Chinese demand for foreign luxury cars is waning as customers opt for more affordable Chinese brand models.

Compact luxury crossovers have become the chariot of choice for those seeking an effective blend of utility and style in an efficient package that won’t break the bank.

An Orange County deputy arrested a so-called super speeder on State Road 417 whom they clocked going 140 mph in a 70-mph zone, according to the sheriff’s office.

A crash on State Road 471 in Sumter County killed a Lakeland woman and left four other people hurt, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Shoppers looking to buy a luxury SUV can choose among many models from various brands.

The United Auto Workers on Friday accused Mercedes of interfering in last week's union election at two Alabama factories.

A decisive vote against the United Auto Workers at two Mercedes factories in Alabama sidetracked the union's grand plan to sign up workers at nonunion plants mainly in the South.

The United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama.

The United Auto Workers union announced it reached a last-minute tentative agreement with truck and bus manufacturer Daimler Truck on Friday evening, averting a potential strike of more than 7,000 workers.

The United Auto Workers union is celebrating a huge win at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee, where workers will now be represented by the union.

A 61-year-old Orlando woman walking across West Colonial Drive in Orange County died Friday after she was struck by a Mercedes-Benz, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Jail records show the rap artist known as GloRilla has been charged with drunken driving in Georgia.

A 19-year-old Bunnell man arrested Wednesday is the third to be accused of firing a gun during a shootout last month which left a bystander with life-threatening injuries.

A man arrested Friday in Putnam County is accused of shooting a 19-year-old man last week in Bunnell, leaving the victim with life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Most electronic systems that take on some driving tasks for humans don’t adequately make sure drivers are paying attention, and they don’t issue strong enough warnings to make drivers behave.

One of two people shot Wednesday night on Interstate 4 in Volusia County called dispatchers himself as he said blood was pouring from his face.

CES 2024 has kicked off in Las Vegas.

CES 2024 starts today in Las Vegas.

A combination of heavy rain, snow, and wind is bringing threats of flooding and power outages to the Northeast.

The Southeastern Conference championship game will remain at Mercedes-Benz Stadium through at least 2031.

World Wrestling Entertainment star Bray Wyatt has died.

BMW and Mercedes-Benz are well known for their 7 Series and S-Class flagship sedans.

The NFL says more than 50,000 tickets were sold in the first 24 hours for a potential AFC championship game in Atlanta.

Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be the neutral site if Buffalo and Kansas City meet in the AFC championship game.

Ludacris and Mercedes-Benz have surprised schoolchildren in Atlanta with more than 500 new pairs of shoes just in time for the holidays.

The driver suspected of causing a fiery crash that killed five people and an 8 1/2-month-old fetus near Los Angeles has been charged with murder.

Mercedes-Benz has opened a new electric vehicle battery factory near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that will create up to 600 new jobs.

Earlier this week, reports surfaced that Tesla allows drivers to play video games on dashboard touch screens while vehicles are moving.

Police say they have tied a car used in the killing of rapper Young Dolph to a shooting that left a woman dead and wounded another person days before the ambush on the hip-hop artist.

Daimler's truck and luxury car businesses are going their separate ways.

Germany's BMW is reporting 4.8 billion euros in profit for the second quarter.

Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz is stepping up its move into electric cars.

A Daytona Beach woman fled deputies Tuesday morning and later led authorities on a chase reaching 120 mph after she was seen crashing into cars in a parking lot, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Mercedes-Benz has a new luxury car and it's electric powered.

The bottom line improved on 2.7 billion euros from 2019, even as top-line revenue fell 11% to 154.3 billion euros. AdDaimler AG faced production shutdowns early in the year along with other automakers but benefitted from recovering demand for luxury cars after the first wave of the virus outbreak. The Mercedes-Benz luxury car division saw sales down only 1% in the last three months of the year. Luxury car sales were boosted by the rebound in China, the division's largest market, where sales rose 12% compared with 2019. Net profit in the fourth quarter rebounded to 3.58 billion euros from a loss of 11 million euros in the same quarter of 2019.

FILE - In this June 23, 2015 file photo a van is pictured in a light tunnel at the Mercedes-Benz automobile plant in Ludwigsfelde, near Berlin. (Photo/Michael Sohn, file)NEW YORK – Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 1.3 million vehicles because the software in their emergency-call systems could send responders to the wrong location after a crash. The recall comes after Mercedes-Benz learned of a crash in Europe where the automatic emergency-call system sent the wrong position of the vehicle. The recall covers many vehicles from the 2016 through 2021 model years, including those classed CLA, GLA, GLE, GLS, SLC, A, GT, C, E, S, CLS, SL, B, GLB, GLC, and G. The company's Daimler Vans also announced recalls of 2016-2020 Metris vehicles and 2019-2020 Sprinter vehicles. Mercedes-Benz said that it will notify affected owners and update the software systems at no charge, according to filings with the U.S. Department of Transportation.

German automaker Daimler said it will split itself into two independent companies by spinning off its truck and bus division. The division had revenue last year of 40.2 billion euros ($48.1 billion) for trucks and 4.7 billion for buses. One reason for the spinoff is that the auto business and the truck business are pursuing different technologies as they seek to reduce vehicle emissions. The luxury car business is bringing out new battery-powered models, while the truck business is investing in hydrogen fuel cell technology. The market listing is subject to a decision by an extraordinary shareholder meeting of Daimler shareholders to take place in the third quarter of 2021.

The new electric sedan from Mercedes will replace the conventional dashboard with a screen that extends almost the width of the car. (Mercedes-Benz via AP)FRANKFURT – Daimler's Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a key interior component of its upcoming electric luxury sedan: a large, curved screen that sweeps across almost the entire width of the car in the place of a conventional dashboard. The screen also lets the front seat passenger watch television in some markets, while preventing the driver from watching the passenger's screen to avoid distraction. Kallenius said that in developing the screen, the company focused on eliminating information and activities that could preoccupy drivers. It's the first Mercedes car built on its all-electric framework rather than sharing components with an internal combustion model.

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – An 89-year-old woman from The Villages was arrested Thursday on charges of leaving the scene of a crash after Florida Highway Patrol Troopers say she struck two bicyclists. Her car had heavy damage to the front end and windshield. Troopers were able to identify the driver as Marilyn Jean Hamilton, of The Villages, on Nov. 5 and charged her with two counts of leaving the scene of the crash with injury. Her Mercedes-Benz was also found at a repair shop in Gainesville, according to the FHP. Hamilton was booked into the Sumter County Jail.

A woman who told Volusia County deputies a man in a stolen Mercedes-Benz asked to hide in her garage lied to law enforcement and was later arrested, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the Mercedes was reported stolen out of Orlando after it was purchased by someone using a fake identity earlier this week. After a Volusia County license plate reader got a hit on the stolen car Tuesday morning, DeLand police attempted to stop the Mercedes and the driver fled, deputies said. Ogando Gonzalez originally told deputies she was attempting to leave the home when the Mercedes pulled up and the driver told her to let him in the garage so he could hide. The relationship between the driver of the stolen car and the woman was not immediately available.

Daimler, maker of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, is reporting third-quarter earnings on Friday Oct. 22, 2020. Quarterly net profit rose to 2.16 billion euros ($2.54 billion), up 19% from 1.81 billion euros in the same quarter a year ago — and improving on a net loss of 1.9 billion euros from the second quarter during the worst of the lockdown. Operating profits, which exclude one-time expenses and financial items such as interest and taxes, rose to 2.42 billion euros from 1.87 billion euros in the same quarter the year before. The company saw strong cash flow and has 13.1 billion euros in net liquidity, resources it can use to develop new technologies such as electric cars and digital services. Daimler AG said that its outlook assumed no new widespread lockdowns.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A man driving a stolen Mercedes-Benz fled from authorities until he eventually entered the garage of a stranger’s home in order to hide, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said a license plate reader got a hit on the stolen Mercedes Tuesday around 9 a.m. and when a DeLand police officer attempted a traffic stop, the driver fled. A perimeter was established and video shows the driver and a woman who lives at the home came out with their hands up at about 9:48 a.m. He’s facing charges of grand theft of a motor vehicle, burglary and fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement. Deputies said the Mercedes was reported stolen out of Orlando after it was purchased by someone using a fake identity earlier this week.

DAVIE, Fla. – An argument over a parking space in a Walmart lot turned violent quickly on Tuesday afternoon, according to Davie Police. It all happened at the Walmart on University Drive and Griffin Road over a parking-space disagreement, News 6 partner WPLG reported. Police said one woman had been waiting for a parking spot but when the space opened up, a silver Mercedes sped into the spot before she could pull in. At that time, when she got out of her car, she was attacked by three people from the Mercedes-Benz, according to police. Video shows the woman on the ground being attacked by the group while other shoppers try to help stop the assault.

WASHINGTON – Automaker Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state regulators to resolve emissions cheating allegations, officials said Monday. The settlement, which includes civil penalties, will also require Daimler to fix the vehicles, officials said. Daimler AG said the settlement would bring costs of about $1.5 billion, while the civil settlement will bring a one-off charge of about $700 million. Fiat Chrysler also is being investigated for allegedly cheating on emissions. In April 2016, the Justice Department asked Daimler to conduct an internal probe into its exhaust emissions certification process.

Amazon says its buying 1,800 electric delivery vans from Mercedes-Benz, the biggest such order for the German automaker to date. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)BERLIN Amazon says it's buying 1,800 electric delivery vans from Mercedes-Benz, the biggest such order for the German automaker to date. In announcing the order Friday, Mercedes said it would also join a climate initiative established by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The transport sector, including the surge in deliveries from online retailers like Amazon, is a major source of carbon emissions. While the e-van order with Mercedes is Amazon's biggest in Europe, it is dwarfed by a contract it signed last year with U.S. start-up Rivian to deliver 100,000 electric delivery vans by 2030.