Mercedes Forum
05-11-2010, 02:08 PM
Filed under: Hatchback (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/), Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/mb-b-class.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/#5) Mercedes-Benz B-Class - Click above for high-res image gallery
Almost since the day that Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/) introduced the A-Class and then B-Blass models over a decade ago, the company has been hemming and hawing about whether to offer the cars in the U.S. market. A combination of factors, including unfavorable exchange rates and limited American demand for hatchbacks, conspired to keep both models out of this market - although they have been available in Canada.
With a new generation B-Blass set to debut in 2011, Mercedes-Benz has been taking another look at offering the car here and has been holding consumer clinics to determine whether to sell the car and with what body style. A crossover, sedan and a sporty coupe are being shown, but the hatchback apparently is not. If a B-Class variant does arrive we probably won't see it until at least 2012.
Gallery: 2009 Mercedes-Benz B-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/2009_mb_b_class-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/#701697)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/2009_mb_b_class-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/#701698)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/2009_mb_b_class-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/#701699)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/2009_mb_b_class-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/#701700)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/2009_mb_b_class-05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/#701701)
[Source: Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100510/OEM03/100509848/1427) - Sub. Req'd]Mercedes-Benz polling customers on bringing B-Class to the States (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/11/mercedes-benz-polling-customers-on-bring-b-class-to-the-states/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 11 May 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/mb-b-class.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/#5) Mercedes-Benz B-Class - Click above for high-res image gallery
Almost since the day that Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/) introduced the A-Class and then B-Blass models over a decade ago, the company has been hemming and hawing about whether to offer the cars in the U.S. market. A combination of factors, including unfavorable exchange rates and limited American demand for hatchbacks, conspired to keep both models out of this market - although they have been available in Canada.
With a new generation B-Blass set to debut in 2011, Mercedes-Benz has been taking another look at offering the car here and has been holding consumer clinics to determine whether to sell the car and with what body style. A crossover, sedan and a sporty coupe are being shown, but the hatchback apparently is not. If a B-Class variant does arrive we probably won't see it until at least 2012.
Gallery: 2009 Mercedes-Benz B-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/2009_mb_b_class-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/#701697)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/2009_mb_b_class-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/#701698)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/2009_mb_b_class-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/#701699)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/2009_mb_b_class-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/#701700)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/2009_mb_b_class-05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-b-class-1/#701701)
[Source: Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100510/OEM03/100509848/1427) - Sub. Req'd]Mercedes-Benz polling customers on bringing B-Class to the States (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/11/mercedes-benz-polling-customers-on-bring-b-class-to-the-states/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 11 May 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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