The phenomenon of global car chip shortage seems to still have no intention of stopping. On February 18, according to foreign media reports, Mercedes-Benz will suspend the acceptance of orders for the E-class in Germany. German local media reported that because the current supply of chips is still insufficient, Mercedes-Benz is currently difficult to meet the growing demand for the model, so it has to make this plan.
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Mercedes-Benz said that the company has suspended the acceptance of orders for E-class cars, but the move is only for the German city of Chang Mercedes-Benz said in an email sent to the media that although the booking of new orders has been suspended, the current existing inventory of new cars can still be ordered, in addition, the travel version of the E-class model is not included in the tentative order of the model. Mercedes-Benz said the measures to suspend the acceptance of orders had already taken effect on February 11.
Mercedes-Benz said that the suspension of E-class orders in Germany is mainly due to the shortage of car chips. Even though the E-Class is one of Mercedes-Benz's best-selling models in the world, it has also been affected by insufficient capacity. Not long ago, in January, Mercedes-Benz also announced that its G-class off-road vehicles would also stop accepting orders.
However, consumers who like mercedes-benz E-class don't have to worry too much, and the new E-class will arrive soon. According to previous media reports, Mercedes-Benz's next-generation E-class model, codenamed W214, has started road testing work in many places, and it is reported that the car will be officially released at the end of this year and will be listed early next year. The new E-class may be equipped with a hybrid system consisting of a 2.0T four-cylinder engine and an electric motor.