• Noon kickoff for Georgia-Clemson season opener at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

    ATHENS — It’s likely to be steamy and hot outside, but it will be a cool 72 degrees inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium when Georgia and Clemson kickoff the 2024 season at noon Aug. 31 in the Aflac Kickoff game.

    • Vox

    UAW, Mercedes-Benz, and unions’ fight for the South

    It’s been another big week for the UAW. Over 5,000 auto workers at the Mercedes-Benz assembly plant in Vance, Alabama, have been holding their union election vote with the United Auto Workers (UAW); ballots will be counted when voting closes today. It’s the UAW’s second election in their campaign to organize non-union auto workers, with a particular focus on the South — a notoriously difficult region for union drives. They won their first election with Volkswagen workers last month in Tennessee...

  • Mercedes-Benz Alabama workers reject joining UAW

    Workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama voted on Friday against joining the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.According to data from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which oversaw the el

  • Mercedes-Benz PH unveils facelifted CLA, GLB

    ContentsKEY TAKEAWAYSMercedes-Benz CLAMercedes-Benz GLBRead MoreRead LessMANILA: Mercedes-Benz Philippines has unveiled the face-lifted versions of the CLA coupe and the GLB sport utility vehicle (SUV). The updated iterations of the two nameplates look to set a new benchmark for the compact car and SUV segments, through elegance and performance — the local distributor of Mercedes-Benz cars noted. Mercedes-Benz CLA The Mercedes-Benz CLA now boasts a redesigned front apron with LED...

  • UAW loses vote to unionize Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama

    NBC News Correspondent Sam Brock joins Meet the Press NOW to report on the United Auto Workers’ failed high-stakes campaign to unionize a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama.

  • Alabama Mercedes-Benz workers vote against joining UAW union

    VANCE, Ala. (WIAT) — After a week of voting in a tight race, the workers at Mercedes-Benz's Alabama plant have opted against unionizing its shop. On Friday, workers at Mercedes-Benz U.S. International decided to not join the United Auto Workers union, with 56% of workers voting against the proposed union. Ultimately, the vote to unionize []

    • CNBC

    Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against UAW union membership

    The results are a blow to the UAW's organizing efforts a month after the Detroit union won an organizing drive of Volkswagen plant workers in Tennessee.

    • AL.com

    Op-ed from a Mercedes-Benz worker: UAW is not right for Alabama

    In recent weeks, one of the union’s own shop chairmen worried about companies expanding their footprint south of the border in response to the union’s antics. I like my job right where it is. That’s why, later this month, I will be voting no on the UAW.

  • Alabama Mercedes-Benz Plant Rejects UAW, Supports Right-to-Work

    In November 2023, feeling their oats after successful contract negotiations with the

  • Review: 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class works on its quads (motors, that is)

    It has four motors, 579 hp, and an off-road heritage that goes back further than the Rivian R1S, GMC Hummer EV, and Tesla Cybertruck. With the electric version of its military-grade G-Class, Mercedes-Benz promises even more freedom from pavement than all those American-built flagwavers, and it does it all with batteries. And it’s a sort of

  • UAW to be put to the test this week in Alabama Mercedes-Benz union vote

    Starting Monday, around 5,200 workers at a Mercedes-Benz assembly-and-battery complex near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will begin voting on whether to join the UAW.

  • Mercedes-Benz Backs Away from Electric Vehicles amid Weak Sales

    German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz is backing away from its commitment to fully transition to Electric Vehicles (EVs) by 2030 amid weak sales, shifting back to gas-powered cars that remain in demand among car buyers.