Mercedes has already announced that it will revise the goal of selling exclusively electric vehicles in key markets by 2030 and in this sense will continue to update its range of combustion engines until the next decade.
The « Autocar » now reports that due to the electrification strategy review, the German brand will no longer discontinue the A-Class, as initially planned, and will extend its life cycle until 2026.
It should be remembered that in February, Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius revealed that price parity between combustion and purely electric cars is still far from being achieved and in this sense, the German brand is preparing for a reduction in demand for electric vehicles in the near future.
Thus, according to the specialized publication in the automotive sector, Mercedes is working on a new range of compact cars that will feature combustion engines. In addition, the CLA, the CLA Shooting Brake, the GLA, and the GLB will start using a recently developed MMA platform that will use combustion engines, as well as 100% electric powertrains.
N’oubliez pas que Mercedes-Benz prévoit que le pourcentage de véhicules entièrement électriques et hybrides rechargeables reste stable, entre 19 % et 21 % des ventes d’ici la fin de 2024 et Ola Källenius a mis en garde à la fin de 2023 sur la possibilité que l’Europe ne soit pas prête en 2030 à accueillir une gamme entièrement électrique, car plusieurs études ont montré que les clients hésitent à acheter des modèles 100 % électriques en raison du manque d’infrastructures de recharge et du prix élevé des modèles électriques.
