Just 3 and a half years ago, we enjoyed we drove the new A-Class for the first timeand now a report from Automotive News is spelling the demise of the small sedan. It quickly.
Report cites a seller memo as its source. Automotive News said it got the memo in it Mercedes has informed dealers of the plan to quit A class from its product line in the US after 2022. We asked Mercedes-Benz for official comment and will update this post when we get a response.
Several reasons for the A-Class’ demise are cited in the report, but they all have one common theme: sales. The A-Class performed relatively strongly in its first year of sales, selling 17,641 units in 2019. Meanwhile, in 2021, only 8,108 vehicles left the dealership. This low volume problem is compounded by lower profit margins on cheaper vehicles like the A-Class than on more expensive SUVs.
It’s not just a small decline sell sedans hurt the A-Class, but also the competition from within. Mercedes for sale CLA-Class with the A-Class in the US In this crossover-hungry market, trying to sell two sedans that are similar in size, performance, price, and in many other ways is a tough business. Getting rid of one of them makes sense, and it’s the slower-selling A-Class that gets the ax.
This news is relatively predictable. Mercedes has scaled back its A-Class lineup for the 2022 model year Discontinue supply of AMG A 35A-Class’ AMG . performance model only. The A 220 is the only version left this year, so if you don’t buy it for whatever reason, the opportunity to do so is closed.
The same memo to the dealers who provided us with this news is reported that Mercedes will consider crossover of GLA become its entry model in the United States in the future. It also confirmed the CLA will continue to be produced into 2023, but did not elaborate on that.
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