Carmaker Daimler AG and utility RWE AG said Friday they would begin a joint electric car and charging station test project in the German capital, called "E-Mobility Berlin." It is the second electric car test project initiated by Daimler, after ...

Daimler and power group RWE to test electric car network in Berlin - PhysOrg

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) plugs an electrical cable into an electric Smart car as German car maker Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche (L) and President of the German Automobile Industry Association Matthias Wissmann (R) watch in Berlin September 5 ...

Daimler's Smart move - Globe and Mail

One of the biggest rolling duds since the Edsel – the tiny, two-seat Smart car – marked its 10 th anniversary this week, and guess what? It's not longer a dud, according to Daimler, the Mercedes-Benz maker which produces the Smart cars in France ...

Auto Sales Plunge in Britain - BusinessWeek

by Sean O'Grady Confirmation that consumer confidence and spending on "big-ticket" items is testing new lows came yesterday with the release of the latest figures on new cars sales. The Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT) reported an 18.6 per cent ...

Mercedes Benz car sales fall 12% in August - AZCentral.com

FRANKFURT, Germany - Daimler AG said Friday its Mercedes-Benz car division's sales in August fell by 12 percent compared to the same month a year ago, dragged down by faltering sales in western Europe. The company said western Europe sales were down ...