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May 05 News |
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Automatic choice
Mercedes-Benz Accessories is launching the
2005 bike season with three new bike
models for different types of application.
Mercedes is the first automotive
manufacturer to produce a really
comfortable and safe Automatic
Bike equipped with an 8-speed
automatic gearshift system and
active spring suspension.
This range also sees the
addition of the new fully spring-loaded,
powerful and dynamic Mountain Bike. The
Fitness Bike for amateur and leisure riders
rounds off the bike range and is available
in either a ‘Sport’ or ‘Comfort’ edition,
both of which combine individual
design with high quality fittings. It is
not clear yet whether these bikes
will be available in the UK. |
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No B-class for the United States
The new B-Class won’t be sold in the United
States as the company is unable to price the
vehicle to make a profit. If the euro weakens
against the dollar, Mercedes might review that
decision. Joachim Schmidt, executive vice
president of sales and marketing, said the car has
already been engineered for U.S. sale. "We can
decide at any time that we want to bring it," he said.
The compact B-Class is a five-door hatchback
based on the second-generation A-class. For years,
Mercedes has wavered over plans to introduce a car
smaller than the C-Class to the United States. As
recently as mid-2003, U.S. Mercedes executives
said the B-Class was developed at their request.
The changes demanded by North America made
the car so different from the A-Class that product
planners felt it needed to have its own model
range. Now that the B class won't be sold in
America, Mercedes has no cars for the United
States to compete with the BMW 1 series, which
is due in 2006. |
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New Look Jacksons
Work has begun on the transformation of
Jacksons in Poole. The £2-million
redevelopment of the Holes Bay Road site
will create an enlarged showroom for both
Mercedes and smart brands and increase
workshop capacity. While construction is
taking place, Jacksons has relocated its
sales and service departments to the
adjacent Sterte Avenue West. This readymade
facility, situated directly behind
Holes Bay Road, already houses a 50-car
showroom and an extensive outdoor
display area.
With parts remaining on the existing site,
Tom Scott, Jacksons' Managing Director,
said it would be very much "business as
usual" during the redevelopment, which
will take six months to complete. |
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Quickfit belts & Extinguishers
Quickfit SBS offers a broad selection of
products and services. They have been in the
seat belt industry for almost 40 years. Their
specialisations extend to: complete new seat
belts, upgrading and re-webbing existing
belts, designing special belts for classics and
luxury cars, converting centre lap belt to a 3-
point lap and diagonal belts in
most cars, conversion for extra seats in
estates cars / MPVs, baby seat and child
seats, and special needs harnesses and
restraints. In-car safety products include the
special under bonnet automatic fire
extinguisher system ‘Fireflex’, that can stop a
fire where it starts. Please take the time to
look at their on line catalogue at
www.reflexsafety.co.uk to see the wide
range of products on offer.
museum countdown. Reflexsafety |
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Museum Countdown
Over a year in advance of the
opening of the new Mercedes-
Benz Museum, the move has
already begun. The starting
shot for the minutely planned
restoration and relocation
programme ‘The Countdown is
on!’ sounded with the removal of
record-holding cars and aircraft
engines from the current
museum. At the same time, a
previously unseen special
exhibition on the legendary
C 111 vehicles has been
installed, a substitute
programme that is sure to
impress visitors. Without
affecting normal museum
operations, exhibits will be
regularly removed from the
museum from now on. They will
be replaced with unique pieces
and rarities from the company's
own extensive collection, many
of which have never been on
display before. |
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