Mercedes-Benz EV Sales Rose 50% in Q2, Fueled by a Record 26% European Share

Mercedes-Benz reported a major acceleration in electric vehicle sales, with Q2 results showing battery-electric growth driven by Europe and newly backordered models. On July 8, 2026, the company said BEV sales across its Cars and Vans divisions rose 50% year-over-year in the second quarter, and that more than one in four Mercedes vehicles sold in Europe carried an all-electric drivetrain. The headline figure was 63,000 battery-electric vehicles worldwide across Cars and Vans, up 50% versus Q2 2025 and up 25% sequentially from Q1 2026. For passenger cars alone, deliveries reached 52,900 units, up 51% year-over-year, while the first half of 2026 totaled 97,100 BEVs, up 28%. Europe accounted for roughly 43,500 of the passenger-car BEVs, and European BEV sales rose 87% year-over-year as Mercedes’ BEV share reached 26%. The surge is tied to the MMA 800-volt platform underpinning the electric CLA, GLC, and GLB, featuring up to 320 kW charging for the CLA and up to 330 kW for the GLC.