- CKD C-Class is about 6 to 9 months away
- To launch in H2 2022
- Price reduction to be less than before, due to expiry of sales tax discount after 30-June 2022
The all-new W206 generation 2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class has just been launched in Malaysia, with prices ranging from RM 288,334 to RM 330,681, imported (CBU) from either Mercedes-Benz’s plant in Bremen, Germany or East London, South Africa.
Like any CBU model, supply is limited and according to some dealers, whatever little inventory they have are selling fast.
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Also read: Launched in Malaysia: All-new (W206) 2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class - From RM 288k, CBU
Historically, high volume Mercedes-Benz models are typically launched first as a CBU, with lower price locally-assembled (CKD) variants to follow later.
With the previous generation W205 C-Class, the gap between introduction of CBU and CKD models was 7 months.
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has confirmed that more or less the same time period is required to setup the company’s Pekan plant to produce the W206 C-Class will apply, and the CKD C-Class will be launched within the second half of 2022.
This also means that the price reduction will not be as substantial as before, as the current CBU model is already enjoying a 50 percent discount in sales tax (5 percent), valid until 30-June 2022.
When the CKD C-Class variants are launched in H2 2022, the full 10 percent sales tax will apply.
In the previous generation W205 C-Class, the CKD variants were cheaper than the CBU ones by around 5 percent (about RM 15,000 to RM 16,000 cheaper, depending on variant).
Once you factor in the 5 percent higher sales tax after 30-June 2022, the difference in price for the CKD W206 generation C-Class is probably less than RM 10k.
There could also be some minor reduction in specifications (A250 Sedan CKD for example, lost cross-drilled front disc brakes that the CBU models had).
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