2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class to Offer Real-Time Location Sharing App

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When rush-hour traffic is making you late for a dinner party, the last thing you need are pestering texts or calls from friends every two minutes asking where you are. There’s no app to make traffic disappear (yet), but one does exist to provide your real-time location to friends and family. It’s called Glympse, an app currently available on mobile phones that will soon be offered on the 2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class when it arrives in September.

Glympse will allow drivers to send anyone a text or email that links to their real-time location on an interactive map. Drivers can also set a timer for the link to expire, which then cancels the location sharing. Mercedes-Benz recently released mbrace2, the automaker’s next-generation infotainment system that is Cloud-based. The new system will allow drivers to use a number of popular apps currently available on mobile phones including Yelp and Facebook.

The Glympse app has proven to be popular among mobile phone users, with at least three million downloads to date. We’re not sure how popular Glympse will be with drivers, as a recent study suggests that drivers don’t necessarily want all their mobile apps to be accessible in their cars. The study found that more consumers favor apps related to driving (weather forecasts and traffic) more than social media apps such as Facebook and Twitter.

Source: Motor Trend

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Mercedes-Benz drivers are most satisfied: JD Power

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Taking four first places with the A-Class, C-Class and E-Class, Mercedes-Benz has turned up a clear winner in terms of driver satisfaction, according to JD Power in Germany, a market research company that conducts surveys of customer satisfaction research on new car quality and long-term dependability. The German car maker has also been voted as the strongest brand in the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC) AutoMarxX study, Europe’s largest automobile club with more than 18 million members as of May 2012. A little over 14,000 drivers in Germany responded to the online survey to assess the quality and reliability of the cars, which is the basis for the JD Power 2012 Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study (VOSS). All the cars had to be driven for around two years.

“We are delighted that we have once again been able to secure the top places in the JD Power Study 2012. Our aim in the future is to continue to set the highest of standards, not only in terms of quality, service and ecology, but, of course also with our exciting designs, inspirational technology and high levels of driving pleasure. As a result we hope that the Mercedes-Benz brand will continue to be extremely well received by our customers,” said Joachim Schmidt, member of the board of Mercedes-Benz cars responsible for sales and marketing.

The company emerged as the winner in the Overall VOSS ranking with the C-Class taking the podium for the third time in succession, the E-Class winning the award for the second consecutive year and the A-Class scoring top marks for satisfaction in the compact class. Also Read: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML 350: First Drive

Based on the responses, market researchers drew up comprehensive lists of vehicles achieving best satisfaction, comprising 79 models from 25 manufacturers in eight categories.

JD Power also conducted a similar survey in UK where respondents voted Jaguar as the most satisfying car.

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Mercedes Benz USA Reports Best May Sales Ever

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Mercedes Benz USA saw a 24.4 percent increase in May 2012 compared to a year. An increase of 43 percent for the smart division and 43.7 percent for the Sprinter vans added up to the best sales for the firth month of the year.

During last month, a total of 22,515 cars were delivered, while for the year to date 106,364 new vehicles were shipped out to customers, up 17.8 percent. Combined sales of Mercedes-Benz cars, smart and Sprinter for the month totaled 25,259, making this the company's highest May ever for the automaker.

Boosting car sales were the C-, E- and M-Class models. Demand for the top-selling SUV was up an amazing 66% to 3,198 M-Class units, while the C-Class also amounted to a decent 6,649, up 34.7%.

But it’s the CLS four-door coupe and the SLK roadster that saw the biggest gains, 1,855.3% and 542.9% over May 2011 respectively.

Source: autoevolution

 

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Jun 03, 2012

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Mercedes SLS AMG Catches Golf Ball and Sets World Record

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David Coulthard, F1 legend and AMG brand ambassador, managed to catch a golf ball using a 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster. In the process, Coulthard also set a new Guinness World Record.

Driving the 571-horsepower Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster at over 120 mph, Coulthard caught a golf ball hit by professional golfer Jake Shepherd at 900 feet away.  The golf ball was clocked at a speed of 178 mph while flying through the air.

This amazing achievement, which took place on May 30 at an airport in Surrey, England, earned the world record for the furthest golf shot caught in a moving car in only the second attempt of the day.

All the action was captured on video and will be used in early July as part of an advertising campaign for the SLS AMG Roadster.

After completing the world record, Coulthard said, “This world record attempt is definitely one of the most unusual things I’ve ever been asked to do with a car. Jake Shepherd was great to work with and the performance of the SLS AMG Roadster made driving to catch a mid-air golf ball even more exciting. I am honored to have received the Guinness World Record for the furthest golf shot caught in a car.”

Source: EMercedesBenz