5/3/13

X-Class will be produced as mini cooper competitor and Audi A1

In early April, Mini announced that it has reached sales of 500 thousand units in the U.S. market. This makes the Mini plans to expand their dealership again from 116 to 130 at the end of 2013.

"The main contributor to the success of the Mini in the United States is a Mini lover community here. They are excited (for this car) and it makes us always ask ourselves, if every decision we've fit with their wishes," said Vice President Mini USA Jim McDowell.

Mini has started production of completely knocked down (CKD) models of the Mini Countryman diesel engine for the Indian market. The factory is located in the Chennai region as well as a mini first assembly plant outside Europe.



Page inautonews.com online in mid-April this report, domestic manufacturer Bavaria Germany was planning to create a car in the same segment with the Mini in order to limit the motion.

Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, will use the technology base of the A-Class models are indeed the most compact cars they currently are.
This good news you should know that X-Class will be produced  as mini cooper competitor and Audi A1
The models mentioned would be smaller than the Mercedes GLA crossover concept vehicle that has just revealed the cover screen at the Shanghai Auto Show 2013 this April.

The realization of the strategic plan itself will be reached in 2015 or 2016.

Furthermore, inautonews reported that competitors will be composed with the Mini three-door model. Price tag is expected to be between USD 17-20 thousand euros.

At the beginning of this month, the magazine Autobild says Mercedes-Benz will not work alone.



European manufacturers, according to Autobild also got a helping hand from the Renault-Nissan alliance to compose a quick car is known as a model of 'X-class'. Besides going to threaten Mini, 'X-class' also peered competition with the Audi A1.

"This model will be positioned in between the Mercedes A-class and B-class, also small car brand Smart," said inautonews.com.

Rumor circulating among the world's automotive journalists, in five years, Mercedes-Benz will be the creation of his own model of your vehicle a completely new, not a modification of the Renault-Nissan vehicles that currently exist (Datsun).

Unfortunately, when asked for confirmation, Daimler chose silence a thousand languages ​​and refused to testify.

Mini movements globally with seven models that they spawned to date is fairly nimble.