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Mercedes A- course may live on, as a MINI derivative

Posted by admin  Published in BMW, Mini, Mercedes-Benz

Although Automotive News reported that the next generation of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class that was due in 2011 had been canceled, it now appears that possibly only the rare A-Class platform is being dropped. German magazine Auto Bild is reporting that Mercedes and BMW may be talking about using the MINI platform as the basis for both companies next-generation small cars.

The current generations of both cars are rare in their respective lineups as front wheel

drive models and share few parts with their stablemates. By cooperating, the two German companies could potentially save a lot of costs on their next iteration of these models but they will have to work fast, particularly Mercedes which is planning to replace the A-Class in 2011.

[Source: AutoBild]

 

Original post by Sam Abuelsamid

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