Mercedes-Benz may preview a brand new vary of compact fashions later this yr based mostly on its new MMA structure, CEO Ola Kallenius mentioned.
The automaker will proceed to promote compact automobiles whilst its emphasizes gross sales of its highest-margin fashions, together with the luxurious Maybach model, the high-performance AMG division and off-road G-Class. The common promoting value of a Mercedes automobile has risen 43 p.c since 2019, and is now about 73,000 euros ($78,000).
The technique to deal with high-end automobiles has raised questions on whether or not Mercedes remains to be dedicated to the compact section, Kallenius acknowledged on Friday when presenting Mercedes’ 2022 monetary outcomes.
When requested if there can be future funding in smaller automobiles, Kallenius replied: “The brief reply is sure.”
He added: “However we are going to deal with the fashions that we imagine are probably the most profitable on a worldwide foundation. We’d later this yr even tease what that future would appear like.”
Mercedes at the moment sells seven most important compact fashions in Europe constructed on the MFA2 platform: The A-Class, B-Class, A-Class sedan, CLA coupe, CLA station wagon, GLA (plus EQA EV) and GLB (plus EQB EV).
Mercedes plans to cut back that quantity to 4 within the coming years.