How a pope inspired Zetsche to become a Mercedes man

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, May 16

Douglas A. Bolduc is Managing Editor at Automotive News Europe.

A religious experience set Dieter Zetsche on his path to becoming CEO of Mercedes-Benz. During the launch of the new S class in Hamburg last night, Zetsche said what he remembers most from a pastoral visit that Pope Paul VI made to the area where he was living as a young man was the Mercedes that his holiness was being driven in.
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Is the S in the new Mercedes S class for Shanghai?

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, May 15
The new Mercedes-Benz S class made its world premiere today in Hamburg, Germany, but Shanghai might have been more appropriate. Why? China accounted for 49 percent of all S-class sales from 2010-2012.
By comparison, 15 percent of total S-class sales were in Europe during the three-year period and the United States accounted f ...
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Audi outsells BMW brand globally for 2nd time in 4 months

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, May 13
Audi has won rounds two and four of its 12-round fight with BMW brand, but the world luxury-car champ is still ahead on the overall scorecard.
Audi outsold BMW brand by 4,474 units in January and by 2,902 vehicles in April, according to the data from the companies.
BMW brand beat Audi by 4, ...
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VW marries massages, movies & maintenance

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, March 8
For most people in the Western world, going to the dealership is like going to the dentist. The visit is considered a success as long as it is quick and painless. At Volkswagen dealerships in China the expectations are higher -- and the perks are much better.
VW sales boss Christian Klingler, during the Geneva auto show this ...
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Why Alan Mulally apologized to Bill Gates

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, Nov. 8
Ford CEO Alan Mulally said that the first thing he did after agreeing to be a keynote speaker at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show was pick up the phone. He joked that he "called to apologize to Bill Gates" for taking a spot usually reserved for him.
The Microsoft chairman delivered a keynote speech at the wo ...
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Missing Stefan Jacoby

Posted 3:30 am U.S. ET, Sept. 27
PARIS -- The news that Stefan Jacoby suffered a mild stroke last week provided a somber reminder that life doesn't always respect our plans. I heard about the Volvo CEO's troubles on Monday while preparing materials for an interview we had planned for today at the Paris auto show.
I will miss speaking with Jacoby because he ...
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Saab's heart still beats

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, June 6
Saab is not producing cars any more but it hasn't abandoned its estimated 1.5 million customers.
The company's parts and service arm, Saab Automobile Parts AB, continued its expansion this week by opening a North American subsidiary to serve an estimated 500,000 Saab owners in United States and Canada. That's the largest co ...
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