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Mercedes-Benz USA “100 Best Companies To Work For” 3rd Year In A Row

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MERCEDES-BENZ USA RANKS #12 ON FORTUNE’S “100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR”

Third Consecutive Year On List – MBUSA Jumps from # 15 to #12

MONTVALE, N.J. – Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) announced today that for the third consecutive year, it has been ranked one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by FORTUNE magazine in its15th annual survey which appears in the February 12th issue of FORTUNE, available on newsstands on Monday, January 23rd, and now at fortune.com/bestcompanies. In its third year as an entrant, MBUSA’s 2012 ranking of No. 12, (up from) No. 15 last year, is the sole automaker on the list and No. 4 among small organizations with less than 2,500 associates.

“In 2011 we celebrated several milestones not the least of which was the sales momentum of all three brands – Mercedes-Benz, Sprinter and smart — which led us to our highest year on record and set the stage for us to take MBUSA to new places in the years ahead,” stated Steve Cannon, President and CEO, MBUSA. “But what’s particularly gratifying is to know that – whatever the circumstances, whether challenge or opportunity – the team here at MBUSA feels that this is one of the best places to work, not only in the industry but across the entire U.S.” Continue reading →

A successful year draws to a close for the Mercedes-Benz Museum

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Stuttgart. The total number of visitors to the Mercedes-Benz Museum rose once again in 2011, to 701,000. On the year marking the automobile’s 125th anniversary, the visitors came from 175 countries worldwide. The newly designed Legend 6 exhibition room and the special ‘Art & Stars & Cars’ exhibition additionally attracted new target groups to the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Almost 4000 guided tours were conducted in ten different languages. Continue reading →

Mercedes-Benz announces 2 million SUV’s have been delivered

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Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz’s SUV models are celebrating another milestone. Since the launch of Mercedes-Benz’s first sports utility vehicle – the G-Class – over 30 years ago, more than two million G-Class, M-Class, R-Class, GL-Class and GLK-Class models have been delivered to customers. Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing Mercedes-Benz Cars: “Our entire SUV family is extremely popular among our customers, particularly in the USA and in its second-largest market China. With the launch of our first sports utility vehicle – the G?Class – more than 30 years ago, we entered a segment in which we are now very successful with a total of five models. The SUVs today are an important pillar of Mercedes-Benz’s growth and have achieved a new sales record in every month since July 2010. The new Mercedes-Benz M-Class, which has enjoyed fantastic customer response to date, will give sales a further boost.” Continue reading →