$2 Billion Expansion Plan for Mercedes USA's Plant

Daimler recently announced that Mercedes-Benz will invest an amount of $2 billion to its Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant. The plan is to support the production of the current and future M-Class and the GL- and C-Class as well.
This upgrade in the Mercedes-Benz manufacturing plant is also expected to help the German automaker win the tough battle with BMW to the number one spot as forecasts say that Lexus, after 11 years of dominance in the numbers game, will lose this year.

Dr.Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Daimler Board Management and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars stated, “Tuscaloosa was the first production location of Mercedes-Benz Cars ever outside Germany, and today it is among our best. As our ‘pioneering plant’, it is also the blueprint for our new operations in emerging markets.”

The news was announced at an event made in celebration of the 2012 M-Class' first production.

Source: Benzinsider.com

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Mercedes-Benz USA June Sales Increased

June 2011 sales figure has been released by Mercedes-Benz USA and the numbers are looking good. MBUSA sold a total of 22,653 units for this month representing an increase of 18.8% from June 2010. This is the highest number for June and also the highest for the first half of the year. Meanwhile, the YTD sales is 118,021 vehicles which penned a 10.4% increase in the company's books.
The E-Class and C-Class came in first in this numbers game as the 5,798 units of 9^th generation of E-Class was sold. The C-Class sold a total of 4,620 while the the M-Class was able to finish at third with 3,071. Another milestone for the company was its sales for 2012 CLS-class 4-door coupe increased by 645.5% and the GL-Class SUV increased by 75.9% based on June 2010 sales.

The table below shows the detailed MBUSA sales figures.

Source: Emercedesbenz.com

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Presenting: the Grand Edition GL-Class Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz came out with a new special edition of the GL-Class, it has all the same great features but with more excellent and impressive stuff added. There are aesthetic changes and exterior improvements that will surely wow buyers and will be the cause of envy to those who already own the previous edition.

The Grand Edition boasts of the new bumpers that integrate LED lights, a variety of alloy wheels measuring 20 inches, smoked headlights and a larger chrome-accented front grille. The paint choices of the GL-class Grand Edition is now numerous as they added few more metallic finishes that matches the new exhaust tailpipe trim. The interior is not to be left behind as they added premium materials like two-color upholstery and optional nappa leather. The color choices are black and maroon or black and porcelain, which are both available with special stitching.

The engine is a V6 diesel unit that has 211 horsepower and 539 Nm of torque which is found under the quietest unit category of the German car manufacturer. But if this is not sufficient for you, you may opt to get the 4.6-liter V8 with 340 horsepower or the 5.5-liter at 388 horsepower and 528 Nm of torque which is priced over €99,000.

Check below for more photos.

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