MONTVALE, N.J. -

The fleet group at Mercedes-Benz USA has a new national account manager for the South and Mid-Atlantic, the company told Auto Remarketing this week.

Joining the automaker is Tedd Meurer, whose area will include Washington, D.C.; Virginia; West Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia and Florida.

As national account manager, his duties include heading up new-vehicle sales to large corporate customers. Moreover, Meurer will also be responsible for working with area Mercedes-Benz dealers in their local commercial sales efforts.

Meurer’s more than two decades of industry experience includes various management positions with the Hertz Corp., JM Family Enterprises, Automotive Remarketing, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent-A-Car.

“Our fleet team is dedicated and fully committed to delivering the most exemplary customer service in the automotive industry,” Meurer noted. “We are driven to present new, exciting, innovative and efficient products to our business partners.

“I believe we at Mercedes-Benz USA have both a professional and social responsibility to provide our corporate customers with as many different alternatives as possible in this ever evolving, eco-conscious world that we live in today,” he added.