Daimler doesn’t do modesty, and in its half-year investor report issued this week boasting big profits, the self-proclaimed “most successful premium manufacturer” broke the news on several new-model launches for 2017 and beyond.

Some of the new Mercedes-Benz models are no surprise. The E-class again will spawn a coupe and convertible, with the softtop launching later, with the company’s first light-duty pickup truck. For the lightest of off-road duties, an E-class All Terrain wagon (which we’ve previously uncovered here) will debut after the E-class coupe as the ultimate Subaru Outback. Around this time next year, the subcompact GLA crossover will get a facelift?and likely, an updated interior and electronics to echo the larger GLC?followed by a refresh for the mighty S-class. Expect all the active-safety and self-driving innovations on the new E-class sedan to migrate over, undoubtedly with a few more tricks to keep the S at the top of the heap.
Over at Mercedes-AMG, a new AMG GT C roadster will debut close to the on-sale date of the AMG GT R. An AMG GT C coupe will follow a year or more later, after the E-class convertible. Given how Mercedes has renamed many of its cars, with the last “C” designating that segment’s entry-level model (as with the SLC roadster and the GLC SUV), the GT C could be a cheaper, decontented, and restyled variant positioned below the base GT and pricier GT S.

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