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Has Mercedes-Benz Forgotten What Constitutes Luxury?

The Truth About Cars

Some drivers seem fine with having cameras, controlled by a multinational corporation, installed into the dashboard. All of the above is emblematic of what the Chinese market considered luxury. A lot of the automotive trends Chinese luxury brands are running with today were copied from high-end German products of the past.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman, Product Development, and Chairman, GM North America in GMs Fastlane Blog ) 7/26/06 But Micky Bly, engineering director of GMs hybrid programs, says the lithium-ion batteries required by the plug-ins drive up costs, making them difficult to market. ( Red Herring ).

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