Police in China changes Mercedes-Benz ML350 into Honda CR-V
Published on July 8, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Police in the good city of Fengchenggang in Guangxi Province re-badged their Mercedes-Benz ML350 into a Honda CR-V. There is a lot of criticism in China lately about local governments who waste taxpayers money. Police in Fengchanggang so made some changes to their 900.000 yuan ML350, a Honda CR-V only costs 200.000 yuan.
But the plan went wrong. Citizens of Fengchenggang were not to be fooled and posted pics of the Benz CR-V on the internet where ‘netizens’ had a field day ridiculing the local government as hard as they could. Best part: the police flatly denied they made any changes to their car. I guess it depends on what you call a ‘change’…
Via: 163.com.
Sunday, 10 July om 05:43
[...] by Chris Shunk (RSS feed) on Jul 9th 2011 at 4:39PM Perhaps there was once a time when the Chinese citizenry couldn't tell the difference between a Mercedes-Benz and a Honda. In today's car-crazy China, however, this is clearly no longer the case. That didn't stop police in Fangchenggang (part of Guangxi Province) from performing a low-tech badge swap on a Mercedes-Benz ML350 in a bid to make it look like a run-of-the-mill Honda, right down to CR-V emblem on the rear liftgate. Car News China reports that the police did it to fool taxpayers into thinking that the department didn't spend big bucks on a Benz. An ML350 reportedly costs around 900,000 yuan ($139,000 USD), which is a lot more than Honda CR-V, which runs around 200,000 yuan ($30,000 or so). As you may have guessed, the ridiculous (and failed) cover-up attempt by the cops angered residents whole lot more than if they'd simply rolled out, baller style, in the Mercedes from the beginning. [Source: Car News China] [...]
Sunday, 10 July om 07:19
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Sunday, 10 July om 15:55
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Monday, 11 July om 02:47
[...] little large to you for a CR-V, pat yourself on the back: despite the Honda indicia front and rear, this is in fact a Mercedes-Benz ML 350, built either in Alabama or in Mexico, which in China sells for 900k yuan, plus the price of a [...]
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Monday, 11 July om 15:51
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Monday, 11 July om 23:33
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Tuesday, 12 July om 01:24
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Tuesday, 12 July om 13:58
[...] Politia din Fengchenggang, provincia Guangxi, din China si-a rebranduit masinile de politie Mercedes-Benz ML350 in Honda CR-V pentru a parea mai ieftine si pentru a nu supara astfel contribuabilii. SUV-ul CR-V este de peste patru ori mai ieftin decat modelul Mercedes Clasa M, scrie carnewschina.com. [...]
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Wednesday, 20 July om 14:03
[...] Police in China changes Mercedes-Benz ML350 into Honda CR-V …Description : Police in the good city of Fengchenggang in Guangxi Province re-badged their Mercedes-Benz ML350 into a Honda CR-V. There is a lot of criticism in China.http://www.carnewschina.com/20 .. [...]
Friday, 22 July om 01:42
[...] In order to avoid further criticism over local governments that waste taxpayers' money, police in Dongxing City, Guangxi Province, rebadged their Mercedes-Benz ML350 into a Honda CR-V, "downgrading" their 900,000 yuan (US$139,000) car into a 200,000 yuan CR-V, reported Car News China. [...]
Wednesday, 27 July om 04:20
[...] In order to avoid further criticism over local governments that waste taxpayers’ money, police in Dongxing City, Guangxi Province, rebadged their Mercedes-Benz ML350 into a Honda CR-V, 『downgrading』 their 900,000 yuan (US$139,000) car into a 200,000 yuan CR-V, reported Car News China. [...]
Monday, 30 January om 02:27
[...] But the plan went wrong. Citizens of Fengchenggang were not to be fooled and posted pics of the Benz CR-V on the internet where ‘netizens’ had a field day ridiculing the local government as hard as they could. Best part: the police flatly denied they made any changes to their car. I guess it depends on what you call a ‘change’… via carnewschina.com [...]