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.
Mercedes-Benz's use of PPG Industries ' (nyse: PPG - news - people ) nano-enabled clear coat has been known for some time, but this is just the beginning.
"We need to keep our ecosystem healthy, and that includes replenishing it with new buyers who can come in at the lower end of the brand, " said Steve Cannon, Mercedes-Benz's U.S. operations chief.
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