Are V167 GLEs built on the old W166 assembly line?
04-15-2019, 04:59 PM
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Are V167 GLEs built on the old W166 assembly line?
Or are the new V167 GLE models built on a different assembly line (or at another factory/facility altogether), which could permit simultaneous production of both W166 and V167 models?
The reason I ask is that I notice that MB USA's website has already switched over the GLE build configurator to the newly redesigned V167 platform, but still displays the old (current) W166 design when building a GLE Coupe online. Does this mean the GLE Coupe models (like the 2019 AMG GLE43 and GLE63) are still being produced (elsewhere, perhaps on a factory assembly line separate from the regular GLE)? Or has production already ceased for all W166-based models? (Because they've already transitioned over to the newer V167 platform, so no more W166s can be built.)
The reason I ask is that I notice that MB USA's website has already switched over the GLE build configurator to the newly redesigned V167 platform, but still displays the old (current) W166 design when building a GLE Coupe online. Does this mean the GLE Coupe models (like the 2019 AMG GLE43 and GLE63) are still being produced (elsewhere, perhaps on a factory assembly line separate from the regular GLE)? Or has production already ceased for all W166-based models? (Because they've already transitioned over to the newer V167 platform, so no more W166s can be built.)
04-15-2019, 05:07 PM
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Because they still need to sell remaining older GLEs. No one makes both older and newer ones on the same line it causes too much issues and problems....
04-15-2019, 05:42 PM
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Or are the new V167 GLE models built on a different assembly line (or at another factory/facility altogether), which could permit simultaneous production of both W166 and V167 models?
The reason I ask is that I notice that MB USA's website has already switched over the GLE build configurator to the newly redesigned V167 platform, but still displays the old (current) W166 design when building a GLE Coupe online. Does this mean the GLE Coupe models (like the 2019 AMG GLE43 and GLE63) are still being produced (elsewhere, perhaps on a factory assembly line separate from the regular GLE)? Or has production already ceased for all W166-based models? (Because they've already transitioned over to the newer V167 platform, so no more W166s can be built.)
The reason I ask is that I notice that MB USA's website has already switched over the GLE build configurator to the newly redesigned V167 platform, but still displays the old (current) W166 design when building a GLE Coupe online. Does this mean the GLE Coupe models (like the 2019 AMG GLE43 and GLE63) are still being produced (elsewhere, perhaps on a factory assembly line separate from the regular GLE)? Or has production already ceased for all W166-based models? (Because they've already transitioned over to the newer V167 platform, so no more W166s can be built.)
04-15-2019, 09:08 PM
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If this is true, that explains why MB USA's website still allows you to (pretend) build a 2019 AMG GLE43 or 63 Coupe. Or maybe the webmaster just hasn't gotten around to updating it with 2020 GLE Coupe info yet. *shrug*
