In recent years, Mercedes-Benz has been jokingly called "Ben · Not Pit Poor Chi " by netizens because of the frequent reduction of the allocation and the quality of the whole vehicle. But recently they seem to have not even wanted to let go of the "poor", and actually wanted to harvest in the market with a Geely shell changer...
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Ray ray had something to say
In addition to the domestic Smart made by Geely, the domestic Mini produced by the Great Wall is also on the road, and the new car is also a pure electric vehicle, which is expected to be released next year.
However, unlike Mercedes-Benz, which sold a stake in Smart to Geely, BMW and the Great Wall have set up a new joint venture in China called Beam Auto, which is responsible for the production of an electric version of the Mini.
The electric Mini will become a domestic shell car like the Smart, or the same as the previous BMW 3 Series, 5 Series, only manufactured in China, which has to wait until the car is released. However, it is foreseeable that domestic Mini and domestic Smart are certainly indispensable to various tit-for-tat confrontations.
As for the original fuel version of the Mini, bmw, which sells so well, is naturally reluctant to stop it. Not only that, bmw must maintain its "original taste" and continue to stay in the UK to produce.