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Affalterbach - Interested teams can now order the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3. The gullwing model for the racetrack is being delivered on time for the coming motorsport season, starting in February 2011. The sales price is E334,000(net) / E397,460 (incl. 19% VAT). Developed in accordance with the GT3 regulations of the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), the SLS AMG GT3 is designed as a customer sports car for sprint and endurance races. Full story...

Mercedes is still committed to formula one, the German marque's competition boss Norbert Haug insists. Full story...

MANAGING EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: Having spent the previous day in a well-equipped, $80,000 V8-powered E550 Cabriolet, I had my doubts whether the S550 would offer enough of upgrade to notice--even at $113,000. Full story...

Mercedes-Benz sales jumped 17% last month, driven once again by Chinese demand and the success of its new E-class model. Full story...

Driving a C-Class Mercedes, Canadian Bruno Spengler set the fastest time in the first free practice session of the DTM race held at the Nurburgring. Full story...

Auto123.com's has got tonnes of good stuff for you this month. Next week, we will feature a convertible themed series of road tests. Look for a variety of cars that range from a 2011 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder to a 2010 BMW 335i Cabriolet. We'll even have a review on a used Mercedes SLK-Class. Full story...

After a four weeks break, the DTM championship is standing at the Nürburgring this weekend. The Mercedes teams look forward to drive again. Full story...

Mercedes-Benz car sales grew by just over 17 percent in July, driven by Chinese demand for its most expensive models, suggesting a strong start to the third quarter. Full story...

Norbert Haug has joined McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh in admitting he is not a big fan of the August shutdown. Full story...

BMW AG's namesake luxury brand increased U.S. sales 16 percent in July to close the gap among top-selling luxury brands with Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus, which was little changed amid recalls. Full story...

New Volvo Cars owner Geely wants the Swedish carmaker best known for safety to build cars that compete with top BMW and Mercedes sedans, its founder and chairman has said. Full story...

Geely, the new Chinese owner of Volvo Cars, wants the Swedish carmaker, best known for its safety, to build cars that compete with the most expensive BMW and Mercedes sedans, its founder and chairman said. Full story...

In today's News Brake: Felipe Massa returns to the site of his accident, President Obama stops by Michigan, and we test-drive the 2010 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...

MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: This is one bad boy right here. Full story...

The Korean automaker plans to market the Equus as a 'value alternative' to the Lexus LS, BMW 7 series, Mercedes-Benz S class and Audi A8 sedans. Many of those sedans are priced above $60,000. Full story...

German carmaker Daimler is in talks with Russia's Kamaz and other companies about possibly making vans in the country, the head of the German carmaker Mercedes-Benz van unit said on Wednesday. Full story...

UK-based TI Automotive Ltd. says a fuel-systems contract it secured with Mercedes-Benz marks the largest with an individual company in the British supplier's history. Full story...

Malmsheim, Germany - AMG is the name of a mechanical magician - Mercedes-Benz's engine-maker, to be exact. This subsidiary in its own right is in charge of breathing monster power into the production cars of the Stuttgart automaker, creating high-performance machines. The S 63 is one of them. We recently got the chance to briefly test drive the newest version of it around Stuttgart, Germany. Full story...

Team Mercedes GP reserve driver, veteran Nick Heidfeld fits the bill to spearhead new tire supplier Pirelli's formula one tire testing. Full story...

TI Automotive on Tuesday said it had won its largest single source contract ever after being named global supplier of fuel tank systems for several unspecified "high-volume" Mercedes-Benz model lines. Full story...