Mercedes-Benz presented not one, but three luxury vehicles with the new M 116 V8 engine with 3.5 litres of displacement rated to 147 kW (200 hp): the 300 SEL 3.5 (W 109), 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet and 280 SE 3.5 Coupé (W 111).
The highlight of the first conference day on Wednesday evening, September 11, is Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton’s opening talk at the Festhalle Frankfurt at the IAA exhibition area.
Starting in 2021, public transport company Hamburger Hochbahn AG, will be field-testing the new Mercedes-Benz eCitaro articulated bus with a fuel cell as a range extender.
During the IAA in Frankfurt from 11 to 13 September, the event will bring together creatives and thought-leaders from a variety of backgrounds to discuss and develop new ideas around the topics of Science, Business, Society and the Planet.
This means that the Zwickau plant will be able to produce all the key body parts for MEB vehicles on site from 2021.
The finalization of the joint venture is the result of an agreement which both parties concluded in June.
Prior to joining MOIA, Robert Henrich already held the post of CEO at various mobility companies such as moovel and car2go.
If you can’t be there, you don’t have to miss anything either: All presentations – such as the New Brand Design with the new Volkswagen logo, or the world premiere of ID.3 – can be followed via livestream on the Internet.
From January until August, Mercedes-Benz maintained its market leadership in the premium segment in markets including Germany, UK, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, Canada and Republic of South Africa.
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport and Dallara Automobili S.p.A are pleased to announce that the team’s Technical Advisor Aldo Costa will join the world’s leading racing car manufacturer as Chief Technical Officer at the beginning of 2020.