Mercedes isn’t in its finest form as of late. Gross sales fell by three p.c in 2024 in comparison with the earlier yr. 2025 isn’t nice both, as demand declined by 6.2 p.c within the first six months of the yr versus the January–June 2024 interval. Nevertheless, the three-pointed star has causes to be optimistic about what lies forward. A flurry of fashions is deliberate for the subsequent two years, overlaying all segments of the market.
In an official doc ready for traders, Mercedes touts “the most important product launch program within the historical past of Mercedes-Benz.” No fewer than 18 fashions are deliberate to hit the market subsequent yr, though two have already been unveiled. The just lately revealed CLA Capturing Brake seems twice within the roadmap beneath as a result of the German luxurious automaker lists the fuel and electrical variations individually.
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Let’s begin from the underside and transfer as much as the highest. There might be one new combustion-engine car within the “Entry” section subsequent yr, when Mercedes plans to launch two EVs. Likelihood is the fashions teased listed below are the next-generation GLA and GLB compact crossovers. The “Core” class pertains to the C-Class and GLC, presumably with mid-cycle facelifts for each fuel fashions, joined by purely electrical variants.
For the “Prime Finish,” Mercedes is plotting 4 fuel/diesel autos and 5 EVs, together with facelifts for the S-Class and EQS. The Stuttgart-based firm has already promised a “main improve” for its conventional flagship, with CEO Ola Källenius saying they’ve “invested much more within the mannequin replace of the brand new combustion engine S-Class than we usually spend on a facelift.”
2027 might be almost as busy, with one fuel automotive within the Entry class, two extra within the Core section, and one other 5 on the higher finish of the lineup. On the EV facet, there might be a Core mannequin with out a combustion engine, together with 5 zero-emission autos within the Prime Finish.
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Whereas the product roadmap is generally about facelifts and next-gen automobiles, there might be additions to the lineup. Apart from the already revealed electrical CLA/CLA Capturing Brake and the upcoming C-Class EV, Mercedes has confirmed plans for electrical variations of the next-gen GLA and GLB. Moreover, it’s cooking up a “Little G” as a child brother to the Geländewagen.
Mercedes’ AMG sidekick is holding busy as effectively, with its first bespoke EV merchandise. The GT XX idea previews an electrical tremendous sedan, which is able to spawn an equal SUV. A brand new combustion engine can also be within the works for fanatics preferring a brawny V-8. The massive-displacement ICE is coming in 2027 and might be obtainable till at the least the center of the subsequent decade.
One lacking piece of the puzzle considerations the C63’s future. AMG is adamant it received’t revert to a V-8 for the sports activities sedan’s facelift, whereas stories state the C63 and the lesser C43 will each be dropped altogether in favor of a six-cylinder C53. It’s additionally unclear whether or not the CLE63 Coupe/Cabriolet will certainly pack eight cylinders below the hood.
Mercedes followers ought to sit up for what the model is planning, contemplating there might be one thing for everybody. A unified design language between ICE and EV fashions can also be within the works, as Mercedes intends to ditch the super-slippery EQ cues, having come to grips with the fact that the aero-focused technique isn’t paying off.
