Mercedes-Benz Group reported a year-on-year decline of 18% in global battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales for the second quarter of 2025, delivering 41,900 units across its passenger car and van divisions. This compares with 51,000 BEVs sold during the same period last year and 45,500 units in the first quarter of 2025.
Passenger BEV sales dropped by 24% to 35,000 units, while electric van deliveries rose 32% year-on-year to 6,900 vehicles. Overall, the group sold 547,100 cars and vans in Q2, representing a 9% decline from the previous year. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) deliveries, however, recorded notable growth, with Mercedes-Benz Cars posting a 34% increase in global PHEV sales. In Europe, xEVs—which include both BEVs and PHEVs—accounted for 40% of car sales, and 21% globally.
“Overall, we see good customer demand in the US and Germany for our products including our Top-End vehicles, despite tariffs impacting our global sales in the second quarter,” said Mathias Geisen, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Marketing & Sales. “The all-new CLA received very positive feedback. This product marks the beginning of further electric vehicle sales growth ahead of the biggest series of car launches at Mercedes-Benz.”
Mercedes-Benz Vans, which delivered 93,400 vehicles in Q2, reported a 10% drop compared to the same quarter last year, though a 13% rise over Q1 2025. Electric van sales increased 44% quarter-on-quarter and now represent 7% of total van sales globally, and 10% in Europe. A recent order of 5,000 eVans from Amazon was highlighted as a key commercial milestone.
“The Mercedes-Benz Vans result for Q2 2025 shows a positive development of 13% relative to Q1 2025,” said Sagree Sardien, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans Sales & Marketing. “We are encouraged to see the intensification of our efforts to deliver a premium customer experience and electrification of the portfolio, translated into a 7% growth for private vans and 42% for eVans in the first half of the year.”
Regionally, Mercedes-Benz Cars experienced mixed performance. In Europe, sales rose 1% to 159,700 units, including a 7% gain in Germany. North America declined 14% to 80,600 units, though retail deliveries in the US increased 26% year-on-year. In Asia, sales fell 16% to 189,200 vehicles, with China down 19% to 140,400 units.