AUTOSHOW-Daimler Mulls Selling Compact Mercedes in U.S.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) is considering whether to sell the next generation of its Mercedes-Benz compact cars in the United States, Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche told reporters on Tuesday.

He said a final decision had not yet been made and would depend in part on the dollar/euro exchange rate, but that Mercedes was tending to view the U.S. market as a good one for smaller cars.

The next generation of A-Class and B-Class compact cars would be broader than the current offering and could include models aimed at U.S. customers, he said.

(Reporting by Hendrik Sackmann)