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GLA to be Also Built Near Nissan Factory in Mexico

After last year the two carmakers announced that Nissan will build Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder gasoline engines at their powertrain assembly in Decherd, Tennessee, it is now time for them to tie another joint production knot.
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Two different but unnamed sources have confirmed for Reuters that the German car manufacturer will build the Mercedes-Benz GLA and the Infiniti Q30 at an assembly near an existing Nissan plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Since the GLA was developed from the Mercedes-Benz MFA (Modular Front-wheel drive Architecture) platform and will share some of its parts with the upcoming Infiniti Q30, the report isn't so out of the ordinary.

What is a little bit odd is the fact that each manufacturer will be making products for the other one – Nissan makes Mercedes-Benz engines in the US while Mercedes-Benz will build cars for Infiniti. An official announcement will probably follow shortly, so take this info with a pinch of salt.
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Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project.
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