Mercedes-Benz said Friday that it will be cutting production at its Alabama plant which produces the ML-Class and GL-Class SUVs. However, parent company Daimler AG expects U.S. sales to fall in the second half of 2008 as the nation faces bad economic times and high gas-prices
According to Dieter Zetsche, chairman of Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz will likely raise prices by several hundred dollars on its models to counter the drop in profits.
Zetsche also said that Mercedes-Benz will likely add the next-generation A-Class and B-Class to its U.S. lineup as consumer demand shifts to more smaller vehicles. Mercedes-Benz previously decided not to bring the B-Class to the U.S. due to the weak dollar.
The next-generation front-wheel-drive A-Class and B-Class...
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