In Mercedes’ strategyBenz for 2022 there was talk of a new compact sedan similar to the CLA. Production is planned to start in 2024 at the factory in Kecskemét (Hungary). Investments in the novelty amount to 1 billion euros.
The teaser image showed a speedy silhouette of a four-door car drawn by Gorden Wagener, the company’s chief designer. According to CEO Ola Kallenius, the novelty will be on display soon.
Asked by Automotive News Europe if there is a future for compact cars in the MercedesBenzas the company strives to become even more prestigious, senior management responded:
The short answer is yes. But we’ll focus on the models that we think are the best, most successful in the world. We will show you later what that future will look like.”
The new small car is the first to be built on Mercedes’ new modular platform.Benz — MM. These will be both electric vehicles and hybrid versions.
The company plans to stop producing A and B class cars (they will be replaced by a novelty), leaving only the CLA, CLA Shooting Brake and GLB versions.
The expectation is that the new model will cost more because of its manufacturability. So about what Mercedes—Benz Of course, I decided to market something simpler and cheaper. On the contrary, today’s most affordable models will disappear from the lineup.
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