Mercedes-Benz X-Class 2020 News

Eight cars that were retired in 2020

By Andrew Chesterton · 10 Jan 2021

Another year gone means another batch of cars officially buried, with either lacklustre sales or a change of corporate direction spelling the end for cars as diverse as the Abarth 124 Spider to the Hyundai Veloster, and even the very last (ever) Holdens.

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Mercedes recalls X-Class over owner’s manual

By Justin Hilliard · 25 Aug 2020

For the second time in less than a month, Mercedes-Benz Australia has recalled the X-Class dual-cab ute, with the owner's manual now found to be incorrect in 6117 examples.Affecting MY18-MY20 X-Class dual-cab utes sold between February 1, 2018, and May 29

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Mercedes-Benz recalls X-Class ute over AEB

By Justin Hilliard · 06 Aug 2020

Mercedes-Benz Australia has recalled 5826 examples of the X-Class dual-cab ute over a potential autonomous emergency braking (AEB) issue

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Why Mazda says its BT-50 is no X-Class

By Tom White · 31 Jul 2020

Mazda's impressive-looking new ute will have tough underpinnings and a premium look - but how will it be different from the ill-fated Mercedes-Benz X-Class which attempted something similar?

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Ute to overtake mid-size SUV in 2020 sales?

By Justin Hilliard · 10 Apr 2020

It wasn’t that long ago that the affordable small car was Australia’s favourite type of new vehicle year after year. Of course, its long reign ended at the hands of the ever-popular mid-size SUV – but is 2020 the year the versatile ute moves to the top?

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Tougher crash testing standards for utes

By David Morley · 05 Apr 2020

Despite all the latest technology, the dual-cab utes that scored five safety stars late last year, might only be a three- or four-star performer if it was tested today.While new driver-assistance packages certainly make the vehicles safer than they were,

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Benz X-Class joins Commodore in graveyard

By Andrew Chesterton · 04 Feb 2020

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

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Mercedes to axe X-Class globally

By Spencer Leech · 31 Jan 2020

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that it will cease production of its X-Class range from the end of May.CarsGuide recently reported that the X-Class posted poor sales figures in 2019, rendering it noncompetitive against key rivals in the dual-cab ute segment.L

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X-Class ute fails to find audience

By Tung Nguyen · 20 Jan 2020

Mercedes-Benz sold just 15,300 units of its X-Class ute last year around the world, placing it as one of the slowest-selling pick-ups on the market.Comparatively, Toyota sold 47,759 units of its HiLux in Australia alone, more than three times the amount t

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Lifestyle ute sales booming in Australia

By Tung Nguyen · 03 Nov 2019

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

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