Mercedes-Benz in China can be called a model of "not being beaten, not knowing the lesson", so many years, with their own so-called brand effect, arrogant in the attitude towards domestic consumers, the continuous reduction of allocation is more than many people have lost confidence in Mercedes-Benz. What 1.5T Mercedes-Benz C-Class, 1.5T Mercedes-Benz E-Class, 2.0T Mercedes-Benz G, how can other brands not be so insincere.
In the author's opinion, the most outrageous is the so-called Chinese special version of the Mercedes-Benz GLB, on the surface, Mercedes-Benz GLB is priced at only about 300,000 yuan, spending 300,000 yuan can buy a seven-seat Mercedes-Benz SUV is indeed very fragrant, but it is only equipped with a 1.3T engine. The seven-seat SUV is mated to a 1.3T engine, and mercedes-benz can do such an outrageous thing.
Missing the status of the boss, Mercedes-Benz learned conscience?
It is precisely because Mercedes-Benz constantly challenges the bottom line of the Chinese people that Mercedes-Benz is deteriorating in sales. According to the data, in 2021, Mercedes-Benz's annual sales volume was only 739,000 vehicles, down 3.6% year-on-year. The reason for the decline in sales given by Mercedes-Benz is affected by the epidemic and the global chip shortage, but last year, the overall sales volume of the domestic luxury car market achieved a year-on-year increase of 4.9%, Mercedes-Benz was affected by the epidemic and chip shortage, other brands will also be affected, why did Mercedes-Benz sales plummet?
A stark example of Mercedes-Benz is BMW, which was the biggest winner last year, with total sales of 846,000 units in China last year, achieving a significant year-on-year increase of 8.9%, selling more than 100,000 new cars than Mercedes-Benz, which is also the first time bmw's sales since 2016 that it has surpassed Mercedes-Benz.
Therefore, Mercedes-Benz's claim to be affected by the epidemic and chip shortage is obviously untenable, in the author's opinion, it is more the tiredness of domestic consumers of Mercedes-Benz's arrogant attitude in China. With the intensification of competition in the car market, it is impossible to gain a foothold in the current domestic car market by selling car labels alone, and car companies must also give enough sincerity to impress consumers.
To this end, Mercedes-Benz also had to start to learn to be obedient, and the replacement of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class series with a 2.0T engine is a good example. In fact, in addition to the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, some time ago there was also the news of the 2.0T Mercedes-Benz GLB, and the declaration has been completed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
How fragrant is the 2.0T Mercedes Benz GLB?
Judging from the official declaration information of the new GLB Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the new Mercedes-Benz GLB will not only launch a 2.0T model, but also cancel the existing GLB 180 model. In other words, the lowest model after the launch of the new Mercedes-Benz GLB is also the GLB 200 model.
Although the Mercedes-Benz GLB 200 model is still a 1.3T engine, the maximum power reaches 120kW and the maximum torque reaches 250N·m, and its performance parameters are no different from the general 1.5T engine. Of course, for the new Mercedes-Benz GLB, the most important thing is the loading of the 2.0T engine, the 2.0T model is the GLB 220 model, the maximum power of the engine reached 140kW, compared to the 1.3T model power increased by 20kW, the transmission is still matched with the 8DCT gearbox. It is worth mentioning that the top model will also be equipped with a four-wheel drive system.
In addition to the change in power, the new BLG has also been improved in configuration, and the lowest halogen headlights have been cancelled, and the entire series has been equipped with LED headlights. In addition, in order to improve comfort, the seat material and body size will also be further upgraded. But after all, it is only a compact SUV, forced to be designed into a seven-seat layout, the third row of space performance do not have to think, only suitable for children or emergency time to ride, do not expect too much rear space will have a big upgrade.
Finally, at the price level, Mercedes-Benz is a car company that is not profitable and early, since the configuration has been upgraded, and the choice of 2.0T models has been added, presumably there will be some fluctuations in the price. At present, the current Mercedes-Benz GLB is priced at 290,900-331,500 yuan, and the seven-seat GLLB 200 model starts at 314,900 yuan.
Therefore, the author personally speculates that the starting price of the new Mercedes-Benz GLB after listing will be about 320,000 yuan, and the starting price of the 2.0T model will be more than 340,000 yuan, but it will not exceed 360,000 yuan. After all, the starting price of mercedes-Benz GRC is 402,500 yuan, and the two are not a class model at all.
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In short, the new Mercedes-Benz GLB must have strengthened a lot in terms of competitiveness, a 300,000 yuan SUV, equipped with a 1.3T engine, which many people can not afford. What's more, the Mercedes-Benz GLB is still a seven-seater SUV, if it is fully loaded, only 1.3T of power is inevitably some small horse-drawn carts. The arrival of the 2.0T engine not only shows the sincerity of Mercedes-Benz, but also makes the Mercedes-Benz GLB SUV more competitive than bmw X1 and Audi Q3.
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