Mercedes EVs had a rough second quarter, but plug-in hybrid sales jumped 524%
Mercedes-Benz USA has reported their second quarter results and sales were down by 12%. The EQS and EQS SUV were the big losers as sales dropped 57% to 2,556 units. Despite lackluster EV sales, plug-in hybrids jumped 524%. Mercedes has walked back their electric vehicle ambitions and decided to invest more into internal combustion engines. Their reasoning is becoming crystal clear as EV sales have tanked.
To put that number into perspective, Ford sold 3,410 E-Transits in the second quarter and has year-to-date sales of 6,301 units. While EVs are struggling, plug-in hybrid sales skyrocketed 524% in the second quarter. Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Dimitris Psillakis expects this “momentum will continue to build as we expand our plug-in hybrid portfolio with the highly anticipated U.S. launch of the GLC 350e and the stunning AMG SL 63e S in Q3.
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