Mercedes could extend the A-Class's career until 2028
- Mercedes had hinted as early as 2023 that its A-Class (C-segment sedan) and B-Class (C-segment MPV) models would no longer be sold from the end of 2025 and that they would be replaced by the new CLA, which was unveiled in the first half of 2025, and by a hypothetical Smart #4, which has not yet been unveiled.
- However, the Mercedes A-Class – as the entry-level model in the carmaker's range – is still selling well in Europe , given the circumstances (34,000 units in the first 6 months of 2025, which could represent 65,000 units over the whole year), while the CLA marketed in Europe from the second half of 2025 is larger and more expensive than the A-Class. For its part, the Smart brand is having difficulty establishing itself on the European market (and even on the Chinese market) due to a positioning deemed too high-end.
- According to internal sources, production of the A-Class (carried out at the Rastatt site in Germany) could therefore be extended until 2028, three years after the announced deadline. It seems that the idea of abandoning a popular model too early could be counterproductive, especially at a time when the electric transition is progressing less quickly than expected (particularly at Mercedes...). At the same time, Mercedes will focus its efforts on the new generation of CLA, GLA, GLB and on a smaller G-Class in order to restructure its compact range around more profitable models.
- On the other hand, the Class B, whose sales have become marginal (7,000 sales in the first 6 months of 2025), could be discontinued as planned at the end of 2025.