Summer59

I noticed today that the AMG CLA 45 is no longer listed on the MB website. Is the model being discontinued ? Wondering if anyone has any info on this?

Eaton

That's interesting. @mercedesmax Did they axe this model too?

crester

Interesting... currently it's still shown on the Canadian Website.

Summer59

I noticed that the vehicle is missing from the US Website.

W205C43PFL

Uh..... looks like they want to force people to get a GLA (45?) ....

Or maybe just maybe they are preparing to bring the 45s over....

Zoomer4136

When I ordered mine in December I was told this is the last year they will be making them.

W205C43PFL

Oh really.... hmmm I wonder why....

jeff.clt

Still waiting for news on my CLA that's been at the VPC since late November. Horrible customer experience.

crester

Sounds like Mercedes wants to get out of the small car market all-together. I'm wondering if they just have no more capacity for CLA45 orders?

As for CLA45 vs. CLA45S... you can pretty much order everything on a CLA45S in North America if you choose the right options. The only thing we don't have is the extra 34 hp... and that's because the engine is detuned for a lower octane in USA.

jeff.clt

Issue is the car is built and sitting at the VPC here at the port. It's not a build or capacity issue.

crester

Oops... my comment was referring to people who haven't ordered yet.

W205C43PFL

I wish it was just the horsepower difference, there are more things changed (although not really that important if you don't track your vehicle anyways):

"The engine's high degree of supercharging calls for a high-performance intercooler. So that the charge air can be cooled close to the ambient temperature despite the extreme quantities of heat, for the first time a 2-stage, indirect intercooler has been developed. It works in conjunction with the air conditioning system, and is used in the S-models where it has been integrated into the low-temperature circuit. For this was necessary to completely redesign the configuration of the condenser in the front end. One condenser is located in the wheel arch, and a second one is positioned in first row of the central cooling module. The separate condenser and radiator configuration and thermal management specifically designed to meet (everyday) requirements and (racetrack) performance enable efficient and coordinated cooling performance."

That being said, if you don't track your vehicle, the regular 45 model will do just fine just that it isn't as much of an upgrade compared to the C117 gen (at least on paper and horsepower wise)

I also heard rumours that the the 45s might come to North America but they are just rumours for now.

gilmdjd

My dealer had ONE allocated for the year and I have a deposit on it. They say it is being built this week but may not be here until late spring early summer. Sad if this would be the last as this is an awesome car. I took the AMG Driving Academy PRO Course at Circuit of the Americas in December and drove this car on the track and fell in love with it.

jeff.clt

Now the GLA 45 is off the US website -- bet they're just trying to segment products in the US differently and try to get people to go 35 or up to C Class AMG, unless they need the 45 engines for the new C class AMGs.

Maybe realized the CLA 45 is too much fun and not enough margin and had to put a stop to it

crester

Well Mercedes said they were getting out of the small car market. But I didn't expect these cars to disappear already.

W205C43PFL

Oh my, then the argument that they are keeping the GLA 45 because it is an SUV is no longer valid.

I don't know about the margin but in my opinion the 45 model is overpriced for what you get but that is just my opinion. I also rarely see one here or maybe I am just not at the right place at the right time, there are a bunch of last gen C117 CLA 45 though and bunch of pfl C 43 and fl C 43 as well. The last gen GLA 45 is not common sight here though.

W205C43PFL

but... if we subject in the labour cost for the engine builders, the profit margin might be lower than we expect.

crester

The pricing of the CLA45 in the USA is crazy. It's already expensive in Canada... but for some reason it's even more in the USA. It's like the currency isn't even taken into consideration. If a highly spec'd CLA45 is CDN$80,000 in Canada then considering foreign exchange rates... a highly spec'd CLA in the USA should be a bit over USD$60,000. But that's not what's happening! Instead that CLA45 in the USA would be USD$80,000!!! I don't understand it at all. For this price in the USA you could get a M3!!!

Five Spoker

I suspect this is gone because of the upcoming all 4-cyl C Class as well. The M139 will be making 460 BHP using the new electric turbo and 660 as a hybrid. In a year I doubt you will see this engine in any AMG that isn't ringing the $100K bell in the U.S.

RIP (Let 'er RIP) to this angry little car.

steve8121

Same here ,my car been sitting at the port of Baltimore since December . The dealership cannot not get it released

steve8121

I emailed Mercedes and asked why the cars are sitting in the ports and not being released . Here is their BS answer

Response By Email (Maya K.) (02/16/2022 05:03 PM)

Good Afternoon Thank you for your email to Mercedes-Benz USA.

As all sales transactions are handled by our authorized dealership network, they receive all vehicle order updates. While we understand your frustration and concern, we are unable to track the vehicle status. We assure you once an update is available, the dealership's sales team will inform you of the vehicle status directly.We understand this may not be the response you were seeking and request your acceptance of our limitations on this matter.
Kind Regards,

Maya K.

Mercedes-Benz USA

(800) 367-6372

W205C43PFL

Yikes, I am sorry to hear that. Any chance you might get an update from the dealership in the coming days?

steve8121

They keep saying they check everyday on the car status .

zoeZoe33

your CLA 45 2022 is in the us? Weird since mine is still in Germany.

jeff.clt

Mine has been at the VPC Brunswick since November. None have been released. Latest a few people have heard is March. We'll see. MBs communication is really terrible.