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Junkyard Find: Gray-Market 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL

The Truth About Cars

Of all the European-market new cars that flooded into the United States during the wild gray-market years of the early and middle 1980s , the Mercedes-Benz W126 S-Class appears to have been the most popular. Today's Junkyard Find is one of those cars, found in a self-service boneyard near Denver, Colorado.

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Mercedes-Benz and BMW to sell car-sharing JV SHARE NOW to Stellantis

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz Mobility and BMW Group intend to sell their car-sharing joint venture SHARE NOW to Stellantis. Together, both shareholders have developed SHARE NOW into the market leader in Europe and continuously developed it further, including new offers such as long-term car sharing.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Buick Reatta Coupe

The Truth About Cars

Just over 20,000 Buick Reattas were made during the model's production run for the 1988 through 1991 model years, and I had documented seven of them in car graveyards prior to today's Junkyard Find. All of those cars were in reasonably good condition, but today's '88 is an example of a Reatta that was loved to death by its final owner.

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BMW Aims to Launch the First Prototype EV With Solid-state Batteries By 2025

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BMW has been working with Colorado-based Solid Power since mid-2021 when it led a Series B fundraising round alongside Ford. According to the carmaker, a demonstrator vehicle equipped with a solid-state battery would be available before 2025.

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J.D. Power: growing usage of safety technologies in new vehicles contributes to increasing vehicle appeal

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Over the past several years, we have seen non-premium brands increasingly offer the types of in-vehicle technologies that used to be available only to premium buyers. Porsche is followed in the rankings by Jaguar (855), BMW (854), Mercedes-Benz (853) and Audi (852). Ford (three): C-Max, Expedition and F-150.

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Putting the “Utility” in Sport Utility Vehicle: Which Electric SUVs Perform Best Off-Road?

EV Life

These combination car-and-SUVs have become immensely popular for a variety of reasons. The second reason EV crossovers are so popular with automakers is the vehicle classification standards put forth by the Treasury Department to determine whether a vehicle is a car, SUV, truck, or van.

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Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV review: Large seven-seat EV steps up the opulence

EV Central

The Mercedes-Benz EQS is the brand’s first electric SUV that is built on a bespoke EV architecture – and we’ve driven it. The EQS SUV was launched to the media in Colorado, where we got behind the wheel for our first drive. Mercedes-Benz EQS450 4Matic SUV. Mercedes-Benz EQS450 4Matic SUV. That includes a 12.3-inch