Canada is Getting the Mercedes-Benz A-Class Hatch and America Isn't
Daimler has confirmed the 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatchback will be sold in North America – however it will be coming to Canada only.
Speaking to our colleagues at The Truth About Cars, Mercedes-Benz confirmed the A-Class hatchback will be headed to Canadian Mercedes dealers and not American ones. Consumers south of the border will have to live with the new A-Class sedan, which has yet to be unveiled but will be mechanically identical to the hatchback. The sedan’s styling was previewed by the Mercedes Concept A at last year’s Shanghai auto show.
“Our U.S. colleagues have already confirmed that they will only sell the sedan version of the A-Class,” said Mercedes-Benz Canada president and CEO Brian D. Fulton. “Both hatchback and sedan versions will be available in Canada; we will share more information about the sedan later this year.”
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This isn’t the first time Canada has received a hatchback that America hasn’t. Daimler sold the B-Class Electric Drive in Canada and not in the US, and the Kia Rondo and Nissan Micra were also sold north of the border. It seems Canadian consumers are a bit more hip to hatchback and wagon body styles than Americans, who typically prefer crossovers, SUVs, trucks and sedans to compacts like the A-Class hatch.
[Source: The Truth About Cars]
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Canada is part of America, like Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela, and USA. Title is wrong here.
I did see some info about hatchbacks being more popular in Canada compared to the US. This Mercedes is quite nice. The matte grey 'tuner' colour should appeal to younger buyers. Hopefully Canada also gets the next generation Fiesta ST. It looks like the US won't.