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Mercedes-Benz C-class

Mercedes-Benz C-Class
2015 Mercedes-Benz C 200 (W 205) sedan (2015-07-03) 01.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Daimler AG
Production 1993–present
Body and chassis
Class Compact executive car
Layout Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Chronology
Predecessor Mercedes-Benz 190 E (W201)
W202
1998 Mercedes-Benz C 200 (W 202) Classic sedan (2010-07-05) 01.jpg
Overview
Production May 1993–2000
Model years 1994–2000
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
5-door wagon
W203
2004 Mercedes-Benz C 200 Kompressor (W 203) Elegance sedan (2011-12-06).jpg
Overview
Production July 2000 – December 2006
Model years 2001–2007
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
4-door sedan
5-door station wagon
W204
Mercedes Benz C 180 CGi 2013 (11410856014).jpg
Overview
Production 2007–2014
Model years 2008–2014
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
5-door station wagon
2-door coupe
W205
Mercedes-Benz C 220 BlueTEC Exclusive (W 205) – Frontansicht, 12. Juli 2014, Düsseldorf.jpg
Overview
Production 4 February 2014–present
Model years 2015–present
Assembly Bremen, Germany
Iracemápolis, Brazil
Pune, India
East London, South Africa
Beijing, China (Beijing Benz)
Tuscaloosa Alabama USA (MBUSI)
Pekan, Malaysia (DRB-HICOM), Thailand (TAAP)
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
5-door station wagon
2-door convertible
2-door coupe

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a line of compact executive cars produced by Daimler AG. Introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the 190 (W201) range, the C-Class was the smallest model in the marque's line-up until the A-Class arrived in 1997. The C-Class is built at Mercedes-Benz factories in Sindelfingen and Bremen, Germany as well as numerous satellite factories in other countries. The first C-Class (W202) sedan was produced on 1 June 1993, and the first of the second generation (W203) rolled off the assembly line on 18 July 2000. The C-Class has been available with a 4Matic (i.e. four-wheel drive) option since 2002. The third generation (W204) was launched in 2007. The latest generation C-Class (W205) came out in 2014.

Though originally available as a sedan and a station wagon, the W203 series in 2000 debuted a fastback coupé (SportCoupé) version that, when facelifted, became the Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class. The CLC-Class remained in production until 2011 when it was replaced by a new W204 C-Class coupé for the 2012 model year.

In October 1986, three years into Mercedes-Benz W201 (190)'s production run, work began on a successor. Design work began in 1987, with the final design by Murat Günak being selected in 1989 and the production design by Olivier Boulay delayed in January 1990, finally being patented on 19 December 1990. Rough prototypes went into testing in 1989, with first production design prototypes commencing testing in 1990. In May 1993, the first generation W202 C-Class was introduced as a replacement for the 190. The C-Class sedan was the company's entry-level model up until 1997, when Mercedes launched the A-Class. Styling themes were carried over from the previous W201 series, but the new series had a smoother and rounder design than the previous generation of compact Mercedes, with styling cues from the W124 E-Class (short, high trunk and taller tail lights), W140 S-Class (front end), and R129 SL-Class (headlights).


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