Cerberus' purchase of Chrysler ended the automaker's nine-year, cross-cultural marriage with Germany's Daimler-Benz.
Germany's Daimler-Benz and Japan's Nissan Diesel are creating a joint venture to make light commercial vehicles in Japan for developing markets.
In May Nissan, Japan's second-biggest car maker, was rumoured to be selling Nissan Diesel, its lorry-making subsidiary, to Germany's Daimler-Benz, though nothing has yet been settled.
Sustained profitability has been elusive for Chrysler in the nearly six years since it was acquired by Germany's Daimler-Benz.
Some of the hardest-hit brands are General Motors' Cadillac, Ford Motor's Lincoln and Jaguar and DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz (see chart below).
In the 1990s, for instance, Kerkorian became Chrysler's largest shareholder and helped push the automaker into a merger with Germany's Daimler-Benz.
Jaguar Land Rover is hoping a high-end SUV can draw customers away from the Mercedes-Benz S-class, VW's Bentley and other high-price brands.
Dolson said the condition of Smith's Mercedes-Benz, along with witness statements, led them to believe Smith was no longer alive and had been killed.
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz brand, like many luxury car makers, already touts its crashworthy steel and sophisticated safety technology as a justification for high sticker prices.
Germany's Daimler-Benz Aerospace makes parts for the Gripen.
With the 2014 S-Class, Mercedes-Benz narrows that gap.
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Besides the usual hatchback, sedan and SUV, car shoppers today can consider yet-to-be-categorized cars such as the Mazda5, a micro-minivan, or Mercedes-Benz's R-Class, a maxi-station wagon.
Sales are up 21% through April, while Cadillac's have grown 5%, BMW's are up 2% and Mercedes-Benz's have shrunk 3%.
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AEG, in partnership with Ryan Seacrest, soon plans to launch a new music-and-lifestyle-themed TV network that will bring viewers into the likes of L.A. Live, Shanghai's new Mercedes-Benz Arena and the O2.
Authorities believe Smith's black Mercedes-Benz was in the Porter Ranch area of the San Fernando Valley on or about May 8 or 9 and eventually moved to the Simi Valley storage facility by two people.
Through a darkened archway flanked by stern looking security personnel are three 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedans.
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Now the technology is currently being tested for use in the latest generation of Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has a computer-driven suspension system that reduces body roll as the vehicle whips around a corner.
During Concept Korea's show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week last September, Korean designer Kathleen Kye showcased for the first time.
That's because the dubious honor went to a car Consumer Reports also calls "sumptuous, " "quiet and luxurious" and "a delight to drive": the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
This is the first year that a model other than the BMW 7 Series, Lexus LS or Mercedes-Benz S-Class has led the overall model ranking.
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This came just as new products were supposed to be revitalising the company and at long last demonstrating some benefit from the company's merger with Daimler-Benz back in 1998.
In the past he's boasted that he had a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren parked inside his Rio de Janeiro mansion's living room.
Daimler-Benz's profits powered ahead as the German car-maker demonstrated revenue growth in all its divisions.
Magna's tight links to Daimler-Benz may well cause BMW to pull its long-standing drive-train work from Steyr.
The vehicle will very likely resemble Mercedes-Benz's B-Class, which is scheduled to go on sale in Europe in late summer.
We also deliberately omitted some vehicles that rated higher on the particulate-emissions scale, including exotics like the Ferrari 599 GTO and high-performance variants like Mercedes-Benz's AMG.
Albert, 60, had bought Fairchild out of a previous bankruptcy in 1990 and turned it into the third-largest manufacturer of short-range jets, in part by acquiring 80% of Daimler-Benz's Dornier unit.
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