German luxury auto brand Mercedes-Benz seems to know exactly what it takes to find the best people for its executive positions. Recently, Mercedes-Benz USA named a new CEO, Steve Cannon.

It's no secret that the Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is very particular about which vehicles it gives the coveted Top Safety Pick rating. After all, the safety testing process is quite intense, and a vehicle must receive a top rating of "Good" in all categories to be named a Top Safety Pick. That's exactly what the 2012 Mercedes-Benz E-Class recently did when it was thoroughly tested by the IIHS. This is the first time the Mercedes-Benz E-Class has earned a the coveted title since its appearance on the market.

As everyone knows, luxury auto brand Mercedes-Benz creates fantastic vehicles of all kinds for markets worldwide. Sometimes, however, a vehicle fares better in some markets than it does in others. Take the Mercedes-Benz R-Class. Mercedes-Benz has announced this vehicle will not be returning to the U.S. for the 2013 model year, despite its popularity elsewhere.

When you think about luxury auto brand Mercedes-Benz, you probably conjure images of sleek vehicles, right? Well, that may change soon, as Mercedes-Benz Style recently debuted a brand new furniture collection through its partnership with Formitalia Luxury Group. The collection was showcased at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, Italy from April 17-22, 2012, and it certainly made quite an impression on all those in attendance.

Over the years, Mercedes-Benz subsidiary and performance partner AMG has grown stronger, and now it's even getting its first-ever independent showroom in Beijing, China. Though the luxury performance brand has been sold for over 45 years by Mercedes-Benz dealerships like Motor Werks Mercedes-Benz of Barrington, serving the greater Chicago, IL area, it's breaking new ground with this showroom.

Perhaps taking a note from the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day, in which Q introduces James Bond to his assigned Aston Martin by the name of Vanquish (nicknamed "Vanish), Mercedes-Benz has harnessed the same sort of technology this vehicle uses to create its own "vanishing" car to showcase its revolutionary new F-CELL hydrogen fuel-cell power, available on the Mercedes-Benz B-Class model sold overseas.

A few blog posts back, we informed our readers that the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class would soon be receiving some upgrades. Though we didn't have much information at that time, Motor Werks of Barrington, conveniently located at 1475 S. Barrington Road Barrington, IL 60010 can now share some more, as the 2013 version recently made its debut at this year's New York Auto Show. Overall, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class gets a new dash, a new diesel engine option, and a restyled front end this year.

Mercedes-Benz recently launched 2012 Academy Award viewers into a tizzy with its new Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Roadster advertisement. The new Mercedes-Benz SL-Class premiered at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show in January and is based on one of the sleekest, most iconic Mercedes-Benz vehicles ever built.

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