Mercedes-Benz

Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service (BMBS) has partnered with PlatOn, a blockchain-based used car value management platform to help understand the value depreciation of its cars and automate the process in real-time. Chinese-based PlatOn is a privacy-preserving computing network that develops...

AutoGravity, a fintech platform for car shopping, has been nationally available for less than a year. The app’s been downloaded more than 750,000 times and processed more than $1 billion in financing requests. With the announcement last month that the Irvine, California-based startup has...

Daimer AG's (OTC: DDAIF) Mercedes-Benz is crushing its German competitor BMW (OTC: BMWYY) in 2016. The release of September car sales figures saw BMW US down 5.2 percent to 29,413 units. BMW is reeling from a fall off of passenger car sales, falling 17 percent in the month that has seen...

The automotive community is a unique one. Regular folk might not realize though that it’s also an incredibly close-knit one as well. The Hespen Rally was created as a fundraiser for bile duct cancer research, an uncommon form of cancer that affects 2,000-3,000 people annually, according...

Who will be the next Apple? What company with what disruptive idea will turn the world of technology upside down? In this series, Benzinga interviewed CEOs of several technology startups that are making waves today in hopes of making a difference tomorrow. Leap Motion – 3D Motion-Control...

Ola Källenius, the newest addition to Daimler AG's (OTC: DDAIF) board of management, covered a wide range of topics at the 2015 Automotive News World Congress last week. As expected, technology proved to be one of the most important things discussed at the event. Källenius, who...

Daimler AG's (OTC: DDAIF) Mercedes-Benz division is one of many automakers looking to break new ground in building a fully autonomous automobile. Will it be the first? Ola Källenius, who joined Daimler AG's board of management on January 1, spoke about this and other topics at the...

Earlier this April, researchers at the University of Michigan found that the average fuel economy of new, light vehicles (a designation that includes cars, SUVs, vans, and pickup trucks) had reached 25.4 miles per gallon, as compared to 20.8 mpg in 2007. With pressure on manufacturers from...

Once a year, Forbes comes out with its "Fab 40," a list of the world’s most valuable sports brands. The list is split into four categories with their own qualifications for what numbers and figures contribute to overall value: athletes, businesses, events and teams. This year,...

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) are vying for smart home supremacy, but will either firm dominate this burgeoning market? Google first entered the race when it paid $3.2 billion to acquire Nest Labs, the startup from former Apple Inc. engineer Tony Fadell....

Through its just announced Nest Developer Program, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) wants to do no less than help create a “more conscious and thoughtful home,” according to the company in a blog post Monday. The post begins, “Wouldn’t it be cool if our homes...

Sure, it’s a sports story but it’s a business story, too. For all of the mistakes, bad press, and general lack of media savvy Tiger Woods has shown, he’s made golf, and the companies involved in the sport, a lot of money. To name a few, Mercedes-Benz, Samsung, Pepsi, OfficeMax, all of the major...

While nobody knows for sure what the “next big thing” in technology will be, many app developers, according to Reuters, are betting on wearable computing in general and smartwatches, specifically. Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) CEO, Niccolo DeMasi, is one of those app makers who think smartwatches...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the largest companies developing in-car technology, but Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) might be hatching a plan to overtake its competitor. According to The Wall Street Journal, Google and Audi (OTC: AUDVF) will announce a new partnership next week at the Consumer...