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Caption competition: when parking goes wrong

We’re not sure our first response to this picture should be ‘Wow, that’s some seriously good Mercedes build quality’. A 67-year-old motorist had a narrow escape when he reversed his Mercedes C-Class through a brick wall on the seventh floor … Continue reading

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Mercedes, Renault and Nissan join forces

In a surprise press conference this morning, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Nissan announced a wide-ranging alliance. Daimler – which owns Mercedes-Benz and Smart – will now collaborate with the Renault-Nissan Alliance on a wide range of new cars, engines and a … Continue reading

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Mercedes respond to ‘frozen Britain’

We can only assume the top bods at Mercedes UK have seen just as many stranded cars littering the nation’s roads as we have. Flailing around in the snow, wheels spinning to oblivion, cars on summer rubber are hard to … Continue reading

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Michael Schumacher returns to F1

The worst kept secret in F1 is now official – Michael Schumacher will compete in the 2010 F1 championship after signing for Mercedes – the team formerly known as BrawnGP. And with interest reaching the stratosphere in 2009 thanks to … Continue reading

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MPH mayhem, American muscle and a hot new Mini: the week in brief

In celebrity news this week, Auto Trader readers voted for their favourite Jeremy Clarkson quote, while we brought you a full report on the car-carnage festival of MPH ’07. And Auto Trader caught up with Strictly Come Dancing star and … Continue reading

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