It’s been a long time since a domestic automaker has enjoyed a major hit in Europe. Actually, it’s difficult to remember such an event ever occurring. Certainly Mustangs and Corvettes have sold moderately well over the years, but nothing quite like Dodge’s new Caliber.

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com\r\nIn a press release published today, it's being reported that Los Angeles-based Grand Prix Motors is suing DaimlerChrysler AG along with Mercedes-Benz USA, Mercedes-AMG GmbH and H.W.A. GmbH for allegedly failing to repair a 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster.

Chrysler\342\200\231s showstopping V-8 Firepower concept is slowly rolling its wheels toward production. So says CAR Online, which contends that DaimlerChrysler is moving the 2008 Viper even further upmarket, which will open up a gab in the company\342\200\231s lineup big enough to slot a production version of the 2005 North American International Auto Show concept into.

Once upon a time, there was little car by the name of smart. smart was small - smaller than all the other cars, and as an unfortunate result, sometimes smart was teased.\r\n"You're too little, smart," the other cars would say. "Nobody wants a car like you."\r\nContinue reading the story by clicking the link below\r\nhttp://www.emercedesbenz.com/Jul06/24_The_Smarts_Trip_To_Alabama.html

Its about the entry-level of luxury sedan that puts Benz on the desirable map of respectability. The successful marketing campaign that touted the model's trial by fire in the company's toughest-ever vehicle testing regimen and by placing historical emphasis on the latest C-class ties to the original 190E.

In a press release issued today, the company has announced that beginning in 2008, the successor to the smart fortwo, i.e. the new smart fortwo, will be made available in the U.S. in three models. Already sold in 37 different markets, the American smart will feature the same trademark elements that make the European version so unique, including the tridion safety cell, ESP, and a number of airbag systems.

Residents of the UK will soon have another version of the smart fortwo to choose from. That's because today, DaimlerChrysler has announced that Britain has been selected as a test market for the smart ev, a new electric variant of the smart fortwo.

California filed a global warming lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and three other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com\r\nAccording to Doug Callahan, chairman of the luxury brand's dealer council and owner of multiple Mercedes dealerships: "We asked them not to bring it to the United States because we did not think it was commensurate with the Mercedes-Benz image."

Chrysler CEO Tom LaSorda called up Robert Swan to thank him for owning a 1995 Dodge Ram and driving it for so long. There's also some debate in the comments about whether or not the mileage claim is legitimate.

In what began as a rumor, it's being reported today that veteran employees of Montvale-based Mercedes-Benz USA are being offered voluntary buyout packages as part of the DaimlerChrysler's worldwide cost-cutting measures.

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com\r\nIt turns out, DaimlerChrysler may have plans to invest approximately $2 billion to help aid in the production of a new global family of V-6 engines. The project, internally known as Phoenix, will build the new V-6's at three Chrysler engine plants in the United States - Kenosha, Wisconsin; Trenton, Michigan; and Toledo, Ohio; as well as at a Mercedes factory in Germany.

As part of the new Mercedes E-Class' integrated marketing campaign, DaimlerChrysler has planned an exceptional demonstration showcasing the updated model's outstanding reliability and fuel consumption - a 26-day, 8,450 mile excursion from Paris, France to Beijing, China.

An Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of DaimlerChrysler AG was held overnight and 98.76 percent of the 5,000 or so shareholders voted to change DaimlerChrysler AG to Daimler AG, bringing the corporate title in line with the sell-off of Chrysler earlier this year.

Yet another story about Damiler Chrysler "leaning" towards selling Smart cars in the US. Come on already. How hard is this decision? Load a boat and test the waters.

The three companies have announced an unprecedented cooperation for the development for hybrid technologies. They've introduced a new hybrid engine that combines two CVT gears as well as four fixed gear ratios to deliver a more efficient hybrid package than traditional gas-electric hybrids.

The award was given after a jury comprised of editorial teams from 15 different countries conducted extensive rounds of testing and driving, after which they determined the Citaro LE Ü was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world... at least the bus world.

In financial news, DaimlerChrysler has announced today that in 2006, the Mercedes Car Group, comprised of the Mercedes-Benz, Maybach and smart brands, has increased operating profit $3.187 billion, up from 2005's $666 million operating loss. In total, revenues for the division amounted to $72.0 billion, a nine percent increase over the prior year's level

According to yet another odd-sounding German magazine, manager-magazin.de the General's CEO "Slick" Rick Wagoner has been in talks with Dr. Z to acquire the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid.

In Hanover, Germany today, DaimlerChrysler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche reiterated a message he's been proclaiming for some time now, stating the Mercedes Car Group is on track to reach its profitability target in 2007.

In their revised financial outlook, the company lowered its operating forecast for full-year 2006 to the sum of $6.4 billion, based on an expected full-year operating loss of approximately $1.2 billion for its Chrysler Group.

Chrysler Group executives are giving serious consideration to a plan to offer a 30-day money-back guarantee on the companies vehicles, according to a newspaper report. The Chrysler Group, part of DaimlerChrysler, informed a group of dealers about the plan but an official announcement will not come until at least next week, according to the story in the Detroit News.