The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG today announced that they would be expanding their strategic co-operation into the pick-up truck segment.
The Mercedes-Benz pickup truck that we first heard of in late March will be based on the Nissan NP300 Navara platform, but engineered by Daimler to meet the specific needs of its customers.
The Mercedes-Benz pickup will target Europe, Australia, South Africa and Latin America. It will have a double-cab body and will target both personal use and commercial customers.
Mercedes-Benz won’t be the only one using the NP300 platform to develop a truck – Nissan’s alliance partner Renault will also introduce its first one-tonne pick-up truck based on the Navara in 2016.
The trio of pick-up trucks will be be built at two sites – we’re talking about 120,000 units a year in Barcelona, Spain for Europe and 70,000 units a year in Cordoba, Argentina for the Americas. The Navara is also built in Thailand, but it looks like the Thai plant won’t built the Renault and Mercedes-Benz versions.
The NP300 Navara was supposed to be a shared platform with the Mitsubishi Triton, but the two companies decided to part ways and develop their trucks independently. It was then announced that the Triton would form the base of a Fiat pick-up truck.
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That Mercedes sketch is surprisingly accurate… how it uses design details of the actual Navara so that parts can be recycled (windows for example). And I must say if this is anything to go by the Mercedes designers have done a really good job re-skinning the Navara. It looks good. Who knew that Mercedes’ design language works well on a pickup truck!
Now, Mercedes has the Kosong Specs 129hp 1.6L Benz.
Soon, We got Mercedes 1tonne Truck.
It’s becoming lower class.
That 1 tonne pickup will still be at least 2x more expensive than the Navara.. or the Hilat.
Mercedes makes commercial lorries and vans successfully as well. Does it make it a low class automaker?
Ever heard of lorry called the unimog? Or actros, 911? Or sprinter van? All are three pointed stars.
Even the G-wagon was originally made for offroad utility and military use.
Not a bad place to start, the NP300 is quite new.
I am guessing this would fall as part of the Mercedes Commercial Vehicles line then…
Buy a Toyota Hilux and you won’t go wrong. Good RV.
Not in Europe where Toyota has 2 percent market share. Remeber? The Merc should be built in Spain.
Having only 2% market share doesn’t mean it is not good, look at Rolls Royce.
Having a lot of market share (e.g. Proton) doesn’t mean it is good car too.
not sounding very intelligent in your comments and sharing Same Lorr.
I really think tht proton need to offer some kind of pickup truck, as a successor to the arena. A facelifted/based on chinese truck components ala the nisaan/merc pickup jv maybe?
Dear Mercedes, scale down your Unimog and start tapau the hilux