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Mercedes EV Sales Jumped 28% While The Rest Of The Brand Shrank

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Mercedes-Benz sold 97,100 EVs in the first half of the year. The electric CLA, GLC, and GLB led the brand’s EV growth. Europe and North America grew while Asia did most of the damage. Sales of battery-electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz have surged this year, but overall demand for their models has contracted, highlighting a shift that several other car manufacturers are experiencing. Through the first half of the year, the entire Mercedes-Benz Group moved 1,011,500 vehicles, down 6 percent from the first half of 2025. First-quarter sales had actually risen 2 percent to 511,900, so the slide arrived later in the period. The picture looks worse for Mercedes-Benz Cars itself, which includes the company’s Vans division. Read: Mercedes Sales Are Out And The Most Interesting Thing Is What They Won’t Tell Us So far this year, Mercedes-Benz Cars has sold 837,200 vehicles worldwide, a 7 percent decline. Second-quarter sales ...
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2027 Ram 1500 TRX SRT Video Review: The V8 Tyrant King Returns

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The Ram TRX made headlines when it first arrived as a 702-horsepower answer to the Ford Raptor. Now, with 777 horsepower (579 kW) under the hood, it’s even more outrageous. But the performance truck landscape has changed considerably since the TRX first appeared. Is it still the king of the supertruck game? To find out, we recently spent time behind the wheel on- and off-road and put together a full video review for your viewing pleasure. In it, we cover everything from straight-line performance and ride quality to interior comfort, daily usability, and the realities of living with a supercharged V8 pickup. Read: Ram CEO Says TRX Is Fun, But RHO Does Something Way Better The TRX remains every bit as dramatic as its specifications suggest, but numbers only tell part of the story. What surprised us most wasn’t how quick it is, but how livable it can be when you’re not burying the throttle. The verdict, the numbe...
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2027 Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 EV Debuts With 3 Motors, 671 HP And A Vibrator

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Mercedes-AMG has introduced the new CLA 45 sedan and wagon. Both feature a tri-motor powertrain producing up to 671 hp. Hits 62 mph in three seconds and offers 416+ miles of range. The Goodwood Festival of Speed is officially underway and Mercedes-AMG used the event to unveil the new CLA 45 4MATIC+ lineup. It consists of a high-performance sedan and shooting brake with a tri-motor powertrain. Starting with the latter, the cars have one axial flux motor up front and two out back. This gives the CLA all-wheel drive as well as a combined output of up to 671 hp (500 kW / 680 PS) and 1,297 lb-ft (1,759 Nm) of torque. More: Starry But Soulless 2026 Mercedes CLA Leans On AI And Electric Power Those are impressive numbers and then enable the model to accelerate from 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in 2.7 seconds with a 1-foot rollout. However, with a traditional start, you’ll hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in three seconds flat. If you keep the accelerato...
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