Unrecorded fee under scrutiny in Mercedes-Benz case

Market regulatory authorities in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, said on Tuesday that a team will thoroughly investigate suspected violations of the law, including an alleged "financial service fee" charged by a Mercedes-Benz dealer.

A customer said the engine of the Mercedes-Benz CLS300 she bought from a local dealer for about 660,000 yuan ($98,400) developed problems soon after she drove it away from the dealership on March 27.

She complained and tried to get Xi'an Lizhixing Co, the dealer, to give her a refund or exchange the car for another one, but the company refused, she said.