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Mercedes opens parts warehouse, retail training academy in Pune

Academy can train 225 people from across dealerships per day; warehouse can store 44,000 parts

Mercedes will have petrol option for all models in India by Sep

Supreme Court has lifted ban on sales of diesel cars and SUVs with engine size of 2,000 cc or above in Delhi- NCR, company has decide not pass burden on consumers

Mercedes-Maybach: The future of Benz

Tonight in Carmel, California, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the latest of its Maybach line: The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6.The gullwing 2+2 concept has a low sleek hood, a massive touchscreen inside, and an all-electric powertrain. It's meant to show what a Mercedes-Benz car could look like, and do, in 10 or 15 years' time.Named for its 6-metre length, the Mercedes-Maybach 6 is totally electric, with a massive battery pack located along the bottom of the car. The engine can achieve 750 horsepower; the car will hit 60 metre per hour (mph) in under four seconds. It has an automatic driving function, although Mercedes executives said it's meant to be driven."This is a car you want to drive yourself," Gorden Wagener, the Daimler AG head of design, told attendees at a cocktail-heavy debut event held on the lawn of the famous Pebble Beach Resort. Mercedes VIP buyers and media drank champagne and ate canapes while white private yachts floated in the nearby bay."We see a big movement in analog things

Mercedes is about to unveil an entire fleet of electric vehicles

Mercedes-Benz is planning its own distinct line of electric vehicles, challenging BMW and Tesla Motors in a bet that alternative-fuel cars have the potential to become profitable.Mercedes will add two electric sport utility vehicles and two sedans, according to two people familiar with the plan, who asked not to be named because the details haven't been disclosed. Mercedes will create a new sub-brand for the cars, though a name hasn't been chosen yet, one of the people said. Chief Executive Officer Dieter Zetsche said in June that the company planned to unveil an electric car at the Paris motor show in September.Tesla's success with the Model S sedan increased the pressure on other luxury-car makers, even as the US company struggles with missed financial goals and delays in new models. Germany's luxury-market leaders need to show they too can make electric innovations that capture the imagination of buyers, and they're facing emissions regulations that require low-pollution vehicles. Y

Mercedes to create 2,500 jobs at new 1bn euro Hungary plant

The site currently employs more than 4,000 workers and produced more than 180,000 cars in 2015

Mercedes-Benz India sales marginally down in Jan-Jun

The company sold 6,597 units in January to June period, as against 6,659 units in the year-ago period

Mercedes-Benz will start selling plug-in fuel cell SUV

Able to drive about 500 km before recharging, the car is part of Daimler AG's 7 bn euro ($7.9 bn) spending effort on green technology through next year

We consider a 30% cess on diesel vehicles equal to a ban: Roland Folger

Interview with MD & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India

Mercedes Benz launches upgraded 7-seater SUV GLS 350d at Rs 80.4 lakh

The model will be assembled at the company's Chakan (Pune) based manufacturing facility

Mercedes-Benz expands S-Class lineup with S400 launch in India

It's priced at Rs 1,28 cr; the S400 will be locally manufactured at the company's production facility at Chakan in Pune