After several years of standing on the sidelines and watching its competitors gobble up new vehicle sales with product offerings in the sport-utility sector, Daimler-Benz AG decided to do some gobbling of its own. It’s plan for biting into this burgeoning market included an all-new design, a state-of-the-art U.S. plant,...
Tuesday, Oct. 14 Antioch City Council: 7 p.m. City Council chamber, 200 H St. 925- 779-7000. -- Oakley City Council and Redevelopment Agency: 7:30 p.m. City Council chamber, 3231 Main St. 925-625-7007. -- Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors: 9 a.m....
Byline: MATTHEW TUMBRIDGE I AM flabbergasted at the opportunities out there in the car market. While much of the media is 'gloomy and down, there is good reason for the used car buyer to rejoice. Depreciation on 4x4s, popular family cars and even luxury brands is...
Los Angeles label Whitley Kros has been chosen as the "Mercedes-Benz Presents" Designers for the Spring/Summer 2009 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios from October 12-16. Comprised of design duo Marissa Ribisi and Sophia Coloma, Whitley Kros' Spring 2009 collection will be presented on Sunday, October 12 at 8:00PM...
- 35 Cars Valued at More Than $85 Million from the Most Elite Collections on View for the Public for One Day Only, Sunday, October 12 - GLENDALE, Calif. -- On Sunday, October 12, The Americana at Brand will host the exclusive Caruso Concours d'Elegance event presented by...
Byline: By PHIL CASEY Sports Correspondent ROBERTKARLSSON moved into pole position to win the Order of Merit yesterday - but admitted he would still be in the shadow of Ryder Cup partner Padraig Harrington whatever happens. Karlsson claimed his second European Tour victory in succession at...
GOLF Robert Karlsson yesterday won his second successive European Tour event to blow the battle for the Order of Merit wide open. Karlsson birdied the first play-off hole at St Andrews to win the Dunhill Links Championship from Martin Kaymer and Ross Fisher...
Alexandre Premat and Gary Paffett consolidated their status as the best 'privateer' drivers in their respective Audi and Mercedes teams as they battled to a third and fourth place finish at Le Mans. For Premat, it was a return to the podium for the first time since his...
Mercedes-Benz motorsport vice-president Norbert Haug insists that he will not be drawn into making predictions as to when Lewis Hamilton might win this year's Formula One world championship, despite the Briton holding a seven-point lead with three races to run. Mindful that Hamilton - and, it must be...
Norbert Haug has heaped praise on Paul di Resta after his astonishing drive back into contention during the latest round of the DTM at Le Mans, one that puts him in with a strong chance of sealing the title at the Hockenheim season finale. In one of the...
ST ANDREWS, Scotland AFP — Robert Karlsson won his second successive European Tour event as the Swede held his nerve to claim the Dunhill Links Championship in a play-off here on Sunday. Karlsson birdied the first play-off hole at St Andrews to pip Martin Kaymer and Ross Fisher...
MILWAUKEE - Jimmy Rollins, the Phillies' philosopher/shortstop, was talking beforehand about the effects of an involved crowd on the game of baseball. After evaluating the benefits, Rollins concluded that it always comes down to players making plays, which is true enough, but then he added, "When you're on the road,...
Though 24 college coaches attended the Utah Swoosh High School Showcase to check out the likes of Pleasant Grove's Jennifer Hamson and Mercedes Wetmore of Washington, many coaches ended up talking about how good the youngsters looked. The young players included 10 freshmen and three sophomores from...
STEPHEN Ladyman was the best Transport Minister this country has ever had. I always found him frank and extremely well informed, but, most of all, he was honest. Which is why he's criticising his party for unfairly penalising hard-up Labour voters with the insane plans to...
Mattias Ekstrom has won the penultimate round of the DTM at Le Mans, but the big news was Paul di Resta's stunning charge to second place during a rain shower that prevented Timo Scheider from being crowned champion. In one of the most chaotic DTM races of all-time,...
Heikki Kovalainen will return to the scene of his first ever F1 podium result next weekend and he will be hoping he can again get onto the rostrum at the state-of-the-art Fuji International Speedway. Kovalainen, who finished a disappointing and somewhat frustrating tenth in his McLaren-Mercedes MP4-23 in...
1. Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM 1hr 10mins 11.103secs 41 laps 2. Paul di Resta AMG MercedesMercedes C-Klasse +4.250secs 3. Alexandre Premat Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM +10.946secs 4. Gary Paffett Stern AMG Mercedes...
Tom Kristensen was pleased to add a DTM pole position to his record-breaking Le Mans repertoire as he led his rivals around the legendary French circuit. Although the Bugatti configuration of the Le Mans circuit is a pale comparison to the layout that has yielded Kristensen's eight sportscar...
Remember when Volvos were square? Having never been in fashion, they could never fall out of it. They had, instead, a kind of haughty permanence. Now look at the bulbous new XC60. It's the work of Steve Mattin, a British designer responsible for the original Mercedes-Benz A-class,...
1. Robert Wickens Signature-Plus Dallara-Volkswagen 40min 23.064secs 11 laps R 2. Dani Clos Prema Powerteam Dallara-Mercedes +0.791secs 3. Jean-Karl Vernay Signature-Plus Dallara-Volkswagen +2.111secs 4. Koudai Tsukakoshi Manor Dallara-Mercedes +2.778secs 5. James Jakes ART Grand Prix Dallara-Mercedes +3.705secs...
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