Mercedes-Benz X-Class 2019 News

The new year has really only just begun, but already our list of dearly departed cars is growing longer, with the Mercedes-Benz X-Class joining cars like the Commodore and Accent in the new-car graveyard.Well, the Nissan Navara-based X-Class is not entire

At a point not too long ago, the reigning champions of the Australian automotive industry were the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon - both large sedans with V8 engine options that could seat the whole family and cruise in comfort.Somewhere along the line

The future of the Mercedes-Benz appears uncertain with the brand in Australia confirming the model is under "review".While Mercedes says the premium ute plays a key role in Australia, it also concedes it has become a niche product globally, saying "we con

The future of the Mercedes-Benz X-Class' continues to darken, with Nissan today suggesting it's not currently working with the German company on a new generation of the premium ute.A new-gen Navara - co-developed with the Mitsubishi Triton - is currently

The Mercedes-Benz X-Class' future remains in doubt, with the brand's executives refusing to confirm the premium ute would live on beyond the current vehicleReports have circulated since July that the X-Class would not be updated, with underwhelming global

Hyundai's new workhorse family could get a premium sibling, with Genesis boss Manfred Fitzgerald not ruling out the launch of a Mercedes-Benz X-Class-rivalling ute. Speaking at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Mr Fitzgerald told CarsGuide that he wasn't rul

Mercedes-Benz will drop the struggling X-Class from its lineup in the wake of disappointing global sales as the brand looks to reduce costs and complexity from its business, according to international reports.US outlet Automotive News is quoting company s

Mercedes-Benz Australia has again reset the benchmark for how much a dual-cab pick-up is worth, with its limited-edition X350d 4Matic Edition 1 to kick off from $87,500 plus on-road costs when it enters showrooms in July.

Yes, Australia's new-car market has mostly been a tale of doom and gloom in 2019, but there are some brands that defied the shrinking market to post record sales results in March.

The next-generation Mitsubishi Triton may still be years away, but there are already details leaking out about what to expect.It has been confirmed by the Japanese company’s chief operating officer, Trevor Mann, that the next-generation Triton ute will also form the basis for the next Nissan Navara and Renault Alaskan.Mr Mann told industry journal Automotive News that the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has made the decision that Mitsubishi offers the best depth of knowledge and hardware for the next-gen versions of each of the brand’s pick-up trucks to be based on."Shortly after the Alliance, we did a detailed technical study between , and we found that Mitsubishi had many advantages over the Nissan platform," Mr Mann is quoted as saying. The announcement flies in the face of public statements made to the contrary by Nissan execs a few months ago, when it was suggested Mitsubishi had jumped the gun by asserting it would take the lead on development of the next-generation utes.The current-generation Triton architecture underpins that particular pick-up model, as well as the Pajero Sport off-road SUV. By contrast, Nissan’s current-generation Navara’s underpinnings are spread quite a bit further, being found beneath the Terra SUV from the same brand, plus the Renault Alaskan pick-up and the Mercedes-Benz X-Class ute. It’s too early to say what that could mean for the development of a second-generation version of the Mercedes-Benz X-Class - whether the brand will continue to form part of a commercial vehicle alliance with is unclear.  The next-generation version of the Triton is likely more than four years away.Existing alliance products produced for Renault-Nissan-Mercedes have fallen by the wayside - the Infiniti Q30/Mercedes A-Class mingling only lasted one life cycle, while the Renault Twingo/Smart alliance - the latter brand may be culled entirely within weeks.That said, commercial vehicle alliances are stronger in general - Renault-Mercedes has an existing agreement on small vans, producing the Kangoo/Citan as a result. That hasn’t been replicated in larger vans, though - Mercedes went on its own for the Vito and Sprinter.