Keyword "Mercedes Benz AG" - List of latest news (84 results)

22/04 Huge China tech reveal changes EVs forever

One of the biggest turn-offs for people interested in buying an electric vehicle is how fast it takes to charge and the impact that time might have on longer road trips.

19/04 Audi offering gets revenge on little brother

Audi’s S3 isn’t the first middle child to miss out on parental affection.

16/04 Luxury brand unveils bizarre off-road plans

Not content with trying to take on BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus, it seems Genesis has aspirations of wooing away buyers from the Ford Ranger Raptor with an off-road ready adventure vehicle of its own.

15/04 Shock as best brand in Australia revealed

Lexus has beaten the likes of Samsung, Singapore Airlines and Dan Murphy’s to win recognition as the top brand for customer satisfaction in Australia.

08/04 Trump tariffs win as US car production ramps up

US President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff on imported vehicles, enacted last week, has already prompted change to the automotive industry.

03/02 Classic car fetches $85m at auction

A classic Mercedes F1 car has set a new record, selling for $A85.3 million (€51.15 million) at a recent auction, making it the most expensive Grand Prix racing car ever sold.

13/01 ’Intimidating’ supercar thrills

Remember when James Bond films switched action heroes from Pierce Brosnan to Daniel Craig?

11/01 Insane EVs set to change Aussie roads forever

Future roads will be fascinating, and the world’s largest tech event has offered an indication of how they might look.

06/01 ‘Game changer’: Carmakers race to revolutionise EV battery and recharging technology

Your Tesla may soon be as out-of-date as the original Ford Model T.

17/12 “Fatal” China dilemma for Mercedes

Mercedes-Benz is facing one its toughest challenges yet: staying relevant in China.

12/12 Roxy Jacenko’s had one of the most wild years ever

Roxy Jacenko’s had a wild year.

07/12 Major EV brands’ fail human rights

Automakers have come under scrutiny following the release of a report by Amnesty International, which exposes widespread human rights violations within the supply chains of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers.

06/12 How The Wiggles sold out

COMMENT: Most rock stars sell out at some time, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that The Wiggles have done a deal with a car company.

05/12 Update after horror crash kills three women

A boy who caused the death of a church pastor, dancer and nurse in a horrific triple-fatal crash in Queensland’s Fraser Coast region will be sentenced on Thursday.

04/10 ‘Cold war’: Chinese EVs slapped with huge tax

China’s thriving electric vehicle market has taken a brutal hit after the European Union voted to slap huge additional taxes on all EVs made in China.

26/09 Affordable luxury cars coming next year

China is planning to take on Europe’s finest luxury cars with a new brand most Aussies have never heard of.

23/09 Luxury brand offers competitively priced SUV

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05/09 New Tesla rival tested

Is this the future of motoring?

06/05 Man divides the internet with how he cut his sandwich

Most Aussies are used to cutting their sandwiches into halves or quarters but one man has gone viral for opting for a different approach.

16/04 Thousands of luxury cars recalled over safety

More than 20,000 Mercedes have been recalled from across Australia over safety concerns.

28/03 Affordable new luxury SUV has arrived

Lexus hopes its smallest car ever will make a big impact.

19/03 Urgent recall for luxury cars on fire fears

Transportation safety officers have issued an urgent recall for 1983 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, warning a manufacturing defect in some of the luxury brand’s models poses a serious safety risk to road users.

22/02 Nation baffled by Kelce double

The entire nation held its breath as Travis Kelce’s private jet touched down at Sydney Airport on Thursday morning ahead of his reunion with girlfriend Taylor Swift.

17/02 New luxury car is amazing value

The most affordable ticket to Audi sedan ownership isn’t exactly cheap, but it is a charming car.

01/02 Lewis Hamilton’s bombshell seat switch confirmed as team makes telling statement

Lewis Hamilton’s monumental F1 switch from Mercedes to Ferrari has been confirmed with both teams making announcements in the early hours on Friday morning following half a day of wild speculation.

04/01 Surprising car is Australia’s favourite

Australians bought more cars in 2023 than any other year to date. But some brands carved off a bigger slice of the record pie and others were left wanting more.

13/12 Cheap 4WD is first of its kind

Meet the bush basher that’s kinder to the environment. The GWM Tank 300 is the first genuine off-road wagon to reach our shores from China and the first with the choice of hybrid power.

07/12 Bride disappears after viral $86m wedding

The bride in the so-called “wedding of the century” appears to have deleted her TikTok account – which featured videos of her $US56 million ($86 million) nuptials after news of her new husband’s criminal charges broke.

15/11 Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV confirmed for local sale

Cadillac is back, but the iconic American brand’s line-up will be nothing like the cars it sold the last time it graced these shores.

10/11 Thousands of SUVs hit with urgent recall

Australia’s most popular car brand has issued an urgent safety recall for its Kluger big family SUV.

29/10 Stunning new luxury SUV has arrived

The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV blends limousine luxury and style with seven-seat family practicality – and gives large families an electric alternative to the GLS.

19/10 New luxury SUV surprises

Buyers of the new Audi Q8 e-tron will feel like Christmas has come early.

10/10 Glamorous new SUV hits the road

Mercedes-Benz new EQE electric SUV is aimed at the brand’s heartland.

04/10 Indian billionaire in horror supercar crash

An Indian billionaire is facing jail after he was involved in a horror Lamborghini crash that killed two Swiss tourists.

03/10 Horror moment two supercars crash

Two tourists have died after a Ferrari and a Lamborghini smashed into a camper van during a supercar tour.

22/09 Widower’s touching words for slain wife

The husband of a woman who was killed in a crash allegedly involving a stolen car on says the pan of losing her “will always remain with me”.

15/09 Head turning luxury car headed our way

‘The coupes are always the beauty queens,” says Mercedes-Benz’s design chief Gorden Wagener, referring to the new CLE, due to reach Australia next year.

11/09 Brothel boss accused of ‘manipulation’: court

The owner of a multimillion-dollar brothel empire could be investigated over allegations he “manipulated” the mother and sister of a murdered mum to lie about his business dealings, a court has been told.

09/09 Is an electric Mercedes the real deal?

Mercedes-Benz is on a roll, introducing a range of electric models to tempt people away from the likes of Tesla.

08/09 Automotive giants prepare for war

A big BMW versus Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle battle is brewing.

05/09 What’s hot and what’s not: new-car sales

Australians bought almost 110,000 new cars last month, setting a new record for August.

29/08 Brothel boss denies visit after alleged murder

The owner of a “brothel empire” has denied he visited the home of slain mum Ellie Price the day she was allegedly killed.

29/08 Huge blow to Australian Fashion Week

Afterpay has withdrawn its support from Australian Fashion Week, in a move that could see some homegrown brands reconsider their participation.

28/08 Brothel owner denies ‘hit man’ plot: court

A key witness in a murder trial has repeatedly denied he manipulated family members of a slain mother to withhold information about his “brothel empire” in court.

25/08 New cut-price Toyota LandCruiser rival

Chinese car brands are on a roll at the moment, as more and more buyers are seduced by the value for money they offer.

22/08 ‘Sugar daddy’ texts before murder trial

The mother of a woman allegedly murdered by her boyfriend has been accused of being “instructed” by a brothel owner of what to say in court.

07/08 Luxury brand gambles with new SUV

It’s fast, super efficient and corners beautifully.

03/08 The good news for new car buyers

The Australian new car market had its best July on record, swimming against the tide of rising cost of living and economic uncertainty.

31/07 Fears of all-out gang war after low act

There are fears of all-out Middle Eastern gang warfare in Melbourne after the grave of the sister of a major crime gang boss was desecrated over the weekend.

24/07 Sydney Sweeney stops traffic with daring outfit

Sydney Sweeney delighted pedestrians when she filmed an unknown project down the famed Sunset Boulevard in LA over the weekend.

18/07 Cult car hit with urgent recall

Ford has issued a recall for almost 19,000 Mustang sports cars.

16/07 Standout new luxury SUV has arrived

Mercedes-Benz has decided this is the only mid-size SUV you need.

14/07 Disturbing text before body found in freezer

Unusual texts to his wife by Hans-Peter Mack, a German businessman with an allegedly shady past, was the first clue something was amiss.

20/06 Driver killed by mystery illness, girlfriend died within hours

A racing driver and his girlfriend have both died from a mystery illness after going on a trip together late last month.

17/06 Criminally entitled driver slammed

Fury has broken out over a terrible display of parking in the heart of a beachside suburb on a peak morning when options were few and far between.

16/06 Comedian charged after crashing car into house

Pete Davidson has been charged with reckless driving after crashing a car into a Beverly Hills home earlier this year.

13/05 Windows shopping: Benz allows customers to ‘kick tyres’ from home

Mercedes-Benz has introduced a “Digital Showroom” for shoppers to avoid visiting bricks and mortar car dealerships.

12/05 Serial swindler jailed for $8.6m luxury car scam

A serial fraudster has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after he ran over a police officer to avoid capture for stealing more than $8.6m in a swindle involving luxury cars, stolen identities and high stakes gambling.

11/05 Striking new electric car has arrived

The world’s oldest car maker calls its new EQE the “all-electric alternative to the world’s most loved business saloon, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class.”

11/05 Horror shooting at Mercedes factory

A man opened fire in a production hall at a Mercedes factory in Germany on Thursday, killing two people, police said, adding the suspect had been arrested.

09/05 Chilling images before triple fatal crash

Disturbing pictures have emerged of a Queensland teenager posing with a large knife hours before he allegedly caused the tragic deaths of two women and a girl in a car crash.

02/05 CCTV before triple-fatal crash revealed

CCTV footage of an alleged car theft, taken hours before the allegedly stolen Mercedes-Benz was involved in a crash that claimed the lives of three people and left a fourth fighting for life in hospital, has been released.

01/05 Three dead in horror crash, teen charged

A teenager has been charged after allegedly driving a stolen car which was involved in a horror triple-fatal crash north of Brisbane.

28/04 Food delivery service Providoor collapses

Ritzy food delivery service Providoor has become the latest in a long list of formerly bustling businesses to go bust.

25/04 Why the Mercedes E-Class has a selfie cam

Mercedes customers will be able to access video conferencing, games and social media feeds in their cars as part of a new “Supergreen” in their latest models.

12/04 Karl Stefanovic receives police warning

Karl Stefanovic has received a word of warning from Queensland Police following an alleged “touching” incident involving a male waiter at a charity event last year.

26/03 Lotto winner burns through $50 million

One of the UK’s biggest lottery winners burned through a mind-blowing $50 million in eight years — splurging on a soccer team, race horses, and extravagant cars — before his luck ran out, documents revealed on Thursday.

07/03 Ballistic new supercar confirmed

Lamborghini has turned to electric motors to create what is set to become the most powerful car in Australia.

23/02 Fashion giant collapses owing $1m

Collapsed fashion label Alice McCall owes more than $1 million to creditors.

21/02 Luxury brand recalls more than 50,000 cars

Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 52,000 vehicles for a range of safety issues.

17/02 Tragic detail in Aussie fashion icon‘s demise

Alice McCall will sell off the last of their once-coveted womenswear designs in a jaw-dropping 24-hour clearance sale this weekend.

17/02 Aussie fashion label goes under

A major Australian fashion label has gone into liquidation.

15/02 Does the Mercedes-AMG C43 hybrid deliver the goods

Do you care how your microwave works, or do you just need it to heat things up?

13/02 Surprise brands make most reliable cars

Japanese and South Korean luxury brands beat the Germans at their own game.

08/02 Grenadier promises to build electric four-wheel-drive

The soon-to-arrive Ineos Grenadier off-roader will soon have an electric sibling with a more advanced skateboard-style platform and a 400V electric system – and up to three electric motors.

30/01 Audi concept car hints at luxury ute

Audi is ready to fight dirty in the battle for premium customers.

27/01 End of an era for Mercedes C63 AMG

Aussie streets are set to become a little bit quieter as Mercedes ends production of the V8 powered C 63 AMG.

22/01 Sympathy for ‘trouble magnet’ Karl

As the fallout from Michael Clarke and Jade Yarbrough’s Noosa park scrap continues, one of Karl Stefanovic’s colleagues has expressed sympathy for the star’s unfortunate involvement.

20/01 Manhunt after men kidnapped, tortured: cops

Two men have managed to escape without major injuries after a group of men in balaclavas stole their car and kidnapped one of them.

17/01 Ferocious new muscle car lands in Oz

Mercedes-Benz’s electric revolution is charging ahead.

13/01 Electric SUV is compact but powerful

BENZ’S EQ RANGE IS GROWING FAST

12/01 Playboy model jailed for killing psychiatrist

A former Playboy model has been sentenced to at least 10 years after she took a plea deal in the 2019 Las Vegas beating death of a California psychiatrist.

11/01 RAM 1500 recalled due to potentially dangerous fault

A popular American pick-up truck has been recalled due to a fault that could prove dangerous to other road users.

08/01 Roxy Jacenko has no regrets about building Pixie’s social media empire

PR queen Roxy Jacenko joined The Project tonight to discuss children’s safety online and as always she didn’t hold back.