Another small sedan axed in Australia
Mercedes-Benz has confirmed it’s discontinuing the A-Class sedan in Australia, with the hatchback counterpart remaining on sale for the time being.
Prospective A-Class sedan buyers can no order a new example directly from the factory.
“We can confirm that the A-Class sedan can currently be ordered from existing stock in Australia, built-to-order has been closed,” said a Mercedes-Benz Australia spokesperson.
“The A-Class hatch is still available for factory order and stock order.”
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The local A-Class sedan lineup consisted of the A200, A250, and AMG A35. The plug-in hybrid A250e sedan was axed back in 2022.
It’s worth noting Mercedes-Benz still offers a small sedan in Australia, in the form of the the related, yet more curvaceous CLA sedan.
The writing has been on the wall for the A-Class for a while now as it has already been axed in the United States.
Back in 2022, Mercedes-Benz also announced it will trim a number of its smaller models, while releasing more high-end vehicles to increase profit.
The German carmaker is soon poised to roll out a range of next-generation ‘Entry Luxury’ vehicles based on the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA), which can support both battery-electric and petrol-electric hybrid drivetrains.
A new, third-generation CLA will be the first vehicle on the MMA, and will be followed by two SUVs and a wagon.
Notably absent is a successor to the current A-Class and the B-Class. The latter was axed locally back in 2023.
Revealed in 2018, the fourth-generation A-Class hatch and sedan last received a facelift in 2023.
A total of 1997 examples of the A-Class were sold last year, which saw it outsold by the Audi A3 (2375 sales).
However, the A-Class did outsell the BMW 1 Series and 2 Series Gran Coupe combined (1852 sales) in 2024.
The A-Class is the latest small car to lose its sedan body style in Australia. Honda Australia dropped the sedan option with the latest generation of Civic, while the Subaru Impreza went hatch-only globally with its latest generation.
Originally published as Another small sedan axed in Australia
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