Mercedes today said it built the last 203 series C-Class sedan at its Sindelfingen plant. The company also acknowledged its the world premiere of the new C-Class was just weeks away — suggesting the car could arrive at the Detroit auto show in January.
“Since the series was launched in 2000, the employees at the Sindelfingen plant have produced about 630,000 units of the sedan for customers all over the world,” the plant’s manager said. The car was the best-selling C-Class in the company’s history.
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12/14, 10:09 AM
posted by:
chevy490
yea first one
12/14, 10:10 AM
posted by:
chevy490
i think mercedes is ganna do good for chrsyler!
12/14, 10:10 AM
posted by:
chevy490
i think mercedes is ganna do good for chrsyler!
12/14, 10:46 AM
posted by:
Syrax
about time they put the plain old c class away…waiting for the new one now
12/14, 10:58 AM
posted by:
wawy
I’ve owned a w203 C230, C320 and currently a C32 AMG..I just hope the W204 has a bit better quality….
12/14, 11:35 AM
posted by:
A4
screw the quality lets hope it looks anywhere near as aggressive as the A4, G35, or 3-series. This generation C-class has always been the buick of compact sport sedans.
12/14, 12:40 PM
posted by:
Asher
Thank god, this C-class series, as opposed to its predecessor, was a complete donkey-looking POS and was a huge component to why Mercs rep has been seriously downgraded. Same with the current E-class and CLK vs its predecessor. Now it appears Merc is back on the right track with no sharing of platforms with Chrysler, high-quality S, SL, CL and CLS models and now hopefully some well-styled and well-built new C/CLK and E-classes. Now they just need to dump some of their SUV models like the hideous R-class and stop making their GL 450 a clone of Lexus’ LX450/470…and they will truly be BACK to what they once were…
12/14, 12:54 PM
posted by:
anonymous
they r probably gonna rebadge it as chrysler now. haha
12/14, 2:34 PM
posted by:
A4
i agree with asher – the GL is unneccessary, as is the disgusting R-class, although it is growing on me as a weird niche segment and a ballsy move usually not explored by a company as conservative as mercedes. The only thing i disagree with is the “quality” of the SL… which has been famously poor for this generation, although it is getting slightly better.
12/14, 5:20 PM
posted by:
Jazz
lol- the GL and R have attributed to substantial sales for Mercedes. They overtook BMW in the units sold tally this year. Those two models were a big part of that.
Although I agreee that too many models dilutes the prestige of the marquee at the end oof the day the company is trying to increase units sold. With the influx of more units sold the company can do more blah blah blah stuff.
The C-Class definitely has to come back with some fire under the hood, stupendous quality and a reasonable price. There is too much competition to the C for Mercedes to be conservative here. I hope they get it right
12/14, 5:52 PM
posted by:
The Stig
@A4,
Do not worry, they will “screw the quality” as you suggest. The big question is how much worse it will be than what you can buy now.
12/14, 9:37 PM
posted by:
Veda
From what I’ve seen the upcoming model seems blander than this outgoing one. We’ll just wait for the rags and complains when they release the official pics in the near future.
12/15, 7:40 AM
posted by:
Stuart
Kill it
12/16, 5:56 AM
posted by:
Saud
Finally.
12/16, 11:48 AM
posted by:
gsh
never considered it and never will. this car is part of the definition of “POS” and the C220 CDI ive been using proves it.
12/16, 12:47 PM
posted by:
Egbert Souse
It’s about damn time, ever since this car came out I’ve hated it!!