<P> The Mercedes - Benz C - Class is a line of compact executive cars produced by Daimler AG . Introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the 190 ( W201 ) range , the C - Class was the smallest model in the marque 's line - up until the A-Class arrived in 1997 . The C - Class is built at Mercedes - Benz factories in Sindelfingen and Bremen , Germany as well as numerous satellite factories in other countries . The first C - Class ( W202 ) sedan was produced on 1 June 1993 , and the first of the second generation ( W203 ) rolled off the assembly line on 18 July 2000 . The C - Class has been available with a 4Matic ( i.e. four - wheel drive ) option since 2002 . The third generation ( W204 ) was launched in 2007 . The latest generation C - Class ( W205 ) came out in 2014 . </P>
<P> The Mercedes - Benz C - Class is a line of compact executive cars produced by Daimler AG . Introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the 190 ( W201 ) range , the C - Class was the smallest model in the marque 's line - up until the A-Class arrived in 1997 . The C - Class is built at Mercedes - Benz factories in Sindelfingen and Bremen , Germany as well as numerous satellite factories in other countries . The first C - Class ( W202 ) sedan was produced on 1 June 1993 , and the first of the second generation ( W203 ) rolled off the assembly line on 18 July 2000 . The C - Class has been available with a 4Matic ( i.e. four - wheel drive ) option since 2002 . The third generation ( W204 ) was launched in 2007 . The latest generation C - Class ( W205 ) came out in 2014 . </P>
when did the mercedes c class come out
when did the mercedes c class come out
1993
1993