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Things are looking good for Mercedes-Benz in every place but Canada. Sales are down and Mercedes is afraid of losing some valuable customers. Don’t worry though they always have a plan. They will be cutting down their prices on certain models during the holiday season by creating a Manufacturer’s Dealer Direct Incentives (MDDI).

Effective now, reductions of up to $10,000 are available across the model range. The CLS 550 offers up a $6,000 discount, while an S450 4Matic offers an $8,000 incentive. Customers after the legendary Mercedes Benz SL-Class models will benefit from a $10,000 incentive. In some circles, the SL makes a fantastic Christmas present.

Because car accidents are one of the top killers in the world Mercedes-Benz is trying its best to make their models safer for their drivers. That is why they have added a new feature to the new CL-Class and S-Class models, the Blind Assist system.

The system uses six short-range radar sensors mounted in the front and rear bumpers. They monitor the zone to the side and rear of the car on both sides. If another vehicle is detected in the danger zone, a red warning symbol appears in the exterior mirror glass, indicating that it may be dangerous to change lanes.

Hybrid vehicles are becoming more and more popular as time goes by. Even though they are still expensive for the lower class of people who don’t make more than $30,000 a year. But I’m sure that as the years go by the price will be reduced. But for now we will have to be happy with the ones that have come and are soon to come.

Mercedes Daimler AG are one of the few automakers who has had a head start on hybrid vehicles and keeps them coming. Which is why they have unveiled 18 alternative-fuel vehicles at the Frankfurt auto show, 17 of which will go into production by 2010. A half dozen or more of them will come to the United States.