Confirming what The Star learned last week, earlier plans to bring a B-Class into the United States in 2011 have been shelved -- though Mercedes-Benz says this could be done later if demand warranted -- and the company is proceeding with its plan to bring a new line-up of small front-wheel drive cars in a coupe, SUV, and possibly a small wagon or hatchback after that. The interview, with Joachim Schmidt, Mercedes-Benz director of global sales and marketing, is reported in more detail at www.autoweek.com/article/20110131/CARNEWS/110139988
