Archive for the ‘Mercedes Benz’ Category
Tune up your Benz with Hello Kitty Floormats
Published on July 16, 2010 by Tycho
A very lucky girl in Beijing got herself a Benz E-coupe. She thought the orgininal floormats a bit boring and decided to cover ‘m up with something more fun. Hello Kitty came to help, in pink. The Hello Kitty on the floormat has little wings, like an angel.
The girl, obviously happy with her new car, posted some pics on a forum where they were found by a man who copied them to a car-forum so now all men are laughing about the girl. Hahaha.
Categories: Mercedes Benz
Tags: E-class
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Daimler, BYD to Make Electric Car
Published on May 28, 2010 by Tycho
International media reports on a deal between Daimler and BYD to make electric cars. Strangely, Chinese media reports nothing yet. It is 10:13 AM now in Beijing and all woke up. It might have to do more with the fact that parties still need government permission to start with their plans.
That permission is essential, as proved by the Hummer-misery in Januari. But in this case it is about electric cars which are, so most believe, not as bead for the bears and the bees as a Hummer. Permission therefore, is unlikely to be denied.
More on the Daimler-BYD deal in this excellent article from Wall Street journal:
“BEIJING—Germany’s Daimler AG and China’s BYD Co. set up a 50-50 joint venture Thursday to develop an all-electric car for the Chinese market, saying they believe China has the potential to be among the world’s largest markets for zero-emission vehicles.
Daimler, owner of luxury-car brand Mercedes-Benz, and BYD, one of China’s leading battery and auto makers, are expected to invest a total of 600 million yuan ($87.9 million) in the joint venture, Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. The money is to be used as registered capital for the joint venture in the southern industrial city of Shenzhen.
Categories: BYD, Industry, Mercedes Benz
Tags: joint venture
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Beijing Auto Show Live: Maybach 62 facelift
Published on April 23, 2010 by Tycho
It loox actually much ‘newer’ when one sees face to face, yesterday’s official pictures didn’t do it right. The grille is far bigger and impressive compared to the old car and the leds make it more aggressive. Benz hopes to sell a few of ‘m to the new rich in China before it kills the brand. But Benz doesn’t have too much faith in it, the new Maybach looked a bit sad in a small cabin in a corner of the stand, and no one mentioned the car during the Benz press conference.
Categories: Beijing Auto Show 2010, Mercedes Benz
Tags: Maybach
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Official: New Maybach 62 for the Beijing Auto Show
Published on April 22, 2010 by Tycho
Maybach will bring the ‘new’ 62 to the Beijing Auto Show that starts tomorrow. Looking at the quality these pictures leaked from a brochure, got you… Pics show the 62 on several locations around Beijing, photoshopped I guess but the car is real. Changes: a new front with a bigger blingbling grille and leds under the bumper.
Categories: Beijing Auto Show 2010, Mercedes Benz
Tags: 62, Maybach
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Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Arrives at the Beijing Auto Show
Published on April 19, 2010 by Tycho
The Beijing Auto Show 2010 starts this Friday so the Supercars move in. Today saw the arrival of a very red, China will like, Mercedes Benz SLS AMG carried by a red FAW truck. Nice combo it is, FAW (First Auto Works) is most famous by it’s joint ventures with Audi and Volkswagen.
Categories: Beijing Auto Show 2010, Mercedes Benz
Tags: sls amg
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New Maybach Spied in China
Published on April 7, 2010 by Tycho
Maybach will debut the new facelifted Maybachs at the Beijing Auto Show later this month. Surprisingly a Maybach without much of a front was spied roadtesting right here in Beijing. Read more »
Categories: Mercedes Benz
Tags: Maybach
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Benz will Not Sell Maybach to BYD
Published on April 1, 2010 by Tycho
“Maybach is an important part of Daimler’s product portfolio. There is no other decision”, so a Benz spokesman said to Reuters.
“It’s not true, it’s market speculation. We got calls from the media and we have checked with Chairman Wang”, so a BYD spokesman said to Reuters. Chairman Wang is Wang Chuanfu, BYD’s boss.
Rumors on a possible buy by BYD of Benzes Maybach brand surfaced earlier this week in the Chinese media and were taken to the outside world by websites as this one.
Can’t say we’re surprised, but an electric MayBYDbach would have been… well… yep!
Categories: BYD, Industry, Mercedes Benz
Tags: Maybach, take over
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BYD Interested in Maybach-brand???
Published on March 29, 2010 by Tycho
According to a report on one of China’s largest automotive websites, auto.sina.com, BYD has expressed interest to acquire the Maybach-brand from Mercedes Benz as the Germans will pull the plug in one or two years.
An unmaned BYD official told Sina.com that BYD was very interested in Maybach and would “launch the acquisition” as soon as Benz makes the final decision to quit.
Earlier this month MB and BYD announced a partnership to produce electric vehicles for the Chinese market, so the two are friends already. Still I don’t think Benz will ever consider to sell the Maybach-brand to anyone, let alone to a batterymaker turned carmaker from China.
Hard to say how serious BYD really is, but it is good to see the brand keeps dreaming…
Categories: BYD, Industry, Mercedes Benz
Tags: Maybach, take over
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Benz goes for the Big E in China
Published on March 22, 2010 by Tycho
Beijing-Benz will unveil the China-made E 300L on the Beijing Auto Show in April. Chinese drivers like to be driven, the L’s wheelbase is extended by a whopping 14 centimetre for more space in the back.
Categories: Beijing-Benz, Mercedes Benz, Spy Shots
Tags: E 300L
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Spotted: Mercedes Benz S65 AMG Limosine
Published on March 9, 2010 by Tycho
This monsterlike machine belongs to the richest man of Zhejiang province, he got his money by investing in real estate. He has a lot of cars but this one is mad. A stretched Mercedes Benz S65 AMG limosine.
Categories: Mercedes Benz, Spotted in China
Tags: limosine, S65 AMG
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