News6th Feb 20182 min readMercedes-Benz X-Class: Australian interest high…News6th Feb 20182 min readMercedes-Benz X-Class: Australian interest high…
News6th Feb 20182 min readMercedes-AMG trademarks '40', '50' and '73' badges in Europe…James WongIt seems Mercedes-AMG could be mulling a new line of '40', '50' and '73' models, after trademarking several model names with new number designations. Documents submitted last year by Daimler to the European Union Patent and Trademark Office show Mercedes-AMG has trademarked 'AMG 40', 'AMG 50', 'S73', 'GLS73' and 'G73' for use in Europe. …
News6th Feb 20182 min readVolkswagen Amarok Dark Label confirmed for Australia…James WongThe Volkswagen Amarok Dark Label special edition has been confirmed and detailed for the Australian market, ahead of a local launch in April. Limited to 500 units nationally, the Dark Label is positioned between the Highline and Ultimate variants of the German ute, though pricing is yet to be confirmed. …
News6th Feb 20182 min read2.23 million diesel cars on local roads…News6th Feb 20182 min read2.23 million diesel cars on local roads…
News6th Feb 20182 min readPorsche to invest $9.42b in electrification…James WongPorsche has announced it plans to spend more than €6 billion ($9.42 billion) on electromobility within the next five years, doubling its expenditure to focus on upcoming plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models and electric vehicles (EV). Decided at the most recent Porsche AG Supervisory Board meeting, the investment has been divided into material assets and development costs – around €3b ($4.71b) for the former and just over €3b for the latter. …
News5th Feb 20182 min read2018 A-Class platform will spawn at least eight variants…Derek FungThe platform underpinning the fourth-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class will be used for at least eight variants in total, the company’s design chief has revealed. Mercedes-Benz chief designer, Gorden Wagener, was glowing in his praise of the company's new front-wheel drive platform with Australian journalists after the A-Class launch in Amsterdam. "I can assure you that all variants on this platform, there will be at least eight, will be stunning,” Wagener said. …
