Mercedes B-Class

Development of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive is moving along smartly since we first saw the thing in shimmering-blue-concept form at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. Now running about in prototype form, the B-Class ED is having some valuable cold-weather testing done in Sweden, as this box-fresh set of spy shots reveals. If the concept car is a good ...

All-New B-Class More Conventional, But More Impressive. Mercedes-Benz's Euro-flavoured entry-level B-Class hatchback is back in Canada after a 14-month hiatus, and no, them gas-swillin', SUV-loving Americans still can't have one. That is, not a gasoline-powered one at least, as the Mercedes Canada folks were careful to point out at the media launch of ...

We already knew the next-generation Mercedes-Benz B-Class would be getting an all-electric variant, but instead of wearing the E-Cell name, it shall be dubbed Electric Drive. As a matter of fact, all future electric models from Mercedes-Benz, Smart and AMG will carry the Electric Drive name. A thinly disguised version of the car will be on display next ...

Looks like another Tesla Motors investor will be looking to cash in on their connection. Autoweek reports Mercedes-Benz will offer their B-Class with Tesla propulsion. The magazine says their source at the German automaker confirms plans for a B-Class electric-only vehicle. While Tesla already provides battery packs for the battery-powered Smart ForTwo, ...

Automotive News reports Nissan will turn to Canadian auto giant Magna Steyr to build a new Infiniti compact car in 2014. The Austrian manufacturer will assemble the vehicle as part of the luxury brand's efforts to grow in western Europe and other global markets. So far, Nissan and Infiniti have been tight-lipped about what the vehicle will bring to the ...

With BMW readying a refreshed X1 crossover for its U.S. debut this fall, Mercedes-Benz is looking to play Burger King to the Bavarian automaker's McDonald's, launching its own kiddie-sized crossover next year. According to Car, the new model, formerly known as BLK, is now called GLA, thanks to the marque's new nomenclature. The GLA will share a platform ...

We will now know the "baby CLS" – the small four-door "coupe" built on the MFA platform supporting the Mercedes-Benz A-Class (pictured above) and B-Class – as the CLA. It will debut at April's Beijing Motor Show, and it's just one of the five variants that Mercedes has planned for its MFA underpinnings. When it hits the streets in 2013, ...

Mercedes-Benz has been working on airbag technology for more than 40 years, but now it has other innovations, like Colliision Prevention, that work to keep airbags where everyone wants them: hidden. So Mercedes has made a TV spot for the 2012 B-Class that's also a letter to the airbag, saying somethiing to the effect of "I still love you, but..." We ...

When the first generation of Mercedes-Benz B-Class family movers rolled into Canadian showrooms in late 2005, it was a unique vehicle for MB in North America. First off, it was only sold in Canada and not south of the border. It was also the only front wheel drive sold by the company on our shores. Critics were skeptical that a fwd, mini minivan would ...

With the Mercedes-Benz B-Class being available in Canada for quite some time, we are happy to see these spy shots which certainly give us one more reason to lust after the compact Merc. Nearly every model range in the automaker's lineup benefits from some sort of high-performance AMG variant, and it appears that Mercedes-Benz is working on something sweet ...