Two days ago, we reported that Mercedes-Benz China is going to be under government’s antitrust investigation.
In fact, the Chinese government act so quickly that yesterday (Aug. 04, China time), the China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), who is the regulation authority, searched Mercedes-Benz China’s Shanghai office without any prior notice.
The sudden search lasted for one full day...
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Just like BMW is making the M Performance models such as the M235i, Mercedes-Benz is also considering something lower than the AMG badge, but higher than “normal” models.
“AMG Sport” is Mercedes’ answer to BMW’s M Performance. According to our insider, the first AMG Sport product will be the upcoming C450 AMG Sport, which we have been talked about here, here a while ago (we even provide you a rough price estimate of the C450 in this post!).
The AMG Sport product line will definitely not limited to the C450, it will also be extended to the A/E/S/GLA/ML/GL-Class vehicles.
We will see the announcement of the C450 AMG Sport some time next year...
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Last Friday (August 1st, 2014), BMW starts the second generation X6 (F16 X6) production in its Spartanburg, SC plant.
According to BMW, the first production X6 is a xDrive 35i wears the Sophisto Gray color, with Cognac Black nappa leather. That very X6 is heading for a dealership in China.
The BMW Spartanburg plant will also produce the upcoming 3-row-seat X7.
If you have paid attention to some international corporate news, you may know that recently the Chinese government is conducting multiple antitrust investigation on some famous foreign companies who are doing business in China.
Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has been determined by the regulator – the China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), to has monopoly activities and is facing a fine of 7-billion RMB (approx. 1.13-billion USD). And, it has been said that Microsoft China is also under a separate investigation recently.
The same thing happens on automobile industry too...
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According to BMW insider, after the release of the M2 next year, the next exciting news for the M brand is the GTS model of the M4.
For your reference, the GTS trim is a more track-oriented variant, it usually deletes some non-necessary parts and incorporates structural enhancements. For example, the E92 M3 GTS weights approx. 300 lbs less than the standard M3. Of course, there may be other upgrades to the powertrain, suspension and braking system.
Currently there is no further information about the M4 GTS, we will keep an eye on it and report back any updates.
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