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Report: Mercedes Compact Cars to Use Geely Platform Instead of MMA

From Henrik Bork | Translated by AI 5 min Reading Time

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Mercedes-Benz is expected to build compact models on Geely's GEEA 4.0 platform starting from 2030 – developed in Beijing instead of Stuttgart. Recent partnerships in China reveal a pattern: design and brand from Germany, core technology from China.

The GLB is the second model based on Mercedes' new MMA platform. Apparently, Geely's platform is better and cheaper, which is why the two companies are negotiating a partnership.(Image: Mercedes-Benz)
The GLB is the second model based on Mercedes' new MMA platform. Apparently, Geely's platform is better and cheaper, which is why the two companies are negotiating a partnership.
(Image: Mercedes-Benz)

At the end of January, Mercedes-Benz managers appeared at Geely's research center near Hangzhou. Shortly thereafter, Geely personnel went to Shanghai with interpreters. Again, it was reportedly concerning Mercedes-Benz. These details are supposed to serve as proof that the reporters from the tech portal 36Kr were not simply imagining things. They refer to sources they do not name specifically.