Mercedes Weighs Pulling US Entry-Level Cars Over Tariffs

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StatusCount7032@reddit

So go back to its roots and sell luxo only?

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FeemBleem@reddit

They’re not ever going top the W124 era, don’t have hope for it.

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Ok-Efficiency-5728@reddit

Let's face it, Mercedes has kinda been building shit anyway. They have little to nothing interesting in their lineup anymore. Just a bunch of variations of the same crap in different sizes.

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Immediate_Bee_6472@reddit

That’s all cars literally ford has been making the mustang forever and I believe the benz electric cars are selling quite well

I’ll take a Mercedes starter model over 90% of cars made in America

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Scary-Button1393@reddit

Lol I remember when Chrysler/Benz merger was supposed to fix Chrysler quality issues, instead, they started making shittier mercs.

You legit have to be dumb (or old) to buy a dodge/Chrysler.

Sure, Chrysler made the 300 less shitty, but that's one of out how many models? It was so bad they had to change the brand on their trucks to "Ram" because the Dodge brand is a synonym of "shitty"

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Ok-Efficiency-5728@reddit

I've owned RAMs. Personally, I think they are the only thing chrysler ever made worth a damn. But YMMV.

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Yeah, most of their cars are crap now except for maybe the G class. Their interiors are just full of low quality materials, big screens, ambient lighting, and paino black. They only have 4 cylinder engines and a couple of inline 6s at the very top.

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Ok-Efficiency-5728@reddit

Mercedes died when they killed the v12 in their cars.

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jiggajawn@reddit

And then... there's the G63. The Jeep for rich people.

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intertubeluber@reddit

They are SO dumb and I totally want one.

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Wonderful_Device312@reddit

People either want ultra practical and affordable cars or the extreme opposite. Mercedes mostly builds impractical cars that don't really excite except for a few.

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BTTWchungus@reddit

I didn't care for them at all until I sat in and drove one around

Really feels like a goddamn tank

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cat_prophecy@reddit

Paraphrasing Richard Hammond: it's the only car that looks completely at home in a gravel quarry, at the nightclub valet, or pulling up to the Red carpet.

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jiggajawn@reddit

Same. I joke with my buddies that if I won the lottery I'd build us a yurt village in the mountains and everyone gets a yurt and a G-wagon.

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G0TouchGrass420@reddit

When did they have entry level cars? Lol

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Scary-Button1393@reddit

You could get a base C class for around the same price as an accord.

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tman2damax11@reddit

In the US Accord starts at $28k, C-Class starts at $48k? That’s not even remotely close.

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Crybabyredditmod@reddit

They’ve sold a few shitbox models over the years.

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NightFuryToni@reddit

Was about to say. Here in Canada even though we had the A-Class, but none of them were poverty spec to start with either.

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Exodia101@reddit

They sold the A class in the US for a few years.

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Historical_Cable9719@reddit

Makes sense. The A, CLA, GLA and GLB will be disproportionately impacted by tariff cost increases. It ruins the value proposition for entry into the brand.

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Quick_Coyote_7649@reddit

They’ve already denied that it’s true

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dsm582@reddit

GOOD

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hillabilla@reddit

Most Americans can't afford an entry level Mercedes. People that are buying Mercedes cars are the ultra wealthy, and the rich people are going for the higher end luxury models.

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