The G-Wagen was first offered for sale in 1979 and redesigned in 1990 and updated in 1997. A new version was expected for 2007, but the new GL-Class will not replace the G-Wagen and it will continue to be hand-built in Graz, Austria at an annual production rate of 4,000 to 6,000 units.

Military Use

Austrian Army

The Austrian Army has been a long time user of various Puch G models.

Canadian Army:

A total of 1,159 vehicles have been ordered by the Canadian Army beginning in late 2003.[6] An armored kit can be fitted (or removed) in 8 hours by three soldiers. Their light armour has been criticised for leading to loss of life in Afghanistan.[7]
Delivery of these vehicles to Reserve units has also begun. It is currently set to completely replace the ILTIS by 2007 in LFCA. For the most exposed missions 75 RG-31 Nyala built by BAE Land Systems OMC, South Africa, will be used. [8]

Danish Army

The Danish Army bought the 240GD/24 to supersede the M151A1, the Volkswagen 181 ("Jagdwagen") and the Land Rover 88. First deliveries were in 1985 and more than 1.300 have been put in service. Currently the Danes are taking delivery of up to 1.000 270CDIs. A number of 290 GDs and 300 GDs have also been used.

Dutch Army

The Dutch Army uses various versions of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class.

Estonian Defence Forces

The Estonian Defence Forces have a small number of various G-Class vehicles, which were recently purchased to replace the outdated UAZ and Volkswagen Iltis jeeps.

Finnish Army

The Finnish Army uses the Geländewagen mostly as an ambulance, other versions are also in service.

French Army

The French Army have the Peugeot P4 which is a derivative from the G-Class equipped with Peugeot engine and equipment.

Serbian Armed Forces

The Serbian Army used mainly for special forces and military police/anti terrorist units, more are expected to be purchased for conventional ground forces use.

German Armed Forces

The German Armed Forces uses the G-Class under the name "Wolf". Over 12,000 vehicles have been delivered in over 50 versions, ranging from ambulance vehicles to armored vehicles used by the German special forces.

Greek Army

The Greek Army as well as Air Force and Navy use several versions of the Geländewagen, manufactured by ELBO, the Hellenic Vehicles Industry.

Hungarian Defence Forces

The Hungarian Ground Forces are using a small number of G-270 CDI BA 10, which is mounted with UMF light-machine gun platform.

Luxembourg Army

The Military of Luxembourg uses the 300D variant of the Geländewagen.

The Norwegian Armed Forces

The Norwegian Defence Force bought 240 GD to replace Volvo and Land Rover jeeps in the mid-1980s, and 300 GD to use as ambulances. During the 90's 290 GD's where bought, and in the first half of the 00's a small number of armoured 270 CDI's were put into service.
The escort company of the Royal Guard employs a black G500 AMG with police lights on the roof.

Norwegian military MB240GD



Singapore Army

The Singapore Army bought the 270 and 290 versions as secondary military transport. It is used in soft-top truck configuration and is known as a 1.5-tonner to its users. The Army also deploys the extremely short-wheelbase, soft-top version for its Colonels, Battalion COs, Brigade and Division Commanders as personal field transports.

Swiss Army

The Swiss Army uses the 230 with soft top as the primary general purpose carrier, and a hardtop version as mobile radio access point. It is in service since 1985 and gradually replaced Willys Jeeps, Haflinger light transports and Pinzgauer medium transports in the liaison and transport role. All versions in Swiss Army use are unarmed.

United States Marine Corps

The USMC Interim Fast Attack Vehicle (IFAV) is a modified version of the Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen 290. It replaces the modified M-151A2 1/4 ton truck (MUTT jeep) used by the Marines as a FAV in the 1990s. The U.S. Marine Corps acquired 157 of the IFAVs distributed as follows:
(I) Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Camp Pendleton, CA (33; (II) MEF Camp Lejeune, NC (25); (III) MEF on Okinawa, Japan (27; (IV) 17 Force Recon, Afghanistan (22); (V) 3 Force Recon Bn, Iraq (23); (VI) 1st Provisional DMZ Police Company, Korea (15); and (VII) various miscellaneous (12)

Vatican City

The government of the Vatican City owns several versions of the Mercedes-Benz G-class, which are known as the "Popemobile" and are in the service of the Pope.