A Mercedes memo to dealers has informed them that the A-Class will disappear from the US lineup at the end of the 2022 model year. This does not come as a massive surprise. Late last year, Mercedes yanked the hotter AMG A35 from the US before the 2022 model year even started, leaving just the standard A-Class available on dealer lots. But now that one is going away, too, according to Automotive News.
The publication did not say how it obtained the dealer memo, and Mercedes declined AN’s opportunity to comment beyond the letter’s contents. Sales for the more affordable model started with a bang, selling over 17,000 examples in 2019, but that fell by over half in 2021 to a smidge over 8,100. Automakers big and small have seen demand for sedans and other small cars fall out of favor with consumers over the last few years.
