(January 7, 2015) MONTVALE, N.J. — Mercedes-Benz USA has announced that it will relocate its corporate headquarters to Atlanta, Ga., in a move designed to better serve its growing customer base and strengthen the company's position for long-term, sustainable growth.

MBUSA executives and staff will relocate from its primary facility in Montvale, N.J., to a temporary facility in Atlanta's Central Perimeter on an interim basis.  The company will construct a new, state-of-the-art headquarters expected to be completed in early 2017. 

(January 7, 2015) DETROIT — GM Ventures is optimistic that its 2012 equity investment in Silicon Valley-based startup Tula Technology, Inc., will result in a revolutionary new fuel economy technology that could be deployed in future gasoline engine-powered General Motors’ vehicles. 

Tula’s Dynamic Skip Fire (DSF) technology integrates advanced digital signal processing with sophisticated powertrain controls to create a software-based approach to variable displacement engines. The result makes the most of vehicle fuel economy across a wide range of driving conditions.

(January 6, 2015) LAS VEGAS — A new Mercedes-Benz research vehicle, F 015 Luxury in Motion, made its world premiere at the Consumer Electronics Show, providing a concrete example of the visionary ideas the company is developing with regard to autonomous driving of the future. With this self-driving luxury sedan Mercedes-Benz illustrates how the car is growing beyond its role as a mere means of transport and will ultimately become a private retreating space.

(January 6, 2015) LAS VEGAS — Toyota is opening the door to the hydrogen future, making available thousands of hydrogen fuel cell patents royalty free. Announced Jan. 5 at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, this Toyota initiative will spur development and introduction of innovative fuel cell technologies around the world.