Monthly Archives: August 2010

Loyalty Accelerator August 2010

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3 Payment Loyalty Accelerator

Any ML, R Class, S Class, CL, SL, CLS, GL or G Wagon with a First Class Lease or Walkaway Balloon Contract are eligible for 3 Loyalty payments in conjunction with a lease or finance of any New 2009, 2010, or 2011 vehicle.

5 Payment Loyalty Accelerator

Any C Class, E Class, CLK, or SLK with a First Class Lease or Walkaway Balloon Contract are eligible for 5 Loyalty payments in conjunction with a lease or purchase of any New 2009, 2010, or 2011 vehicle.

Over One Million C-Class Cars Delivered

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Stuttgart – Around one million customers have bought a vehicle of the current C-Class production series since the market launch of the C-Class sedan in March 2007 and of the estate model in November 2007.
“The C-Class is our best-selling production series and therefore of great importance for Mercedes-Benz,” said Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, Mercedes-Benz Cars. “We are therefore especially pleased that the vehicle is so popular with our customers. In June the sedan was the best-selling vehicle in its comparative class worldwide. Despite last year’s weak market environment, sales of the sedan are currently four percent higher than those of the predecessor model during the same period since its market launch. The estate has also met with an outstanding response, with deliveries increasing by 20 percent in June.” Continue reading →

Mercedes Heritage August 2010

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125 years ago – 29 August 1885: Gottlieb Daimler protected his “riding car” with German Patent No. DRP 36 423, issued on 11 August 1886. The prototype, powered by a “gas or petroleum engine” with an output of 0.37 kW, was the world’s first motorcycle. In November, Daimler’s younger son Adolf undertook the first journey from Cannstatt to Untertürkheim, achieving speeds up to 12 km/h.
 
105 years ago – 11 – 17 August 1905: The first Herkomer Race, a
937-kilometre touring car competition across southern Germany, ended in a triple victory for Mercedes: Edgar Ladenburg, Hermann Weingand and Willy Pöge took the first three places in the general classification.
more about the Mercedes-Benz Motorsports History
 
80 years ago – 9 – 10 August 1930: Rudolf Caracciola won the International Klausenpass Race in a Mercedes-Benz SSK, setting a new sports car record in the process.
more about the Mercedes-Benz Motorsports History
more about Rudolf Caracciola
 
65 years ago – August 1945: Production of the 4.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz L 4500 truck started up again at the Gaggenau plant. A total of 290 units were built by the end of the year, all in the simplest design. For example, they had a standard cab made of wood, no bumpers and no guide rods.
 
65 years ago – August 1945: The project group was set up for the Unimog, the “Universal-Motor-Gerät”. The original U 1 model was presented in 1947.
more about the Unimog History