TD, due to slower EV adoption in core segment in key markets resulting in a decline in battery electric vehicle sales. At Mercedes-Benz Vans, vehicle sales were down 15% YoY to 105,700 units in Q4 and down 9% YoY to 405,600 units in YTD 2024. It is impacted due to the discontinuation of the Metris (Vito) in the U.S. and model changes in Europe and China. Declining demand for large vans with combustion engine in the U.S. and midsize vans with comb...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/10

Euro NCAP releases ADAS ratings for 17 commercial vans On July 3, Euro NCAP released ADAS ratings for 17 commercial vans. Seven vehicles achieved Euro NCAP’s Commercial Van Platinum rating, exceeding the EU General Safety Regulation (GSR2) standards effective from July 1, 2024. These vehicles are: Ford Transit Connect: scored 93% Mercedes-Benz Vito: scored 90% Nissan Interstar: scored 84% Renault Master: scored 84% VW Caddy Cargo: scored 83% F...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/04

Mercedes Benz reveals new midsize van models On July 27, Mercedes-Benz unveiled its new van models i.e. V-Class, V-Class Marco Polo, Vito, e-Vito, and EQV which received all-new exterior and interior designs. With their comprehensive upgrade in design, comfort and functionality, the new midsize vans consistently implement the adapted business strategy.The new front design is characterized by a striking radiator grille in different forms and a pow...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/31

and interior design as well as numerous comfort and functionality updates are the basis of the renewed models.With a revamped exterior and all-new interior look featuring the latest MBUX generation the new EQV, V-Class, and V-Class Marco Polo models reflect an even greater focus on luxury. The new Vito and eVito commercial vans, offers updated infotainment and connectivity system, including new digital services, and also new safety features. Ba...

News  Updated at: 2023/05/17

s tougher protocol. The Nissan Interstar retains its position and continues to be rated “Not Recommended” based on its lack of crash avoidance systems. Results in the Commercial Van Ratings announced include the Ford Transit, which like the Fiat Ducato achieved a gold rating. The Mercedes-Benz Vito drops from Gold to a Silver rating, where it joins the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Volkswagen Transporter, Renault Trafic, Nissan Primastar, and Volk...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/02

is first variant of the panel van will be launched at the end of 2023, with the cab chassis variant and other battery variants gradually following.   • Mercedes-Benz Vans invested around EUR 350 million in the new eSprinter, with approximately EUR 50 million for each of the three plants.With the Vito E-CELL in 2010 and now the new eSprinter, Mercedes-Benz Vans will begin the next stage of its electrification strategy in 2025 with VAN.EA (MB Va...

News  Updated at: 2023/02/08

Mercedes-Benz Vans increases deliveries worldwide by 4% in 2022 On January 10, Mercedes‑Benz Vans announced it delivered 411,000 units globally in 2022, 4% more than the previous year.   • In North America, the most important global region for M-B Vans, sales increased by one fifth in 2022 to 73,800 Sprinter and Metris (Vito) deliveries.    • The U.S. showed the strongest growth with a 20% increase, while in the home market of Germany. ...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/11

Mercedes-Benz Thailand launches locally-made new C 350 e AMG Dynamic PHEV Reported on October 22, 2022, Mercedes-Benz recently introduced the new C 350 e AMG Dynamic PHEV, priced from THB 3.35 million and the new Mercedes-Benz Vito 119 CDI Tourer Select multi-purpose van, priced from THB 3.1 million, in Thailand. According to the carmaker, the launch of this locally-assembled C-Class PHEV followed the great feedback of its diesel-engine versions,...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/25

Mercedes-Benz Vans delivers around 100,000 vans in 2nd Quarter of 2022 On July 11, Mercedes-Benz Vans announced that it has sold around 100,000 units in total worldwide in the second quarter of 2022 despite continuous fluctuations in the area of semiconductor supply. From April to June, 83,900 commercial vans of the (e)Sprinter, (e)Vito, (e)Vito Tourer and Citan models were handed over to customers. Mercedes-Benz Vans will continue to expand i...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/12

Gold Phoenix to supply brake pads for Mercedes-Benz in bulk Shandong Gold Phoenix Co., Ltd. (Gold Phoenix) announced that it will officially supply brake pads for Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz VITO models in bulk. This is a Daimler global program, with product delivery to Daimler's Spanish plant and a lifecycle that varies with the vehicle manufacturer's model. (From Gold Phoenix’s SSE announcement dated November 12, 2021)...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/12

Mercedes-Benz Vito now available with another safety assistance system On March 1, Daimler announced that befitting the 25th anniversary of the van's market launch, the Mercedes-Benz Vito is now available with another safety assistance system. The Rear Cross Traffic Alert enables the detection of cross traffic up to a speed of 10 mph when reversing out of a parking space. A possible source of danger is warned optically by red triangles in the mir...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/01

z Vans works closely with motorhome manufacturers and provides base vehicles for their bodies and conversions. In 2021 Pössl, a motorhome manufacturer from Upper Bavaria in Germany that specializes in panel van conversions, will launch two new camper vans based on the Mercedes-Benz V-Class and the Vito onto the European market: the Campstar and Vanstar. Since the market launch of the third-generation Sprinter, the large van produced by Mercedes-...

News  Updated at: 2021/01/22

er-level performance in Euro NCAP’s new ranking scheme when making purchasing decisions; Greater clarity from van manufacturers, on websites and in marketing material, regarding the safety features available on their vehicles. In this round of tests, top achievers, the Ford Transit, Mercedes-Benz Vito and VW Transporter, are awarded Gold.  The Ford Transit Custom, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro, Peugeot Expert and the VW Crafter ...

News  Updated at: 2020/12/16

Mercedes-Benz, Driverge Vehicle Innovations partner for Metris Getaway in U.S. On November 9, Mercedes-Benz announced that for the first time in the U.S., it is positioning its mid-size Metris van as a basis for camper van conversions.Mercedes-Benz’s globally-offered Vito van is known in the U.S. as the Metris, which has been adapted to meet the local market requirements, such as being available with a gasoline engine.The Metris has numerous sa...

News  Updated at: 2020/11/12

rogram the pneumatic level control is active fully automatically and irrespective of the load. This makes driving smoother, even with a trailer in tow, with more driving stability and thus greater comfort. In addition to the V-Class, the AIRMATIC air suspension system is also available for the EQV, Vito Tourer and eVito Tourer as well as for the complete Marco Polo camper and leisure van family by Mercedes-Benz. (Daimler press release on Novembe...

News  Updated at: 2020/11/03

Mercedes-Benz starts sales of new Mercedes-Benz eVito Tourer On July 23, Daimler announced that with the market launch of the eVito and the eSprinter in 2019, Mercedes-Benz Vans has sent a clear signal of locally emissions-free commercial freight transport in urban areas. The new eVito Tourer, which can be ordered now, reaches a new dimension in battery-electric commercial passenger transport in terms of mile performance and range, for use as a h...

News  Updated at: 2020/07/24

Mercedes-Benz Vito is now updated and new eVito Tourer is available with added range On July 22, Daimler announced that Mercedes-Benz lineup is now extensively updated, the new version is now even more attractive. Highlights of the facelifteare the locally emission-free eVito Tourer (electrical consumption combined: 26.2 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km) with a high-torque electric machine and 421-kilometre range, as well as the new, ...

News  Updated at: 2020/07/23

duced between June 21, 2013 and December 13, 2015; 139,054 GLC SUVs produced between June 15, 2015 and May 31, 2017.  3. Fujian Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. to recall 12,685 vehicles, including 9,032 China-made V-class vehicles produced between March 5, 2016 and June 5, 2017; 3,653 China-made VS20 VITO vehicles produced between August 18, 2016 and April 28, 2017. In part of the recalled vehicles, after prolonged exposure to thermal load, the co...

News  Updated at: 2020/07/02

CS- vehicle socket which is placed in the bumper on the upper left side.Thanks to the flexible installation of individual seats or benches, the EQV can also be converted into a 7- or even 8-seater. The EQV will be integrated as a production vehicle into the normal production process of the plant in Vitoria in northern Spain, where the V-Class and the Mercedes-Benz Vito are also produced. Mercedes-Benz press release...

News  Updated at: 2020/05/26

Daimler presents new Mercedes-Benz Vito and eVito Tourer On March 10, Daimler announced that new versions of the Mercedes-Benz Vito and eVito Tourer. Highlights include the locally emission-free eVito Tourer with a high-torque electric machine and up to 421-kilometres of range, as well as the new, efficient and powerful four-cylinder diesel generation of the OM 654 engine family. New products and features in infotainment and the assistance system...

News  Updated at: 2020/03/11