san is unlikely to restart production unless the 25% tariff is reduced or lifted. Though the two models accounted for a quarter of Inifniti’s sales in the U.S. in 2024, a dealer noted that “Infiniti does not make money on the QX50 and QX55”. QX50 and QX55 are built alongside the Mercedes-Benz GLB at a joint-venture factory in Mexico. The future of the plant is in question, with GLB production expected to end there in 2026. (multiple sources...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/05

Infiniti ending production of QX50, QX55 in December 2025 On January 24, Infiniti told its U.S. dealers at the annual NADA meeting that production of the QX50 and QX55 crossovers will end in December 2025, but that it would build enough of the compact crossovers at its plant in Mexico to supply dealers into summer 2026. The two Infiniti models are built alongside the Mercedes-Benz GLB in at the joint-venture COMPAS plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/28

. For Mercedes-Benz, the strategy was to adopt a naming convention using “EQx,” with the first vehicle being the EQC. This vehicle is essentially the electric version of the GLC. Continuing with this naming convention Mercedes-Benz released the EQB and EQA, which are electric equivalents of the GLB and GLA, respectively. With the BEV (battery electric vehicle) market now appearing to cool, manufacturers may be looking for a way to distance th...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/11

EA high-performance electric platform at the Mercedes-AMG Technical Center in Germany. Test drives for the development vehicles are set for this winter. AMG is known for pioneering high-performance SUVs over 25 years ago with the ML 55 AMG, AMG's current lineup includes six SUV models, such as GLA, GLB, GLC, GLE, GLS, and EQE SUV with the G 63 as its flagship. This upcoming full-size electric SUV marks the sixth model AMG has fully developed, joi...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/07

e superior performance in dry and wet road conditions. The application of Yokohama Rubber’s proprietary mound profile technology further enhances the tires’ dry performance. The ADVAN Sport V107 tires are also fitted as OE fitments on other Mercedes-AMG models such as the EQS 53 4MATIC+ and the GLB 35 4MATIC. (From a press release dated March 29, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/04

Mercedes-Benz upgrades Mercedes-AMG GLA and GLB On March 16, Mercedes-Benz announced more features and improved technology for Mercedes-AMG GLA and GLB. The GLA 35 4MATIC and GLB 35 4MATIC will now be fitted with the belt-driven starter generator (RSG) and an additional 48-volt onboard power supply as standard. The second-generation RSG functions as a mild hybrid. In addition to the temporary power boost of 10 kW (14 PS), it permits such function...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/17

BMPT China selects ELIX ABS H801 for spoilers of new Mercedes-Benz projects On March 16, ELIX Polymers announced that Beijing Beiqi Mould & Plastic Technology Co., Ltd. (BMPT) has selected its ABS H801 for the spoilers of the new Mercedes-Benz model GLA and GLB series. This is based on intensive collaboration between BMPT, Mercedes-Benz, Sinochem, and ELIX Polymers. ELIX ABS H801 has high stiffness, heat, and impact resistance, as well as excel...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/17

Mercedes-Benz, India launches GLB and EQB luxury 7-seater SUVs On December 2, Mercedes-Benz India launched two new luxury SUVs, the GLB and the EQB. It offers the internal gasoline GLB 200, the diesel GLB 220d, the diesel GLB 220d 4MATIC and the electric EQB 300 4MATIC as CBUs.The introductory pricing for the internal gasoline GLB 200 is INR 6.4 million.The GLB 200 comes with a 1332 cc 4-cylinder gasoline engine, which produces an output of 120kW...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/02

Mercedes-Benz India to launch the EQB and GLB Luxury SUVs in December On November 7, Mercedes-Benz India announced that it is all set to launch its first-ever 7-seater luxury EV in its portfolio - the EQB. The EQB will be introduced in India along with the GLB- underlining Mercedes-Benz’s strategy of strengthening its product offering in the SUV segment. The GLB and the EQB will make their combined India market debut on December 2, 2022. Merced...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/08

ijing Benz Automotive Co. Ltd. (BBAC) has been producing Mercedes-Benz vehicles locally for the Chinese market since 2005. A few weeks ago, production of the all-electric EQE business sedan started at the Shunyi plant. The C-Class (long version), E-Class (long version), A-Class (long version), GLA, GLB, GLC (long version), and the AMG A 35 L are also produced locally within the joint venture.The Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, USA, will soon s...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/30

engine producing 188 hp and 221 pound-feet of torque.A more powerful AMG variant, the A35, went on sale in 2020.While it began production in Aguascalientes, Mexico in 2018, the company announced in 2020 that production of the U.S. market A-Class would move to Rastatt, Germany to make room for the GLB crossover at the COMPAS plant.(multiple sources on February 10, 2022)...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/15

s invested USD 17 million to establish a manufacturing plant in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico.The 37,000-square-meter NBHX plant will generate up to 400 new jobs by the end of 2021.The new Aguascalientes plant will supply components for the Nissan-Daimler COMPAS plant, where the Mercedes-Benz GLB model is currently produced.The company specializes in the manufacture of automotive components including thermoplastic injection molded interiors...

News  Updated at: 2021/12/22

and the EQS is being presented, the China-specific version of the new EQB will be making its debut in Shanghai. The new EQB (length/width/height: 4,684/1,834/1,667 millimetres) offers a generous amount of space and a maximum boot capacity of 1,710 litres thanks to having the long wheelbase of the GLB (2,829 millimetres). The EQB range will include several models with front-wheel and all-wheel drive, various power ratings, some of which will exc...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/23

Yokohama provides OE fitment tire for Mercedes GLB 35 4MATIC Yokohama announced that its “ADVAN Sport V107” has received technical certification as original equipment on Mercedes-AMG’s new SUV, the GLB 35 4MATIC. The GLB 35 can be outfitted with 21-inch 255/35ZR21 98Y size “ADVAN Sport V107” tires. The version of the “ADVAN Sport V107” that received technical certification for use on the GLB 35 was jointly developed with Mercedes-AM...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/06

Yokohama Rubber ADVAN Sport V107 receives technical certification for Mercedes-AMG GLB 35 4MATIC The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Yokohama Rubber) announced that its ADVAN Sport V107 tire has received technical certification as original equipment (OE) on Mercedes-AMG's GLB 35 4MATIC. The version of the ADVAN Sport V107 that received technical certification was developed exclusively in cooperation with Mercedes-AMG to achieve the required superior d...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/06

a) and Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC) filed a plan to recall the following vehicles from April 12, 2021. (1) A total of 2,600,677 import and China-made vehicles manufactured between January 21, 2016 and November 20, 2020, including the A-Class, B-Class, C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, GLA SUV, GLB SUV, GLC SUV, GLE SUV, GLS SUV, CLA, SLC, CLS, SL, G-Class, AMG GT and EQC vehicles. (2) A total of 33 import and China-made vehicles manufactured...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/17

e Renault Captur is powered by a turbocharged 1.3-liter inline-4 that delivers 129hp and 240Nm, paired with 7-speed dual-clutch with manual select. The 1.3-liter also does duty in the larger Kadjar SUV and utilized by several Mercedes-Benz models as well, such as the A-Class, CLA Shooting Brake and GLB-Class. Two available versions are Captur and Captur Privilege, with prices currently starting from SGD 112,999.(From an article of Torque.com.sg o...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/12

Mexico auto exports rise 8.2% in October OEMs with manufacturing operations in Mexico exported 280,474 light vehicles in October, an 8.2% increase compared to the 259,158 units shipped in October 2019, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).For Inegi’s exportation data it is the first time since Q3 2018 to include the exportation of Mercedes-Benz A Class and GLB sport utility vehicle at the COMPAS plant in Aguas...

News  Updated at: 2020/11/12

Mexico auto production up 8.8% in October OEMs built 347,829 light vehicles in Mexico in October 2020, resulting in a 8.8% increase compared to the 319,737 units built in the same month of 2019, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).For Inegi’s production data it is the first time since Q3 2018 to include the production of Mercedes-Benz A Class and GLB sport utility vehicle at the COMPAS plant in Aguascalientes...

News  Updated at: 2020/11/10

ar, the face-lifted 5 Series Li and the face-lifted 6 Series GT will be unveiled for the first time at the event. Mercedes-Benz will also exhibit multiple models, including the next-generation E-Class L, the all-new S-Class, the next-generation V-Class MPV, the all-new AMG GLA 35 4MATIC and the AMG GLB 35 4MATIC. In addition, Volvo Cars will exhibit its first battery electric model XC40 RECHARGE and the Polestar Precept for the first time in Chi...

News  Updated at: 2020/09/26