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		<title><![CDATA[Once mighty in America, the lux SUV looks to China for traction]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/auto/news-analysis/mighty-america-lux-suv-china/21539/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[They love big Buick sedans, buy the Mercedes-Benz S Class in record numbers, will soon control Hummer and are poised to overtake the United States as the top market for new car and truck sales worldwide. Today, China's Guangzhou Auto Show hosted the world debut of the newest luxury sport...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:27:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smart Cars ready for Rental via Car2go]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to increase sales of its Smart ForTwo vehicle, Mercedes Benz owner Daimler will be starting a pilot program to rent the cars in Austin, Texas.  Called Car2go, the idea is to allow registered customers to pick up an available Smart, use it for as long as necessary,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:12:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[iPhone You Can Drive My Car, If It's a New Mercedes Anyway]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[    An iPhone app that lets you control your Mercedes Benz. An iPhone app that lets you control your Mercedes Benz. An iPhone app ... I mean, what more do you need to know? It's damn cool enough by itself isn't it?     ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:52:47 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mercedes Launches mbrace Telematics System]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/auto/news-analysis/mercedes-launches-mbrace-telematics-system/20948/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For years, Mercedes-Benz vehicles have included Tele Aid, a system that works much like GM's OnStar to offer remote assistance to drivers. The system is being replaced by mbrace on new vehicles; owners of cars with Tele Aid are eligible for an upgrade to mbrace. System features include stolen-vehicle tracking,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:06:54 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[F1: Mercedes Purchases 75 Percent Of Brawn GP]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRAWN GP WILL compete as Mercedes Grand Prix next season after the German company completed a buyout of the Formula 1 World Champions. Mercedes has purchased a 75 percent stake in the team, and will take control of operation immediately. Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug will act as co-ordinator and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:52:30 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mercedes returns to F1 via Brawn sale]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daimler AG and Aabar, an Abu Dhabi based investment fund, are to buy 75.1 per cent of Brawn GP, this year's winning Formula One team, in a move that will cut the F1 running costs of the German manufacturer's Mercedes-Benz brand by three-quarters. Brawn, winners of this season's drivers' and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:59:46 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hybrid Cars: 5 Luxury Models to Test-Drive]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/retirement-planning/article/hybrid-cars-5-luxury-models-to-test-drive/361421/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to buy a hybrid, you don?t have to  settle for an econobox. These gorgeous, gussied-up green vehicles are as  luxurious as anything on the road. The only hitch: They aren?t as  environmentally friendly as you might expect. Here?s a  headlight-to-headlight comparison to help...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Odd Spot: Photo-real and 3D images for new sat-navs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/auto/news-analysis/odd-spot-photo-real-3d/19275/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mercedes Benz is one of the manufactures working on new GPS technology Tired of the satellite-navigation system barking out directions as you hurtle along an unfamiliar road, only to get confused when the commands fail to reflect reality? Australian street-mapping company Sensis reckons it now has the solution, with the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:59:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mercedes Benz sees Resurgence in Luxury Brand Car Auto Sales]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTVALE, NJ – With $11 trillion in wealth lost during 2008 and corresponding reductions in net worth and assets among affluent consumers, luxury marketers are confronting the biggest challenges they've faced in decades, said Mercedes-Benz USA MBUSA vice president of marketing Stephen Cannon during an address to the International Advertising...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:00:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Battery Powered Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Jump-Starts a Trend]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boutique automaker Tesla Motors won't have the niche of battery powered sports cars all to itself for much longer, as venerable Mercedes-Benz gets into the act, with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:53:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Eleven More Companies Flee Glenn Beck [Controversies]]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Poor, sad sack  Glenn Beck  has even more woes than just unwarranted, and ill-advised,  threats on his life . Eleven more companies have decided to pull their ads from his  Fox News  program. Who are they?   Well, thanks to anti-Beck boycott...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:09:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mercedes to sell Sprinter vans through its own stores:]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz USA is getting back into the commercial van business Jan. 1 and will appoint up to 120 dealers to sell Sprinter vehicles. That means Mercedes will yank the Sprinter from nearly 350 Dodge dealers who now carry the van. The vans will be sold by the newly created Daimler...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:11:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report: Appleâ??s Fifth Avenue store tops $350M in annual revenue (Updated)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg notes that that's the equivalent of selling one Mercedes-Benz C300 sedan per square foot. Jeffrey Roseman of real-estate broker Newmark Knight Frank Retail in New York estimates that Apple's Fifth Avenue store has about $350 million in annual revenue — the highest of Apple's 262 retail stores. The store...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[News: Luxury car makers embrace green race]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Power and performance are still important, but luxury car makers are racing to deliver more efficient and more environmentally friendly vehicles. Horsepower is out and green power is in. Well, sort of.Germany's three biggest luxury brands - BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi are switching from a power war to a fuel...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:50:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[2009 Mercedes-Benz Vito Scores 5 Star ANCAP Rating]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/auto/news-analysis/2009-mercedes-benz-vito-scores/7991/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[THE MERCEDES-BENZ VITO has been declared the safest commercial vehicle on sale in Australia, after scoring a full five stars in the Australian New Car Assessment Program's rigorous crash safety test. This puts the Vito (and its passenger-hauling sister, the Viano) ahead of the Hyundai iLoad, Volkswagen Caddy and Volkswagen...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:03:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz: Don’t Discount. Don’t Disappear]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your customers get used to discounts, you may never get your full-price margins back when the turnaround comes. Likewise with advertising: A true luxury brand does not let its visibility wax and wane.                ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Selling Luxury in a Recession]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[How brands from Starbucks to Mercedes-Benz are surviving in a down economy.These are the worst of times to be marketing a luxury brand. Your customers have lost jobs, defaulted on mortgages, watched their nest eggs shrink, or simply heard too much about all of the above. They're downsizing and simplifying...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Legal Hardball: Sonic Automotive vs. Mercedes-Benz]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legal Hardball: Sonic Automotive vs. Mercedes-BenzRE: Legal Hardball: Sonic Automotive vs. Mercedes-BenzThey should have a certain argument and rules how they will control this dealership, distribute responsibilities and all. We all know that MB is one of the best gas mileage cars and really do their best in their specialty....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz Calls Its]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz Calls ItsRE: Mercedes-Benz Calls Its "Green" Tech "Blue"Maybe for the name exclusivity, to make it new to the car enthusiasts. Not all green cars are called that way. This gas saver cars are really a great help in the continuous problem in the economy nowadays. And the featured vehicles...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:26:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz Will Bring Fuel-Efficient Models to U.S.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz Will Bring Fuel-Efficient Models to U.S.RE: Mercedes-Benz Will Bring Fuel-Efficient Models to U.S.Since it is only a limited edition, perhaps many enthusiasts will purchase in the US. Just remember that Mercedes is not just a very expensive luxury car, but popular though. "Not everybody wants it, but for sure,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:47:00 -0700</pubDate>
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