Tag Archives: A Class

mixed ruling on Honeywell refrigerant from German officials

EU seeks to defuse row over Mercedes refrigerant

A new air conditioning refrigerant used in cars poses no material risk to occupants even if it is more dangerous than an older alternative now being phased out to meet environmental rules, German officials said in a closely watched report.

Daimler recalls over 6,000 Mercedes A-class hatchbacks

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The A class is a key part of CEO Dieter Zetsche’s goal of catching rivals BMW and Audi.

Daimler is recalling more than 6,000 of its new Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatchbacks because of problems with the passenger airbag.

Mercedes i-Class?


You would think that the car industry would be big enough and old enough not to have to jump on other people’s bandwagons. However, Mercedes describes its new A Class as being designed for the “Facebook generation”. Quite what that means is anyone’s guess. With so many people now on the social network, it doesn’t mean much more than a car for the “iPhone Generation”. Of course they said that too – the A Class is an “iPhone on wheels”, apparently.