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At a recent press conference at the Paris Motor Show, Daimler CEO, Dieter Zetsche, said he will do the “unthinkable” to get Mercedes-Benz into top position as most fuel efficient premium car brand. To do this, the company has to overtake both BMW and Audi. Quite a big task as both companies have some sort [...]
Daimler AG chief Dieter Zetsche, still sore from getting out of his predecessor Jurgen Schrempp's 1998 deal to buy Chrysler, says Mercedes-Benz got just one thing out of the "merger of equals": a new V-6 engine family. Selling Chrysler to Cerberus in 2007 led a trend to divestiture, especially at Ford Motor Company and General Motors. And now, everybody's talking about more casual alliances on specific platforms and models, not quite the same, but not entirely unlike Renault SA's alliance with Nissan Motor Company in 1999. Cost won't stop Mercedes-Benz delivering a huge near-future lineup of diesel, hybrids, Diesotto and, later, fuel cell cars, Daimler chief Dieter Zetsche says. Whereas GM's Bob Lutz says cars will get far more expensive if they're to meet fuel economy standards, Zetsche takes a different line. "I hear some competitors speculating that whatever it costs to meet the targets, that will be transferred to the customer. But since this is a legal requirement in order to sell the cars, the willingness of the customer to come up with the full bill will be limited. I consider the realistic definition for the pricetag is that the [customer's] investment has a payback as a fuel saving during the first three or four years of the vehicle's life." Mercedes-Benz in-house hot-shop AMG is considering creating a high-performance small car off the forthcoming MFA platform. But here's the twist: While the MFA, which will underpin the next-generation A-Class, B-Class, and three new small Mercedes models by 2012, is a front-drive platform, the AMG car will be rear drive. A decision on the project is due later this month. The smallest car in the current AMG lineup is the 6.2-liter V-8-powered C63. Mercedes has offered an AMG-modified A-Class in the past, but AMG boss Volker Mornhinweg says a front-drive performance car is incompatible with the performance company's core values. He says AMG has looked at the MFA platform and believes it can engineer a rear-drive version. "We have the capability to do it," he says. ![]() Daimler chief Dieter Zetsche and Renault/Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn have signed an agreement to share technologies and platforms, with a miniscule 3.1-percent equity exchanging hands. The two chiefs lead a 12-member committee to identify and work on projects where the three auto giants can find synergy. Daimler chief Dieter Zetsche and Renault/Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn have signed an agreement to share technologies and platforms, with a miniscule 3.1-percent equity exchanging hands. The two chiefs lead a 12-member committee to identify and work on projects where the three auto giants can find synergy. This is the latest in a long line of attempts by Mercedes to partner with a mass-market automaker that can help with popularly priced models without tainting the three-pointed star. The three expect to realize cost savings and added revenue of about $5.4 billion from the deal, which is open-ended in time and number of potential projects. It also helps Renault/Nissan fill up its underutilized capacity and helps both better compete with the Volkswagen Group juggernaut. ![]() Renault is planning a final round of changes for its Twingo city car before an all-new model is launched in 2014 as a sister car to the Smart Forfour. The current Twingo, including the Renaultsport model, will get refreshed front and rear styling alongside some interior tweaks by the end of 2011. * Mercedes-Benz boosts sales by 12 percent in December, continuing positive trend - sales in fourth quarter of 2009 increased significantly by 13 percent * Mercedes-Benz in many markets performs better than the market as a whole in 2009 and expands market shares * New E-Class and new-generation S-Class contribute to boost sales - the sedans are market leaders worldwide * Dr. Zetsche: “We expect sales in 2010 to be slightly higher than last year, thanks to attractive new products.” * Another year of record sales in China - Mercedes-Benz is fastest-growing premium brand in the country |
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