The 2011 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview is the newest frontier. Our mission is an exciting one: to explore new opportunities; to seek out new relationships and advocates.
"Each manufacturer has specific groups that are important to it and have been well defined by their existing social media departments," said David Sloan, the GM of the Chicago Auto Show. The McCormick Center will be opening its showroom floor Wednesday and Thursday as a giant content provider?

Teams involved in the world's first, the ground-breaking social media campaign by Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) that complements its first time advertising on the Super Bowl ad, finally ends with all teams arriving at the Super Bowl. Four two-person teams left from one of four cities - Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Tampa - and head to Dallas in custom-outfitted Mercedes-Benz vehicles, relying on Tweets to get them to the finish line.
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According to Philipp Schiemer, Mercedes-Benz's vice-president for project managment, Mercedes-Benz is aiming to sell 8 diesel models in the United States by 2014. Currently, Mercedes-Benz sells diesel variants of the E-Class, M-Class, GL-Class and the R-Class. The Mercedes-Benz S350 BlueTec which debuted at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, will arrive later this fall in showrooms.
Also in the works is a diesel variant of the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-class, gasoline versions of which will…

AMG, a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz, is known for developing the most expensive, highest performance vehicles in the brand's series. Mercedes-Benz AMG vehicles typically have more aggressive looks, more power, and better handling and stability than their regular counterparts.

People with a penchant for powerful vehicles might initially shake their heads to learn that even the AMG division of Mercedes-Benz has to include hybrid technology in order to comply with new emission and consumption regulations…

 
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TEAM GL

#MBteamGL

77 Members

Starting Line:

Chicago, IL

Captain:

@Hoo_dee_Hoo

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Jennifer Marshall and Co-Driver Meredith Sinclair will be starting the MB Tweet Race from Mercedes-Benz of Chicago. Each of the contestants cares for two kids, a dog and a husband while Tweeting about the everyday challenges of raising good boys in a complex world. If their game is as strong as their bond, they will…

Stuttgart, Germany, Jan 07, 2011 - The sales of Mercedes-Benz  cars developed positively throughout 2010, with double-digit increases recorded every month. As a result, the brand had already surpassed its 2009 sales volume by the end of November. The fourth quarter has been the best quarter in the company's history, with deliveries of 313.700 units, an increase of 14 percent. Worldwide sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars rose 15 percent in 2010, to 1,167…

While images of the brand new C-Class Coupe have yet to be released, I have the inside scoop on what the car will look like.

The 2012 model will remain similar to the 2010 model in the rear but LED lights will be added to give the vehicle a stylish look. On the interior of the new C-Class one will find the same three-spoke steering wheel fitted to the CLS, along with a new dash…