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John Mahoney14 Jan 2019
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Tiny Mercedes A-City to replace Smart brand

German car-maker rumoured to be working on sub-A-Class model that will be called the Mercedes A-City

Mercedes-Benz is secretly developing a smaller A-Class, called the Mercedes A-City, to potentially fill the void left from pulling the plug on the 'smart' car brand, it has been revealed.

According to German title,

, the German car-maker's new supermini will rival cars like the Audi A1 and MINI hatch if greenlit for production, with the Mercedes A-City set to be priced from just €20,000 ($A30,000) when it arrives in 2022.

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The suggestion the small supermini is being developed, in both three- and five-door form, is linked to the German car-maker's parent, Daimler, considering killing the Smart brand, that has struggled to make a profit since the marque was founded back in 1994.

As well as the A-City, Autobild suggests that the supermini could spin-off a small delivery van and an on-demand shared vehicle.

Later on by 2023 a small SUV called the A-Adventure may also follow that will slot into the Mercedes-Benz car range beaneath the GLA.

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