Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Year-To-Date Sales Up 1.4 Percent

MONTVALE, N.J. – While experiencing a marginal three percent decrease in its April sales (20,271 vs. 20,895), Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) maintained a 1.4 percent increase for the first four months of the year (77,918 vs. 76,880), bringing year-to-date sales to the highest level in the company’s history.

2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 4MATIC Estate

March 4, 2008 -- Ford and Mazda have a shot at having one of their vehicles named World Car of the Year (WCOTY). The Ford Mondeo and Mazda2 have survived preliminary balloting to become two of the three finalists for the award.

The winners of the awards -- which are selected by a panel of 47 auto journalists from around the world -- will be announced on March 20, at the New York Auto Show.

The third finalist is the Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

In addition, the Mazda along with the Volvo C30 join the Audi R8 as the three finalists for the 2008 World Car Design of the Year.

New Car Lines Include Supplier's Battery Disconnect Safety Device

February 4, 2008, TROY, MICH. -- A leader in safety innovations for more than 100 years, Mercedes-Benz is among the first automakers to include Delphi Corporation's Battery Disconnect Safety Device (BDSD) on multiple new car lines.

Several Mercedes-Benz models incorporate Delphi's BDSD, including all C-Class sport coupes and luxury sedans and the M-Class sport utility vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz has always optimized leading-edge technology to assist in keeping passengers out of harm's way and Delphi's BDSD expands on that by preventing short circuiting that could occur following some collisions.

Stuttgart - Jan 17, 2008 -- Stuttgart – The Mercedes-Benz C-Class has emerged the winner of Germany’s largest vote for the most popular car by a wide margin. Accordingly the motoring organisation ADAC has presented its sought-after "Yellow Angel 2008" award to this Stuttgart-made public favourite.

2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 4MATIC Sedan

Stuttgart -- Dec 20, 2007 -- Stuttgart – The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class has passed the European NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) crash tests with flying colours. The Saloon has therefore been awarded five stars and, according to the Euro-NCAP organisation, is one of the safest cars available on the market.

2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Euro NCAP Testing

In the C-Class Mercedes-Benz is offering a new generation of all-wheel-drive 4MATIC, which improves on previous all-wheel technology with higher efficiency, lower weight and more compact design. These advantages versus its predecessor are reflected in even better traction and more efficient fuel consumption of up to 0.5 litres per 100 kilometres. The 4MATIC models are equipped with a seven-speed automatic gearbox as standard.

2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 4MATIC Estate

2008 Chevrolet Malibu Redesign Beats Out 2008 Honda Accord

IRVINE, Calif., December 11, 2007 – Kelley Blue Book®, the leading provider of new and used vehicle information, announces the Chevrolet Malibu as the winner of the “2008 Best Redesigned Vehicle” award. According to the kbb.com editorial team, the newly redesigned 2008 Chevrolet Malibu is being honored for taking the important mid-size car category to a new level of overall refinement. Specifically, its stylish sheetmetal, attractive interior, well-sorted ride-and-handling characteristics and quiet – all in a very affordable vehicle – combined to produce a value equation that set it apart from the pack.

Racing through the Streets of London, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sport Stars in one of the Most Massive Pursuit Sequences in the City’s History

MONTVALE, NJ – The Mercedes-Benz C-Class shows its adventurous side as it races, screeches and smashes through the streets of London in NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS from Walt Disney Pictures, in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Films, in theatres nationwide December 21.

2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sport

New Mercedes station wagon “starring” in an opera

Stuttgart -- Nov 14, 2007 -- Mercedes-Benz has kicked off a comprehensive marketing campaign for the new C-Class station wagon. The integrated campaign, which will be launched on the market on December 1, 2007, features numerous communication activities across all media channels and is designed to support the sales launch of the station wagon version of the C-Class - the best-selling model series in the Mercedes-Benz portfolio. All the ads, in all types of media, will present the new station wagon on a stage - as the “star” of a modern opera. The opera theme was especially chosen to highlight the great presence and agility of the new model.

Powerful, economical and clean diesel engines for the motherland of petrol hybrids

Stuttgart/Tokyo -- Oct 24, 2007 -- At the 40th Tokyo Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz is underscoring its position as the leading premium brand with a veritable pageant of compelling new models and innovative drive solutions. Among its motor show highlights in the homeland of the petrol hybrid, the inventor of the motor car and the diesel passenger car will be showcasing highly efficient, clean BLUETEC HYBRID versions of the C-Class and S-Class.

Hans Tempel, President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler Japan and Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show