Buying a new car comes with myriad of considerations. Is it fuel efficient? Is it safe? Will it play nicely with my phone? People sometimes neglect the last one, but you're going to be carrying the phone literally every time you get in the car, so why not make sure? Mercedes and Kia seem to get that. They've added support for Android Auto to a ton of new cars today.

Here are the new Mercedes models.

  • 2017 A-Class
  • 2017 B-Class
  • 2017 CLA Coupe
  • 2017 CLA Shooting Brake
  • 2017 GLA
  • 2017 E-Class Wagon
  • 2017 E-Class Coupe
  • 2017 E-Class Cabriolet

Note the A, B, CLA, and GLA are included. These are all mass-market vehicles that are available virtually everywhere. There's no sign of the C Class or S Class, though. There's no GLC or GLS either.

As for Kia, here are the new models with Android Auto.

  • 2014 – 2016 Soul
  • 2015 Optima
  • 2015 – 2016 Optima Hybrid
  • 2015 – 2016 Optima Plug-in Hybrid
  • 2015 – 2016 Sedona
  • 2015 – 2016 Soul EV
  • 2016 Sorento
  • 2017 Forte
  • 2017 Optima Hybrid
  • 2017 Optima Plug-in Hybrid
  • 2017 Sedona
  • 2017 Soul
  • 2017 Soul EV
  • 2017 Sorento

Most of these vehicles were on the "coming soon" list before. There were only two models before, the 2016 Optima and 2017 Sportage. That's strange considering Kia was one of the early adopters of Android Auto. At least it's been rectified.

Source: Android Auto 1, Android Auto 2