For the first time in history, electric models have accounted for more than 15% of total sales, both at Mercedes-Benz Cars and across the Mercedes-Benz Group.
Massive investments in electric mobility are beginning to pay off at Mercedes
For the first time in history, electric models have accounted for more than 15% of Mercedes’ total sales. In the third quarter of 2026, Mercedes sold 68,400 electric passenger cars, representing 16.8% of total sales. This means that sales of Mercedes electric passenger cars increased by 61% compared with the same period in 2025.
In the first nine months of 2026, Mercedes sold 165,500 electric passenger cars out of a total of 1,244,400 vehicles, representing 13.3% of total sales and an increase of 40% compared with the first nine months of 2025.
This is a result we expected, given the investments in electric mobility and the introduction of the new MB.EA dedicated electric platform and the MMA multi-powertrain architecture, both featuring 800V technology.
The new electric GLC, based on the MB.EA platform, and the CLA, GLB and GLA, based on the MMA architecture, are selling very well. All-electric versions of these four models are sold out in Europe until the end of the year, with order backlogs extending well into 2027.
And the range continues to expand.
The new C-Class electric saloon, also based on the MB.EA architecture, has recently been launched. In addition to the launch version, the C 400 4Matic, with 489 PS, a 94 kWh net battery and a WLTP range of 753 km, available from €67,711, a second version is now also available: the C 300 4Matic. It also features two motors, delivering 421 PS, paired with an 85 kWh net battery offering a WLTP range of 682 km. Prices start at €62,951.
A single-motor, rear-wheel-drive version, the C 250, delivering 354 PS and featuring the same 85 kWh net battery, will follow.
At the same time, the GLC electric range has expanded beyond the GLC 400 4Matic, which features two motors, 489 PS, a 94 kWh net battery, a WLTP range of 673 km and a price of €72,471.The range now also includes the GLC 300 4Matic, with two motors, 421 PS, an 85 kWh net battery, a WLTP range of 673 km and a price of €68,306, as well as the GLC 250, with a single motor, 354 PS, an 85 kWh net battery, a WLTP range of 647 km and a price of €64,736.
The compact electric range has also been completed.
The GLB is already available in four versions: the GLB 200 (224 PS, 58 kWh net battery, WLTP range of 430 km), the GLB 250 (272 PS, 71 kWh net battery, WLTP range of 527 km), the GLB 250+ (272 PS, 85 kWh net battery, WLTP range of 632 km) and the GLB 350 4Matic (two motors, 354 PS, 85 kWh net battery, WLTP range of 615 km).
The newly launched Mercedes GLA EV can already be ordered in three versions: the GLA 200 (224 PS, 58 kWh net battery, WLTP range of 445 km, starting at €48,600), the GLA 250+ (272 PS, 85 kWh net battery, WLTP range of 655 km, starting at €54,978) and the GLA 350 4Matic (two motors, 354 PS, 85 kWh net battery, WLTP range of 641 km, starting at €58,108).
Although they do not contribute significantly to overall sales volumes, Mercedes also offers two electric AMG coupés: the AMG CLA 45 4Matic+, featuring three motors and 680 PS, with prices starting at €79,040, and the new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door coupé, available in three versions: the AMG GT 53 with two motors, AMG GT 55 and AMG GT 63 with three motors.
The electric Mercedes E-Class, also built on the MB.EA platform, will follow in 2027. It will replace the current EQE, which has been in production since 2021, and will introduce a new design that will also be adopted by the facelifted combustion-engine and plug-in hybrid versions of the current Mercedes E-Class generation.
The Mercedes EQE SUV will also go out of production in 2027, although it is not yet clear when an electric equivalent of the GLE will make its debut.
Electric vans are also gaining ground
Mercedes sold 9,600 electric vans in the third quarter of 2026, out of a total of 84,400 vans sold. Electric vans therefore accounted for 11.4% of total van sales in the third quarter, a share that is certain to increase thanks to the recently launched Mercedes VLE.
Overall, the Mercedes-Benz Group sold 78,100 electric vehicles in the third quarter, out of a total of 491,700 units, representing a share of 15.8%. Electric vehicle sales across the Group increased by 52% in the third quarter.
In the first nine months of 2026, the Mercedes-Benz Group sold 191,400 electric vehicles out of a total of 1,503,200 units, representing an increase of 38%.
