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First introduced in 2013, the Mercedes-Benz V-Class recently received its second facelift to keep it feeling fresh. Sales remain strong in Europe and Asia, where buyers demand premium minivans. While the styling updates were kept to a minimum, the interior benefitted from drastic styling updates, MBUX, and other technologies.
The closest thing America had to the V-Class was the Metris Passenger Van, discontinued due to slow sales and a lack of demand. More commercial in its approach, it will be interesting to see whether the automaker can appeal to US consumers with the next-generation electric van, which will undoubtedly be more upmarket than the Metris.
Interestingly, the current V-Class will soldier on with diesel and gasoline power until the end of the decade, receiving extra updates between then and now. US-market models will be built at the automaker’s facility in Vitoria, Spain.
