Mercedes-Benz do Brasil Ltda has agreed with Robert Bosch GmbH to build jointly a state-of-the-art Vehicle Test Centre for commercial vehicles in Brazil.

The Mercedes-Benz Vans Dusseldorf plant started series production of the full electric Sprinter on December 12.

Independent trials of two 26-tonne, 6x2 Mercedes-Benz Econic refuse collection vehicles equipped with the Allison Transmission 3000 Series 6-speed fully automatic gearbox, retrofitted with Allison’s latest FuelSense 2.0 software, has produced fuel savings of 8.85% according to Scottish local authority, Fife Council, which undertook the study.

The latest generation of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter now features an optional 'High Load' rear axle, which allows greater carrying capacity.

The Mercedes-Benz Actros or Arocs heavy trucks fitted with Multimedia Cockpit Interactive, are now just one click away from a comprehensive, fully networked world of vehicles, drivers and logistic services.

The Mercedes-Benz Uptime programme from Mercedes-Benz Trucks is now available to operators using Atego trucks.

Divemotor, the dealer representative of Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles (trucks and bus chassis) in Peru presented new truck models for the truck Peruvian market last month; no fewer than seven models ranging from 6 tons gvw to 23 tons gvw are to be introduced during the coming months.

Two battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are now in operation in Switzerland: one has joined logistics service provider Camion Transport and the other is with retail company Migros.

The first production model of the Mercedes-Benz flagship Actros 1851 LS 4x2 rolled off the production line at the Wörth plant on 21 May.