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Mercedes Warns Two German Plants Could Close Unless Costs Drop

Mercedes-Benz outlines conditional closure risk for one assembly plant and one powertrain site in Germany, tied directly to labor cost cuts.

Motor1 · Sep 22

AMG's CEO Has A Plan To Get People Excited About EVs: 'You Need To Drive It'

Motor1 sat down with Mercedes-AMG CEO Michael Schiebe, who thinks he's cracked the code on selling electric performance cars.

Motor1 · May 21

Mercedes Black Series Cars Will Be Back: 'It’s An Obligation'

The Black Series name left the Mercedes-Benz lineup in 2022 with the demise of the AMG GT sports car (RIP). For years, we’ve heard almost nothing from the brand about its once-beloved high-performance badge. Thankfully, though, new reports suggest that Black Series isn’t gone for good.

Motor1 · Feb 12

Mercedes Might Make an Electric Porsche 911 Fighter: 'Emotionally, Yes, We Should Do That'

Electric vehicles are in an odd spot right now. Regulations are changing and sales are stagnating, but that doesn't mean automakers are completely abandoning big batteries for thirsty engines. Mercedes-AMG has the AMG GT XX coming soon, but it might spawn a two-door variant—if the company can justify the investment.

Motor1 · Sep 15, 2025

Mercedes Is Making a New V-8 That Could Be Even More Powerful Than the Last

Mercedes faced immense criticism when it abandoned the "M177" engine for the latest AMG C63. Despite rumors of an eight-cylinder return, the sports sedan is not reverting to V-8 power. However, a newly developed, large-displacement combustion engine is in the works for a late 2027 release. It’s a "next-generation, high-tech…

Motor1 · Aug 26, 2025

The AMG GT XX Concept Has Bluetooth-Connected Aero Wheels

Add ‘Bluetooth-controlled wheels’ to the growing list of sentences I never expected to write covering cars, but AMG wants to bring them to production.

InsideEVs · Jun 30, 2025

Mercedes-AMG Admits The Four-Cylinder Hybrid 'Failed to Resonate' With Buyers: Report

Mercedes-AMG has gone on record to announce it’s developing a new V-8 engine, but ghosts of the past still haunt the offices in Affalterbach. The latest chapter in the four-cylinder C63 saga involves a senior company official admitting the electrified 2.0-liter engine didn’t catch on with buyers. Speaking under the…

Motor1 · Jun 27, 2025

AMG’s New V-8 Will Be Around for as Long as People Want It, Says CEO

Mercedes-AMG just unveiled the AMG GT XX, a 1,340-horsepower super sedan concept with an electric powertrain and synthesized noise that one board member called “the best V-8 we have ever developed.” But fans of real, combustion V-8s needn’t worry, as AMG has a new one of those in development, which…

Motor1 · Jun 25, 2025

AMG Says Its New EV Powertrain Is 'The Best V-8 We've Ever Developed'

Mercedes-Benz performance division AMG unveiled the GT XX concept Wednesday, previewing the brand’s first production EV with a claimed 1,340 horsepower, 223-mph top speed, and a wild synthetic “engine” sound. According to AMG CEO Michael Schiebe, one unnamed board member called AMG’s first bespoke electric powertrain “the best V-8 we…

Motor1 · Jun 25, 2025

Mercedes-AMG's New Super Sedan Revealed: Insane Power, V-8 Noises

Mercedes-Benz’s performance division hasn’t had great luck straying from the tried-and-true V-8 formula. Its turbo-hybrid four-cylinder C63, while technically brilliant, was largely panned for its weight and lack of emotion. It’s currently selling like whatever the opposite of hotcakes is, and even AMG CEO Michael Schiebe admitted the company “could…

Motor1 · Jun 25, 2025