- Mercedes will reportedly finish EQE and EQE SUV manufacturing by 2026.
- Each fashions would have a brief lifecycle because the SUV debuted in 2022.
- The model introduced plans for a conventional E-Class EV earlier this yr.
The Mercedes EQE was launched on the 2021 Munich Motor Present and adopted by the EQE SUV roughly one yr later. Whereas each fashions are nonetheless comparatively new, they’ll reportedly be killed off subsequent yr.
In keeping with Autocar, the transfer follows an inside reassessment of Mercedes electrical automobile plans and a want to get rid of overlap. It additionally goes with out saying, gross sales haven’t been nice. In america, mixed EQE gross sales plummeted 39% final yr to 11,660 items.
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The transfer in all probability shouldn’t be too stunning as earlier studies had instructed the automaker would cease producing some US-spec EQ fashions. No matter what occurs, the EQE begins at $64,950 and climbs to $96,600 for the AMG variant, which affords a dreadful 220 miles (354 km) of vary.
The EQE SUV additionally begins at $64,950, however its AMG variant is extra pricey at $97,400. On the intense aspect, the latter crossover affords 230 miles (370 km) of vary.
The report says each fashions shall be “not directly changed” by the upcoming C-Class and GLC EVs. Nonetheless, Mercedes beforehand confirmed plans for an E-Class EV and this might be a direct successor to the EQE – assuming this system hasn’t been minimize. When that mannequin was teased earlier this yr, the corporate mentioned it might ditch its soapy form and undertake a traditional “3-box limousine design” in addition to a “very status-oriented wheelbase.”
