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| Production | 2013–present |
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| Class | Subcompact executive car (C) |
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The Mercedes-Benz CLA is a series of luxury subcompact executive cars manufactured by Mercedes-Benz since 2013. The first generation was a four-door sedan based on the platform of the W176 A-Class and W246 B-Class compact cars, marketed as a four-door coupé.[1] In 2015, Mercedes-Benz expanded the CLA family to include a station wagon configuration which it markets as a Shooting Brake.[2] As the V177 A-Class sedan took its place as the budget-conscious sedan, the second generation got longer and wider than the W205 C-Class.[3]
The CLA is Mercedes-Benz's first front-wheel drive vehicle offered in the American market. The CLA range is positioned above the A-Class and it is nearly on the level of the C-Class in the Mercedes model range, and models tend to be less practical than the A-Class it is based on.[4]
The CLA first went on sale in Europe in April 2013, and was subsequently introduced in the United States in September 2013.[5] Its largest markets are Western Europe and the United States.[5] Global cumulative CLA sales reached 100,000 during its first year,[5] cited as "our best launch in 20 years" by Mercedes-Benz.[6] Worldwide, Mercedes-Benz sold about 750,000 units of the first generation.[7]
- ^ 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Spy Photos News – Car & Driver (Retrieved 2012-09-23)
- ^ "Wraps come off new Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake". Auto Express.
- ^ "Used 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class for Sale Near Me".
- ^ "2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA Preview".
- ^ a b c "Sales milestone for Mercedes-Benz: More than 100,000 CLA worldwide now in customer hands". daimler.com. 28 August 2014.
- ^ Brandon Turkus. "Mercedes calls CLA 'best launch in 20 years' as it warns dealers of tight supplies". Autoblog.
- ^ "New CLA: "Coolness for money"? Unbeatable! | Daimler-Blog". blog.daimler.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-11.