Mercedes-Benz has lastly began gross sales of electrical automobiles within the U.S. (excluding the compliance B-Class EVs previously) with the launch of the EQS in 2021.

The corporate had beforehand skipped the U.S. launch of the EQC, however in 2022, it is going to convey extra EQ fashions, together with the EQE, EQS SUV and EQB.

What’s fascinating, in This fall 2021, Mercedes-Benz bought 443 EQS. That is actually not dangerous and we thought that it could initially be lower than that.

For reference, the S-Class famous 5,101 gross sales in This fall and 14,282 in 2021. There’s a massive probability that the EQS will steadily develop to ranges corresponding to the S-Class. Almost 1:10 (EQS to S-Class) is an effective begin.

The EQS begins north of $100,000 within the U.S. (earlier than incentives) and affords as much as 350 miles of EPA vary.

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Aside from that, Mercedes-Benz bought 76,031 automobiles and vans in This fall (down 20.2% year-over-year), whereas the 2021 result’s 329,574 (up 1.1%). The corporate doesn’t report the gross sales outcomes of its plug-in hybrid fashions.

Dimitris Psillakis, President and CEO of MBUSA stated:

“Outcomes for 2021 demonstrated the unimaginable demand for the Mercedes-Benz model within the U.S. and worldwide regardless of ongoing provide challenges. Along with our Mercedes-Benz seller companions, we’ll advance our place with the electrical EQS-sedan, all new SL, new C-Class, EQE, EQS SUV and EQB in 2022 and additional speed up our long run ambitions for an electrical future.”

Mercedes-Benz gross sales within the U.S.

* estimated/unofficial values