Brabus Tunes its Attention on the New Mercedes-Benz A-Class Hatchback

You can be sure that whenever Mercedes-Benz presents a new model, the tuning crew at Brabus will follow up with a package of aftermarket goods.

As the latest generation of the A-Class premium hatchback begins arriving in showrooms across Europe, the German tuning specialist has released the first images of the car riding on a lowered sports suspension and 19-inch alloy wheels in the classic Brabus design.

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Brabus , Mercedes , Mercedes A-Class , Tuning

U Spy: What's Mercedes-Benz Doing with an A-Class Prototype in Prague?

Within the next couple of weeks - if not days, Mercedes-Benz will begin European deliveries of the spanking-new A-Class compact hatchback.

The premium model has already racked up more than 40,000 orders in Europe alone and as a result, Mercedes-Benz turned to Valmet Automotive, which it hired to build an additional 100,000 units or so from 2013 through 2016 to cover the demand.

Given that the regular A-Class has already been presented, we were somewhat surprised to see that CarScoop reader Radek V. spotted a heavily camouflaged prototype of the VW Golf-sized model earlier today on the picturesque streets of the Czech Republic's capital city of Prague.

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Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti May Build Compact Cars Together in Europe

The collaboration between the Daimler and the Renault-Nissan groups that began in spring of 2010 seems to be working better than expected, as the two automotive companies are now reportedly getting ready to add new projects to their partnership.

According to a news report from German business daily Financial Times Deutschland (FTD), Daimler is mulling building compact Mercedes-Benz passenger cars with partner Renault-Nissan from 2016 in Eastern Europe to further reduce development costs and increase production volumes.

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