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On Saturday, the new Ironman 2019 will be crowned in the small town of Kona in Hawaii. The Ironman Hawaii is the oldest and also the toughest triathlon competition in the world, and Kona is the considered to be mecca for triathletes. The athletes who line up at the start must master three long-distance disciplines in succession: swimming for 3.86 kilometers, then riding a bicycle for 180.2 kilometers, and finally running a marathon — that’s 42.195 kilometers — in tropical heat and humidity, against competitors who are the absolute triathlon elite. It’s a battle of attrition. In this competition, the athlete’s iron will is pitted against the limits of the human body’s endurance.

Anja Hagemann discovered her love for sales early on: An internship at Mercedes-Benz Hannover during her studies in business administration opened her eyes. Her career in the commercial vehicles industry and her career as a truck sales manager began in the year 2006. Actually hired as a junior Vans salesperson, she unexpectedly landed in Vans Materials Planning.

There are more oddly dedicated days than there are days in the year. Today in the USA, it’s time to celebrate “National Name Your Car Day.” In pole position in the US ranking of favorite car (nick)names is “Baby.” According to a current survey, one fifth of drivers in Germany have given their cars a name. And in the history of Mercedes-Benz there are models, entire model series even, that also bear a name alongside the star. That’s reason enough to dedicate my post to this phenomenon.

Thomas Built Buses is the leading school bus manufacturer in North America. Back in 2013, I joined TBB as the manager of the center of education and marketing, a role in which I still serve today.

Thomas Built Buses has a great reputation in the area (and across the country), so I was excited to get to work with such an iconic brand and within a company that was so highly respected. But more than that, I wanted my work to matter. I wanted to find work that gave me a true purpose, one that made a difference in the lives of many.

A pile of metal — at first glance, this is all that’s left over when our developers are done conducting a crash test. Despite this, they continue to drive our cars against walls again and again. What was a milestone in vehicle safety back in 1959 has become a standard procedure for the development experts. Much has happened since the first systematic crash tests were performed 60 years ago. Read on to find out more.

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Tech Open Air in Berlin, and the IAA in Frankfurt, Mercedes-Benz presented a white CLA coupe in which visitors could sit and play the video game SuperTuxKart. But: What’s that supposed to be? Gaming inside a car? Have the people at Daimler lost their minds? We set out to investigate the story behind this “gaming-mobile.” And we found out: This car is more than just a clever gag.

Since arriving on the Formula 1 calendar back in 2008, Singapore has established itself as one of THE highlights of every season. Why? It’s the combination of a fantastic location, the unique weekend format running under the lights – and the substantial challenge that the circuit poses every team and driver.

Here we are again: Milena and Alex. Working as junior reporters for Genius, the Daimler knowledge community, we go out on various assignments and get to know the fascinating world of Daimler. Every time, the topic we’re sent out to report on is a big surprise. For this assignment, we knew only one thing ahead of time: It would be a really big topic, because it would take us to the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth, where trucks are produced.

“No headphones on the plant site!,” shouts the porter. I’m surprised that so much fuss is being made about a little music — and on a Monday morning, at that. And this is just the beginning. Don’t glance at your smartphone when going up the stairs, don’t step into the production hall without protective shoes, and don’t put burning candles on birthday cakes. It seems that companies like Daimler have more safety regulations than there are working days in the year.

This doesn’t happen very often… No, this time I really mean it!

For me, it’s a natural thing to frequently sprinkle my writing with superlatives and to season my articles, tweets, and comments with words like “sensational,” “great,” and “fantastic.” But how often does a person have the opportunity to write about a world premiere that affects not only our Group but also the entire automotive sector?