Tag: E-class

  • 2020 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Teased

    2020 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Teased

    The Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been one of the most successful models from Mercedes, globally. And for 2021, the company is all set to reveal the latest E-Class model. It was supposed to happen at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show but as the show stands canceled, Mercedes-Benz will be revealing the car digitally around the globe, very soon.

    The company released a few teasers along the way and from the looks of it, the new E-Class does seem to be a good-looking car. The front end gets slight tweaks with new, sharply designed LED headlamps and a slightly revised grille. We expect some changes at the rear as well. In terms of powertrains, the new E-Class finally gets a hybrid engine setup, the details of which will be revealed later.

    Expect the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class to get features similar to the current model such as a twin-screen setup, smartphone connectivity and of course, the MBUX infotainment system. Being a Mercedes, we also expect it to get a bunch of active and passive safety systems and a whole range of driver-assist systems as well.

    Will the updated Mercedes-Benz E-Class come to India? We believe it will come sooner than later and once it does, it will take on its traditional rivals, the Audi A6 and the BMW 5-Series. Keep watching this space as the car will be revealed very soon.

  • Mercedes back in No. 4 spot on E-class sales in Korea

    Mercedes back in No. 4 spot on E-class sales in Korea

    Mercedes-Benz outsold local carmakers in Korea to finish fourth in domestic sales in January, industry data showed Monday. The Korean unit of the German automaker sold 5,796 vehicles last month, equal to 4 percent of the total 114,632 vehicles. The sum places it fourth after Hyundai Motor (31.2 percent), Kia Motors (22.8 percent) and SsangYong Motor (6.1 percent).

    January sales for Mercedes-Benz Korea shrank 22.8 percent compared with the month before, but they were still higher than the monthly sales by Renault Samsung Motors (3.5 percent) and GM Korea (3.1 percent).

    The last time that the German brand reached No. 4 in monthly sales was back in April last year, a ranking that followed the closure of a local assembly plant by GM Korea two months earlier. Mercedes-Benz defended the ranking for three months before slipping to No. 6 in May last year.

    In yearly sales, Mercedes-Benz Korea sold 70,798 units for a market share of 4.5 percent last year, behind Renault Samsung (5.7 percent) and GM Korea (5.5 percent).

    Industry watchers attribute the sales increase to the success of the E-Class. January sales of the lineup were the 12th highest at 3,392 units, a number meaning that one E-Class vehicle was sold for every three Grandeur autos from Hyundai Motor purchased.

    The E-Class cars outsold Genesis, an independent brand launched by Hyundai that is pitted as its domestic rival, last year.

    The “diesel-gate” scandal that pounded German brands also helped promote the E-Class, which are mostly gasoline cars,

    “This year, BMW and Audi are scheduled to release new sedans, and a full-change Genesis G80 is also due soon,” one source noted. “This will likely affect the sales of the E-Class.”