Mercedes-Benz displayed the China-built EQC at the Shanghai auto show in April. Mercedes-Benz will assemble its first full-electric vehicle, first AMG performance car and an additional gasoline crossover at its joint venture with BAIC Motor Co. this year, complying with local rules requiring automakers to expand electrified vehicle output. The three vehicles are the EQC electric crossover, the elongated AMG A35 and the GLB crossover, according to information BAIC, a Hong Kong-listed company, disclosed in its mid-2019 financial report. The EQC will become the first locally produced electric crossover to be marketed under a luxury brand in China. Mercedes sells Germany-built AMG cars in China. The GLB will become Mercedes' third locally produced crossover sold in the market, following the GLA and GLC. It’s unclear when the three new locally produced models will go on sale in China. Local production also enables Mercedes to avoid paying tariffs at Chinese customs.