Inovev predicts production of 50 000 Mercedes X Class per year
- Mercedes unveils its first medium-sized pickup, the X-Class derived from the Nissan Navara and Renault Alaskan, which is a result of cooperation between the Daimler and Renault-Nissan groups. It will be manufactured on the same production sites as these two models, namely the Nissan site in Barcelona (Spain) for the vehicles sold in Europe and the Renault site in Cordoba (Argentina) for those sold in South America.
- The Mercedes X-Class will not be marketed in North America, where medium-sized pickups have a small market share compared to large pickups like the Ford F-Series, Chevrolet Silverado or Dodge Ram.
- Other markets could be explored later by Mercedes, such as Africa (mainly South Africa), where Peugeot has just gained a foothold in the pick-up market, Australia or New Zealand.
- At launch, the Class X will feature two Nissan diesel engines: a 2.3 turbo developing 163hp and a 2.3 bi-turbo developing 190hp. In 2018, the range will be enriched by an original Mercedes V6 diesel 3.0 developing 258ch. This model will compete with the Volkswagen Amarok pickup now equipped with a V6 diesel engine developing 204hp and 225hp.
- Inovev expects a production volume of 20,000 X Class per year in Spain, 20,000 in Argentina and 10,000 in South Africa, for a total of 50,000 units in a global market of 2 million medium-sized pick-ups per year.
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