Mercedes-Benz C-Class EV – no plans for wagon version due to lack of demand for bodystyle: designer

Mercedes-Benz currently has no plans to introduce a station wagon derivative of the latest, W520-generation C-Class Electric due to a lack of demand for the bodystyle, reported Autocar.

While every generation of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class has offered a station wagon bodystyle in addition to the sedan, the new EV model could be the first in the line to break with tradition because “nobody is buying them”, said Mercedes-Benz head of exterior design Robert Lesnik.

Even though Lesnik is a self-professed fan of station wagons, the decision on any future additions to the product range would be based on commercial viability, he said. “I say we should have station wagons, but the reality is a little bit different.”

Mercedes-Benz C-Class EV – no plans for wagon version due to lack of demand for bodystyle: designer

2022 Mercedes-C-Class station wagon, S206-generation

“We have three regions. Nobody is buying them in America; we tried the shooting brake [version] of the CLS and nobody bought it. The Chinese don’t understand them and don’t buy them. Then Europe is left, and if you look at a Mercedes-Benz E-Class, it’s pretty expensive, so who can actually buy a car like that in Europe?”, Lesnik said to the publication.

A station wagon version of the C-Class EV has not been totally ruled out, Lesnik said, although the technically similar GLC EV is expected to serve the more luggage-laden customer base for this segment, according to Autocar.

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