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Luky Elite Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6 Posts: 1062

| W124 Question
A few days ago I saw film about automobile industry in China. Audi and VW still build their late 80s-early 90s models there. So I would to ask, if there is any country in which the W124 is still build(e.g. China, India, Africa, Southern America...)? |
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Roch207 Expert

Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Palmetto State Vehicle(s): 2005 E320 CDI, 2010 Silverado 2500HD Posts: 3749

| Re: W124 Question
There is supposedly a W124 rip off being made in China by a chinese company. It is not a Mercedes Benz, but uses plans either bought from or stolen from them. |
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MR028
Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s):
| Re: W124 Question
Roch207 - 12/22/2007 9:27 AM
There is supposedly a W124 rip off being made in China by a chinese company. It is not a Mercedes Benz, but uses plans either bought from or stolen from them.
Well, not exactly. There is a 124 derivative being built by South Korean carmaker SsangYong. It uses 124 developed chassis, engine and other technology under liscence from Mercedes-Benz, but has a completely different, though MB-derivative, exterior. It even has the famous "jumping" windscreen wiper. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SsangYong_Chairman
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