The Mercedes-Benz X-Class (W470) is a mid-size pickup truck sold by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz from 2017 to 2020. It was based on the D23 Nissan Navara, it featured Mercedes-specific features and technologies. It was unveiled at a world premiere in Cape Town, South Africa in July 2017, it first went on sale in late 2017.[4][5]
It was discontinued in 2020 due to low sales, stemming from public perception was that the X-Class was an expensive rebadge of a Nissan Navara.
Development
In 2015, Mercedes-Benz announced that development of a pickup truck was in the works.[6] The new vehicle, developed in conjunction with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, was to be assembled at Nissan and Renault plants in Europe and South America.
On 25 October 2016, Mercedes-Benz announced a concept class called the X-Class Concept. Dieter Zetsche, Daimler Chairman and head of Mercedes-Benz cars, said it would help a growing segment.