Shock: Mercedes-Benz is said to end production of all station wagons – PRAVDA.sk

Unimaginable today, especially for Europeans, is set to become a reality in the near future. Mercedes-Benz is not supposed to plan station wagons from the new models.

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Mercedes-Benz E Combi – 2016 The E-Class is to remain the only station wagon on Mercedes-Benz’s offer. However, its fate is also sealed.

In Europe, station wagons are extremely popular, but Europe is not the whole world, and moreover, even here, SUVs are coming to the forefront. They have already managed to literally eliminate the MPV class, but also a number of small station wagons. This trend may continue in the higher spheres. It may not be surprising, therefore, that Mercedes-Benz is reportedly considering the end of the C and E station wagons. The German Automobilwoche provided information about this. The process should be gradual. The small CLA Shooting Brake is due to end in 2025 first.

Although the C-Class and the current E-Class will remain on offer as a station wagon, they will no longer receive successors with this practical body. There is interest in them in Europe anyway. At mega markets such as the USA and China, station wagon customers don’t say anything. Investments in future station wagons are not profitable. The carmaker will prefer to invest in bodies with more potential. Finally, Mercedes-Benz Operations Director Markus Schäfer spoke on this topic a long time ago.

“The market is under pressure as more and more people tend to SUVs. There are only a few countries left where combi are popular, “he said. The cards are also mixed by electric drive. It is quite difficult to imagine the new electric sedans EQE and EQS station wagon. Mercedes-Benz prefers to replace the “station wagons” with new electric SUVs. And they are really planned. This concludes the long and successful history of the three-pointed star T-models they began writing in Stuttgart in 1977.

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