April 1 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz Group is

considering withdrawing its least expensive cars from the U.S.

as President Donald Trump's auto tariffs would potentially harm

their sales, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

The company is considering cutting sales of more entry-level

models as part of broader tariff contingency plans, the report

added.

Trump has previously said that a 25% tariff on auto imports

will take effect on April 3.

(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini

Ganguli)