes-Benz F-Cell will make its North American debut at the L.A. Show. The F-Cell car has a range of about 240 miles and, running on compressed hydrogen, boasts an equivalent fuel mileage of 86.6 city-highway combined miles per gallon. In 2010, 200 production F-Cell cars will be delivered to customers in the U.S. and Europe as part of a special lease program.
BlueTEC – The World’s Cleanest Diesels
Sharing center stage with the F-Cell and the SLS AMG, the fuel-sipping E350 BlueTEC is powered by a 3.0-liter V6 diesel with 210 horsepower, an impressive 400 lb.-ft. of torque and approximately 30 percent better fuel economy than a comparable gasoline engine. Now with revolutionary AdBlue injection that makes diesel exhaust super-clean, the E350 BlueTEC will be available in all 50 states in Spring 2010.
S-Class Debuts SPLITVIEW Technology
Also at the L.A. Show is an S-Class equipped with SPLITVIEW – a single display screen that allows the driver and front passenger to view two different programs at the same time. For example, the driver can view the navigation system, while on the very same display screen, the front passenger can watch a movie.
ML450 HYBRID Boasts 46 Percent Better Fuel Economy
Making its West Coast debut at the L.A. Auto Show, the Mercedes-Benz ML450 HYBRID uses a 3.5-liter V6 gasoline engine, two electric motors and sophisticated electronics to produce more than 46 percent better fuel economy than a comparable V8-powered ML550 model. Integrated within the modified automatic transmission, each magneto-electric motor is dedicated to a specific purpose – one for pulling away under electric power, the other specifically for acceleration. With both electric motors, the ML450 HYBRID has a total system performance of 335 horsepower and 381 pound-feet of torque.
About Mercedes-Benz USA
Mercedes-Benz USA, headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, is responsible for the sales, marketing and service of all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products in the United States. For more than forty years, MBUSA has taken pride in its commitment to the customer by providing superior quality luxury vehicles coupled with outstanding customer support. More information on MBUSA and its products can be found on the Internet at www.mbusa.com and www.maybachusa.com.
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