At “Mount Mercedes” the Stuttgart-based company showed what they could do: the new, fully electric G-Class crawled up and down a steep slope like a lizard. The three-ton volume seemed to plunge headfirst into the abyss, only to reverse up again halfway up. Mercedes had recreated a steep section of Graz’s local mountain, Schöckl, in Beijing. The artificial rock rose boldly above the exhibition area of ”Auto China”, which has just ended. One could interpret it as a symbol of German superiority. But the opposite is the case: the relatively young brands from China are on the move west – not necessarily as low-cost suppliers, but as equal challengers to luxury brands such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Porsche.
E-cars: Trends from China – Car & Mobile
