Overview Of Daimler And BYD EV Future Dedicated A New Concept Model

The joint venture partners of Daimler AG and BYD Auto has announced plans to see their next electric cars dedicated to China with a new concept for the Beijing Auto Show later, in April 2012.

Last year, the two companies have formed a 50-50 venture R & D called "Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. Ltd" or "NTDB" for short, create a new brand that will focus on development China of pure electric vehicles.

Parent company of Mercedes-Benz, said that in addition to showing a concept car, which provides for the production model of the exterior and interior design, BDNT also be used to reveal the identity of the brand, including its name, logo and the location of the Chinese auto market.

What is the current production model, Daimler said that the work of the first prototypes have already begun to target them from starting in the spring of next year.

NTDB all-electric vehicle is scheduled to be launched in China in 2013.

 

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Mercedes-Benz For The Production Of A Completely New Model Of The Fifth U.S. Plant In 2015

Daimler, the parent company of the German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz plans to invest $ 350 million and create about 400 new jobs in the American plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to build a new brand, but there is still the model with no name.

Currently, Mercedes-Benz produces the M, GL and R-Class SUV in Tuscaloosa, while the German company is able to assemble the new generation C-Class series of the North American market in early 2014.

"This new model of the plant in Tuscaloosa is an important element in our growth strategy," Daimler, Dieter Zetsche, the chief said Friday in a news release. "This is one of the ten additional models that we introduce in the next four years in all segments."

While there have been reports of small model is based on the architecture of the next class, it is believed that the fifth model in the response of Mercedes-Benz, BMW X6, a crossover sport watch with a roof rake is based on the M-Class

 

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2011 Mini Cooper S

Henry Ford, Ferdinand Porsche, Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler. All pioneers in the automotive world. But this list would be woefully incomplete without the inclusion of Sir Alec Issigonis, the man most responsible for the design of the original Mini.

Issigonis once famously said, “When you’re designing a new car for production, never, never copy the opposition.” Sage advice, we’d say, as the Mini – a true clean-sheet automotive design, with its transverse engine, front-wheel drive and sparse seating – went on to become one of the most successful vehicles in history. And its name and likeness continue to live on in the form of the modern-day Mini Cooper, Clubmanand, most recently, Countryman.

Despite the similarities from one modern generation to the next, the BMW-owned automaker is quick to point out the myriad of changes made to the Cooper for the 2011 model year, not the least of which are improvements to the engine and transmission options, resulting in more power and improved efficiency.

So, the logical question is: Do these changes make a better Mini, or are they so minor (or is that Minor?) you won’t even notice?

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