Mercedes-Benz planning a New M-Class Coupe Variant

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According to Automotive News Europe, Mercedes-Benz is planning a coupe-styled variant of the Mercedes-Benz M-class to rival the BMW X6.

Likely will be called MLC, the new model will be produced at its U.S. plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mercedes' internal development code for the new M-class variant is C166 and is scheduled to make it to production by 2015.


On Thursday, Daimler announced a $2 billion investment for upgrading and expanding operations at the Tuscaloosa plant. The Tuscaloosa plant is where Mercedes-Benz builds the M-, R- and GL-Class.

For BMW, the X5 SUV model is a very successful variant of the X6. Last year, BMW sold 102,178 units of the X5 and 46,404 units of the X6.



[Via Autonews]