S-Class (W223) Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W223) Facelift

[Swissbob]

The styling was largely the same, but the technology was going to be barely updated. They were basically betting on a huge push for electric vehicles and relatively stark drop off in ICE sales. It would've been more like the current GLE's first facelift.

Very interesting.

Obviously most other companies expected a big push for EVs as well.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stellantis-swings-22-billion-annual-091333080.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMeC_EgiDy7IDtT4oZ2s_VNKjdFbpMKdz-gjrStjBDyEqujU1YhFbAy-V0w9UdTCaFINCyx3zOiOjbrkgGq9JC_yIiW3whdFGQN-e4u-NKFiVsM8VITtF_Zno_XuJ1bf6DTN2r232egwQCGTrS75EZVlpwYp3_kxGJEWSn5uoQIl

 

[leylandi]

I predicted this when the frenzy of electric vehicle investments began. Companies over-invested, and their strategies went awry, just as I expected. BMW acted rationally by remaining neutral. It optimized its existing product range and maintained it at the lowest possible cost.

 

[SKY]

We need to sell one to someone

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Discreet trolling is also boring.

 

[Merc1]

Discreet trolling is also boring.

I don’t understand how or why he’s here.

M

 

[leylandi]

I remember BMW sending 40 G70s to be used at an event. But it didn't really work out.

Travelling by BMW i7 to the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau. BMW Group provides locally emission-free shuttle service for the meeting of heads of state and government, and announces its new generation of high-security vehicles – including, for the first t

The heads of state and government from the world’s most important industrialised nations convened at Schloss Elmau in Upper Bavaria on 26 – 28 June 2022 for the latest G7 summit. The BMW Group provided a shuttle service for the event, which was initiated by the German government. As well as the...

www.press.bmwgroup.com

 

[Merc1]

BMW and Toyota are just very shrewdly run companies. They both weathered the chip crisis well too.

M