epa09146589 A visitor seats in a AMG Mercedes G-wagon car on display in the AMG Mercedes trade fair stand during a second media day of the Auto Shanghai 2021 motor show in Shanghai, China, 20 April 2021. The 19th International Automobile Industry Exhibition runs from 24 to 28 April. EPA-EFE/ALEX PLAVEVSKI 
The German manufacturer will build a smaller version of the boxy offroader beloved by celebrities including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kim Kardashian, CEO Ola Källenius said on Sunday.
The vehicle will be electric and “fun to drive — on and off the road”, Källenius said at an event ahead of the IAA car show in Munich.
The current G-Wagon is among Mercedes’s most expensive and profitable models. A “Baby” G-Wagon would compete with models like Ford Motor Co.’s Bronco and likely cost significantly less than the current version, which starts at around $139,000 in the US.
It’s unclear when the smaller G-Wagon will hit the market. Next year, Mercedes plans to start sales of the G-Class’s all-electric successor, the EQG. DM