No One Wants Mercedes EVs

Sales of those three nameplates are down 42 percent for Q3 2024, from 9,984 automobiles offered in 2014 in the very same duration to simply 5,769 cars this year. Mercedes does not break down sales by body style, so we can not tell whether the SUV variations of the EQE and EQS are fairing any kind of much better than the cars. Regardless, things aren’t fantastic for the EQ brand name.

Mercedes isn’t having a fun time with its lineup of electric cars. The company simply reported US sales for the third quarter, disclosing yet one more 3 months of falling sales for the EQB, EQE, and EQS.

This quarter was a bit different than Q2, when the tiniest EV of the number, the EQB, got a healthy and balanced sales boost in spring. Still, all three automobiles are down year-over-year, with the EQS being the worst wrongdoer, losing half of its sales in 2024 versus in 2014. Here’s the complete graph:

Regardless of those loss leaders, complete sales for Mercedes are up a healthy 11 percent versus Q3 2023, thanks mainly in part to the producer’s huge schedule of SUVs. The CLE two-door– an all-new design for this year– is an additional standout, having marketed over 10,000 devices so far in 2024. That’s greater than the S-Class, G-Class, or the inexpensive CLA. Who says sports cars are dead?

Mercedes-Benz EVs weren’t the just large losers this previous quarter. The E-Class, just two years into its large refresh, is down 51 percent versus the exact same duration in 2015. The SL convertible is having an also worse year, down a whopping 81 percent in that very same period.