Mercedes-Benz Prepares to Discontinue EQE, EQE SUV, and EQS SUV Electric Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz has disabled the online configurators for the EQE, EQE SUV, and EQS SUV for private customers. This may signal the imminent end of production for these models.
The company has not announced the exact date for halting production. The EQE sedan and the EQE SUV and EQS SUV crossovers are built on a shared electric vehicle platform known as EVA, MEA, and EVA II. Unlike the flagship EQS, which received an upgraded 800-volt architecture, these models did not get the updated platform version.
The EQE is produced at Mercedes-Benz plants in Bremen and Beijing Benz in Beijing. The EQE SUV is manufactured in Tuscaloosa and Beijing, while the EQS SUV is produced at the American facility in Tuscaloosa. The planned relocation of EQS SUV production from the U.S. to Germany, discussed in 2023 amid weak sales in America, did not take place.
Independent data shows a sharp decline in demand. In the U.S., 126 Mercedes-Benz EQE units were sold in the first three quarters of 2026—a 94.6% decrease compared to the same period the previous year. Sales of the EQE SUV totaled 1,122 vehicles (-80.9%), and the EQS SUV saw 626 units sold (-77.9%). In China, only locally assembled vehicles were counted: 191 EQE units (-82.8%) and 806 EQE SUV units (-63.1%) were sold.
Among the reasons for the failure are the fish-like design, uniform interiors with touch-sensitive ergonomics, and high prices. Mercedes-Benz has also abandoned the EQ Technology designation for electric versions, now using the term 'electric' instead.
