Mercedes will stop making the EQE and EQS for the US

Mercedes is "temporarily" halting production of its EQE and EQS (in all variations) for the US on September 1, though it hasn't defined how temporary this move will actually be. It's also notified dealers that the order books for the cars in the US are now closed.

On September 30, the EV tax credits introduced in the US a few years ago by the Biden administration will end. Whether its decision is related, Mercedes won't say, but we have to wonder how many of its customers for the EQE and EQS would really hinge their purchase decision on a $7,500 tax credit. The EQE starts at around $76,000, for reference.

Perhaps not unrelated is the fact that the EQE and EQS design hasn't really resonated with as many people as Mercedes would have wanted. The company chose to focus on aerodynamic efficiency above all, which is definitely not a bad idea for EVs, but this has resulted in the much-criticized dull shapes that the cars have.

The EQE and EQS will continue to be built in the US for other markets, and Mercedes has been rethinking its EV strategy, now meant to pivot to launching the ICE models people already like in EV form. The CLA was the start, a GLC EV SUV is coming too.

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