Automotive News, December 5th, 2005
Byline: Jens Meiners
Not only has Mercedes-Benz saved its G class, but it also will give the premium SUV a face-lift next year, company sources say.
The G class had been expected to be discontinued next year and replaced with the GL class, a larger, more luxurious SUV that will be assembled at Mercedes' U.S. plant in Vance, Ala.
In a surprise announcement last month, Mercedes parent DaimlerChrysler AG said the current G class will continue to be built at Magna Steyr's plant in Graz, Austria.
DaimlerChrysler's statement did not say how long the car will be produced, but a company source s...
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