New C-Class to be revealed at Detroit
Will the forthcoming C-Class continue to have round lights, or triangular ones like the new S-Class? Will it continue to be powered with a supercharged 1.8-litre in different states of tune, or will there be a new family of engines?
OneShift Editorial Team
23 Dec 2006
All will be revealed either at the North American International Autoshow (NAIA) in January, or the Geneva Motorshow in March. Mercedes-Benz announced its replacement in the release for the last C-Class (the W203 Series) being built at its Sindelfingen factory (pictured).
Sindelfingen has produced over 630,000 units of C-class, making it in the best-selling C-Class ever made. In Singapore, the C-Class’ are put together in East London, South Africa, but production is likely to cease there as well.
If you want to catch a glimpse of the new C-Class, you’ll have to wait until the Detroit Motorshow opens at the first week of January.
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