Mercedes-Benz Vans launches ‘30 years of the Sprinter’ On March 19, Mercedes Benz Vans announced that it is launching the special model "30 years of the Sprinter" to mark the 30th anniversary of this iconic van. The first production-ready eSprinter panel van was launched in 2019. The current eSprinter van, which has been available since last year, comes in two body styles, multiple lengths, and three battery options, offering up to 478 km of ...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/20

Mercedes-Benz provides upfits for Sprinter, eSprinter in Ladson, South Carolina On March 11, Mercedes-Benz USA unveilled a new business model elevating the way vocational vehicle upfits are ordered, delivered, and invoiced. In partnership with the nationwide network of dealerships, Mercedes-Benz now offers direct ordering of basic shelving solutions, eliminating the need for separate transactions with upfit providers.  The offering premieres wit...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/12

Mercedes-Benz Argentina expected to complete plant sale in Argentina in 2025 On February 20, Mercedes-Benz Argentina confirmed its decision to sell its production and commercial operations in Argentina to Open Cars, a local company specializing in dealership management. The sale is expected to be completed later this year. Production of the Sprinter will continue at the Buenos Aires plant, serving both local and export markets, including Brazil. ...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/26

Mercedes-Benz reportedly sells Sprinter factory in Argentina On February 10, it was reported the sale of Mercedes-Benz’s factory in Virrey del Pino, near Buenos Aires, where the Sprinter utility van is produced. The plant has been sold to an investment group called ST, led by financier Pablo Peralta. The sale agreement is expected to be officially announced on February 25, as per information from the local metalworkers' union, SMATA. Under the ...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/12

w-speed conditions in the AEB active braking function test. It also received perfect scores for Lane Support Systems (LSS) and Occupant Status Monitoring (OSM), highlighting its strong active safety performance. Euro NCAP has also tested several models, including the Ford Transit, and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter which also received Platinum safety ratings. While other models, including Citroën Jumpy, FIAT Scudo, Opel Vivaro, and Peugeot Expert, recei...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/19

Ari Motors, Germany launches Ari 1710 electric van On August 8, IAA Transportation announced that Ari Motors has introduced the new Ari 1710 electric van, designed as an eco-friendly alternative to the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. The vehicle is produced in collaboration with Dongfeng, China, and the battery technology is supplied by CATL.  The Ari 1710 offers up to 12 cubic meters of cargo space and a payload capacity of up to 1.5 tons. It is equipp...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/09

Mercedes-Benz launches sales of new Sprinter and eSprinter vans On January 15, Mercedes-Benz launched sales of the all-new eSprinter at a starting price of EUR 71,388.10. from January 16, 2024. The conventionally powered Mercedes-Benz Sprinter will also be available to order with numerous new features. The new eSprinter comes with a PSM motor delivering a maximum torque of 400 Nm and power outputs of 100 kW and 150 kW. The new panel van comes wit...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/16

Mercedes-Benz upgrades its Sprinter model produced in Argentina On December 21, the marketing launch of the new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, an E-segment van, was announced. This new model has a more efficient engine, the OM654 2.1-liter turbodiesel which has 170 hp and 380 Nm of torque. In Argentina, the vehicle will also be offered in versions of 114 and 143 hp and a 6-speed manual transmission, complying with the Euro V standard. A version that com...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/28

with a covered area of 6,300 square meters, will be a key property in the independence plan of Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Buses in Argentina.The new auto parts and spare parts logistics center will start operating during the second half of 2024 and support production of Accelo and Atego truck models, Sprinter vans, and OH and OF bus chassis at the Juan Manuel Fangio Plant in Puerto Madero.(Mercedes-Benz and other sources on July 20, 2023) ...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/21

s Cargo, and Goodyear UltraGrip Cargo across all the summer, all-season, and winter markets. Among the leading light commercial vehicle OEMs that have already chosen this latest Goodyear’s tires across the three seasons are Volkswagen (for the ID.Buzz and ID.Buzz Cargo) and Mercedes Benz (for its Sprinter and EQV models). (From a press release dated July 12, 2023)...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/13

s 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 Volkswagen Crafter. Those that achieved a Bronze Rating were the Citroën Jump...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/02

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

ent.Volvo’s 2.3 million-square-foot plant, which employs about 1,500 people that build the Volvo S60 midsize sedan, will begin building two electric crossovers in 2023.The Mercedes-Benz plant, near Charleston, South Carolina, which normally employs about 1,600 workers that build the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Metris vans, will idle operations on September 30.(multiple sources on September 30, 2022)...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/01

end operations due to the lack of demand for engines from the plant. This stems from the cancellation of the Infiniti Q50 2.0-liter engine past the 2019 model year, as well as the announcement earlier in August that Mercedes-Benz would no longer use the 2.0-liter engine in its GLE crossover or its Sprinter and Metris commercial vehicles.According to sources close to the plant, the 400 employees working at the production line in Decherd plant wil...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/25

Mercedes-Benz to drop Metris commercial van from U.S. lineup in late 2023 On August 11, Mercedes-Benz told its dealers that it will discontinue sales of the midsize Metris van and gasoline Sprinter models in the U.S. market after Q3 2023, approximately the same time the Sprinter EV launches.Mercedes-Benz will continue to offer the four-cylinder diesel Sprinter model, which a dealer said accounts for about 75% of the nameplate's U.S. sales.The Me...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/12

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

ales at the Mercedes-Benz Cars decreased by 10% to 487,008 vehicles mainly due to semiconductor supply bottlenecks, COVID-19 lockdowns as well as the war in Ukraine. While Mercedes-Benz Vans sales was 88,508 units close to 2021 results despite semiconductor shortages as sales of Mercedes-Benz Vans (Sprinter and Metris) reached a new high in the first quarter in North America.The geopolitical and macroeconomic conditions continue to be characteris...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/28

Mercedes-Benz Vans USA unveils new Sprinter AWD system, 4-cylinder engine portfolio On March 8, Mercedes-Benz Vans USA announced a new all-wheel drive (AWD) system and 4-cylinder Sprinter diesel and gas lineup that will be available for the U.S. market in early 2023.The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is transitioning to a fully 4-cylinder lineup for gasoline and diesel engines for model year 2023, creating a more efficient portfolio, along with the 9G-TR...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/09

ponsible parties signed a corresponding purchase agreement on November 22, 2021. The transaction will be completed on January 01, 2022. Mercedes-Benz Minibus GmbH is a subsidiary of EvoBus GmbH. The complete minibus product portfolio has been produced here since 2008. The plant has produced the new Sprinter generation of minibuses since 2019. Daimler press release ...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/25

rgentina, having been the company`s first plant outside of Germany. In fact, the Juan Manuel Fangio Plant in Buenos Aires is the only one in the world that produces vans, trucks and buses all at the same site. While trucks (Accelo and Atego) and bus chassis are produced for the domestic market, the Sprinter van is mainly oriented to the export market.Mercedes-Benz Vans are also celebrating 25 years of the start of production of the Sprinter van i...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/11