Mercedes' Chinese Partner BAIC Blatantly Copies B-Class with New BC301Z
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Mercedes' Chinese Partner BAIC Blatantly Copies B-Class with New BC301Z



Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp., commonly known by the acronym BAIC, is one of Mercedes-Benz's partners in China. However, that didn't stop the Chinese automaker, which has acquired the intellectual rights for Saab's older 9-5 and certain 9-3 models, to rip off the design of Mercedes' B-Class for its new BC301Z five-door hatchback and to a lesser extent, the BC302Z sedan.

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