Report: Mercedes' new pickup truck will be built with Nissan
But Mercedes likely isn't going it alone. According to the Wall Street Journal's William Boston, the company is in talks with Nissan to use the "framework" of the company's Navara mid-size pickup as the basis for its truck.
That's right, it's a Mercedes by way of Japan.
Sources also told the Journal that the Germans are in talks to use Nissan's factories to produce the pickup.
But don't be too quick to panic. The same sources indicated that most of the truck will come from Mercedes-Benz ("powertrain, the interior, the design and other elements," the WSJ reported). Plus, the Nissan Navara - sold in the US as the Nissan Frontier - is a more-than-competent mid-sized pick up truck.
Mercedes is not without truck experience. The company's G-Class is one of the most widely used military vehicles in the world and some versions even come with a truck bed. But it hasn't really ever built a true pickup.
The current generation D23 Navara went on sale in some parts of the world in 2014, although the US market is stuck with its predecessor, now more than a decade old.
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From the looks of it, Mercedes' new truck will not be headed for the US anytime soon. It will spend its time in Europe, South Africa, Latin America, and Australia.
That means the Benz truck will have to contend with Volkswagen's Amarok, as well as Toyota's utilitarian Hilux.
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