The Mercedes-Benz X-Class Is Ending Its Production This May

The reports coming out of Europe concluding year, the three-pointed star’s kickoff foray into the pick-up truck segment volition officially cease inwards May, in addition to all production volition twine upward yesteryear June of this year. The reason? Failing to alive upward to sales expectations.

Conceived every bit a means to cut down Mercedes-Benz’s dependency on the Sprinter van for its global commercial vehicle sales, the X-Class was supposed to swallow away inwards a segment that’s expected to grow to 3.2 1000000 units inwards the side yesteryear side decade. Unfortunately, sales direct maintain been express to simply 16,700 inwards 2018, in addition to approximately 10,000 units for the kickoff nine months of 2019.

Launched every bit a challenger to the likes of the Ford Ranger in addition to Toyota Hilux, Mercedes-Benz idea that at that topographic point would live on a marketplace for an upscale workhorse. Unfortunately, client clinics revealed that the marketplace is to a greater extent than ofttimes than non unwilling to pay the premium toll for what’s essentially a “work truck.”

Based off the Navara, the X-Class gets its ain unique outside in addition to interior treatment, nearly of which aren’t available inwards its Nissan counterpart.

For markets where the X-Class is sold (the Philippines isn’t i of them), personalized orders volition exclusively live on accepted until Feb 11.