Electric Mercedes CLA and GLC delivery times stretch to six months
Custom-order deliveries for the electric Mercedes CLA and GLC now take about six months, with October orders reportedly due as late as April 2027. Mercedes-Benz's Kamenz battery plant is running three shifts.
Delivery times for the electric Mercedes CLA and GLC have grown to roughly six months. According to reports in the German press, custom orders placed in October can now carry delivery dates as late as April 2027. Mathias Geisen, the Mercedes-Benz Group board member responsible for sales, has confirmed the timeframe.
Six-month wait applies to custom orders
The timeframe covers orders in which the customer chooses the equipment and specifications before the car goes into production. In practice, an electric CLA or GLC ordered this way in October would not be delivered until April.
Kamenz battery plant runs three shifts
Mercedes-Benz's battery assembly plant in Kamenz has operated three shifts, six days a week, since June. The company aims to gradually raise component output to meet the higher order volume.
Production speed does not depend on the car assembly line alone. Parts such as batteries and electric motors must also be supplied at the same pace, so the rise in orders affects capacity planning across the entire supply chain.
Electric sales rise while total sales fall
In an official statement dated 7 October 2026, Mercedes-Benz said it sold 68,400 fully electric passenger cars worldwide in the July-September period. That is a 61 percent increase on the same period last year. Fully electric models accounted for 16.8 percent of Mercedes-Benz Cars sales. In Europe, about one in every three Mercedes cars sold is electric.
Total sales nevertheless declined. Global sales of Mercedes-Benz Cars fell 8 percent in the same quarter, to 407,200 units. A 31 percent drop in China pulled the figure down.
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This article was compiled with the help of AI from information published by Otoaktüel.
