A top luxury car brand has discontinued its first electric SUV – with no replacement planned.
Battery-powered 4x4s are fast becoming the dominant model type across Europe, but one manufacturer is reducing its range.
Mercedes withdrew the EQC from its retail offering with little fanfare.
There have been no significant announcements from the brand, with the model simply no longer available for purchase.
According to AutoExpressothe decision was made as the EQC struggled to keep up with newer competitors, including from Mercedes’ own lineup.
The model was introduced in 2019 with few rivals, but the pace of development in the electric SUV category has been brutal since then.
Virtually every major carmaker now offers some form of electric SUV or crossover, many of which have come in well below the Merc’s £74,000 price tag.
For example, Brits can buy a brand new Polestar 4 for around £59,000 or a Volvo EX30 for just £34,000.
Range was also limited to 255 miles, which, while decent for a midsize EV, now pales in comparison to the 300-mile-plus battery packs offered by other luxury models.
Production of the EQC was halted in the middle of last year, but it has now been removed from the Mercedes website.
No direct replacements have been named yet, with only the existing EQB, EQE and EQS models on sale.
A potential successor has been identified in tests, but there is still no information on its name or price.
The new car is not expected to arrive until mid-2025.
It comes after a rival electric SUV saw its price slashed by thousands despite increased range in its new format.
Meanwhile, it has been revealed that another brand’s “flagship” offering in the category may be missing key features when it launches, despite costing £94,000.
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