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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.

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.

The Oscars took place this past week, and though we as viewers didn't see the types of cars celebrities arrived and left in, you might not be surprised to learn that most of them Mercedes-Benz vehicles. And, they weren't just any Mercedes-Benz vehicles, either. Choosy celebrities apparently choose the "greenest" models in the luxury auto manufacturer's current lineup- in other words, those models with BlueTEC clean diesel engines and hybrid vehicles.

Fashion-hungry enthusiasts find annual Fashion Week events to be like all of the rest of our traditional holidays rolled into one; there's nothing better for chic devotees than a mash-up of sequins, stick-thin models, and high-styled runways. This year, Mercedes-Benz will again be the head sponsor for the annual Fall Fashion Week at the LINCOLN Center in NYC. In connection with this sponsorship, the German luxury auto manufacturer will air special advertisements and also reach out to communities around New York City through support and educational initiatives. The show will feature both well-loved fashion names and new, trendy designers.

Environmentally-friendly actions seem to be spotlighted by every major automobile company today, but can any of those other franchises claim what Mercedes-Benz can? The answer is no; Mercedes-Benz is the only automaker with more than a century of research in green technology. They built the world's first and constantly cleaner diesel engine. They had the first green luxury dealership in the world to be U.S. Green Building Council-certified... They launched the ML450 HYBRID, SUB S400 HYBRID Sedan, and a zero-emission fuel cell vehicle. And that's just the beginning of their work!

Rocker Cheryl Crow may sing that all she wants to do is have some fun, but in reality she wants to do a lot more. Crow wants to help raise money for Joplin, Missouri. Joplin, which you may already know, has been severely damaged by the wrath of rampant tornadoes. The rocker has made the decision  to auction off her 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL in lieu of hosting a benefit concert.

Why help Joplin over?

It's natural instinct to interject and take action when someone neglects or mistreats your kin.  We're referring to Mercedes-Benz stepping in to rectify the suffering smart car brand due to the extreme mismanagement of smart by Penske Group.

As many of you already know, early last month  Mercedes-Benz USA reclaimed the distribution rights, and sales and marketing responsibilities of the smart car brand, which had been extremely neglected. Mercedes-Benz has created a team?