{"id":4361,"date":"2016-06-17T09:03:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T09:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drivingtomorrow.net\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2020-04-02T09:19:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T09:19:32","slug":"mercedes-benz-e-class-long-wheelbase-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autocarmalaysia.com\/prepro\/2016\/06\/17\/mercedes-benz-e-class-long-wheelbase-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz E-Class Long Wheelbase: Made in China, for China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 10<sup>th<\/sup> generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class is now available in long wheelbase-form in China. This is the third generation of Mercedes&#8217;s global best-seller to be tailor-made for the China market.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicles are being manufactured as a joint venture between Daimler AG and BAIC Motor at Beijing Benz Automotive Co. Ltd (BBAC) on the same production line as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrader.com.my\/cars\/MERCEDES-BENZ\/C-CLASS\">Mercedes-Benz C-Class<\/a> which is also available in stretched form in China.<\/p>\n<p>The LWB all-new E-Class is usually chauffeur-driven and is longer in both wheelbase (3079mm) and overall length (5063mm) by 140mm than the standard E-Class that is available globally. Rear passengers gain an additional 134mm in legroom and easier entry and exit.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to offer extended length limousines in China has proven to be a lucrative move on Mercedes&#8217;s part. Their customer base has grown as a result of its introduction with one in three of its stretched E-Class owners switching over from another manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, the partners had announced an investment of more RMB 4 billion (\u20ac500 million) to expand the BBAC engine plant which in 2015 produced 250,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles for the China-market which included the LWB E-Class, C-Class, GLA and GLC. The BBAC plant is Mercedes-Benz&#8217;s largest car plant in the world by surface area.<\/p>\n<p>The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is Daimler AG&#8217;s most successful nameplate with over 13 million sold since the model was introduced. In 2015, 232,453 units were sold globally.<br \/>\nChina is the world&#8217;s largest car market and several of the world&#8217;s largest automakers including BMW, Volkswagen, Peugeot and Volvo have vehicles specially created for the country.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4361 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/autocarmalaysia.com\/prepro\/2016\/06\/17\/mercedes-benz-e-class-long-wheelbase-china\/mercedes-benz-startet-produktion-der-neuen-e-klasse-langversion-in-china-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/autocarmalaysia.com\/prepro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/D303008-e1514811789694.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/autocarmalaysia.com\/prepro\/2016\/06\/17\/mercedes-benz-e-class-long-wheelbase-china\/mercedes-benz-startet-produktion-der-neuen-e-klasse-langversion-in-china\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/autocarmalaysia.com\/prepro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/D303007-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The 10th generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class is now available in long wheelbase-form in China. 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