Automotive News Europe, November 28th, 2005
Byline: Jens Meiners
Not only has Mercedes-Benz saved its cult G class, it will give the premium SUV a face-lift next year, company sources says.
The G class had been expected to be discontinued next year and replaced with the GL class. The GL is a larger, more luxurious SUV that will be assembled at Mercedes' US plant in Vance, Alabama.
In a surprise announcement made earlier this month, Mercedes parent DaimlerChrysler said the current G class will continue to be built at Magna Steyr's plant in Graz, Austria.
D/C's statement did not say how long the car will be produced, but a company s...
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