Mercedes-Benz Stop Selling A-Class Sedan In Australia, Hatchback Still Continues

Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan. (Doc. Mercedes-Benz AG)

JAKARTA - Mercedes-Benz is rumored to be discontinuing the availability of the A-Class sedan model for the Australian market. However, the manufacturer retains the country's hatchback version model.

Although it is certain that they will stay in Australia, the A-Class hatchback position is not yet certain to be safe. This is because the premium manufacturer is preparing a replacement and is expected to be replaced in less than two years.

Drive reported on Thursday, February 13, Mercedes-Benz is preparing to launch a new generation known as a compact car, covering four models down from seven current models.

Orders from the factory for the A-Class sedan have ended in Australia, a Mercedes-Benz spokesperson said. However, the car's stock is still available, giving customers the opportunity to buy it before it's actually not sold again.

The A-Class sedan in the Australian market was slow, selling only 715 units or contributing 36 percent of the A-Class family. Meanwhile, the hatchback version was sold by 1,282 units.

This is not a good record for the Mercedes-Benz compact car series. In comparison, Mercedes-Benz managed to sell 757 units of CLA sedans, 3,103 units of GLA SUVs, and 1,243 units of GLB SUVs.

The currently available Mercedes-Benz A-Class is the fourth generation with the code W177. In the global market, this car is present in the pure and diesel gasoline variant.

For gasoline, there is a configuration of 1.4 liter 4-cylinder turbo engines that have power ranging from 107 cellphones to 161 cellphones. Then, there were also 2.0 liters of 4-cylinder turbo with strength ranging from 188 cellphones to 221 cellphones.

Then, the diesel variant has a 1.5 liter 4-cylinder engine configuration powered by 114 hp and 260 Nm torque and a 2.0 liter powered by 148 hp and 320 Nm torque and 188 hp and 400 Nm torque.

This entry-level variant in the Mercedes-Benz ranks also has AMG type with more performance. The highest version, namely A 45 S AMG 4 Matic + has a 4-liter twin-turbo cylinder engine that provides 416 hp and 500 Nm torque so that it can speed up to a maximum speed of 270 km/hour.