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Mercedes-Benz will suspend orders for E-class cars in Germany due to a shortage of global supply of automotive chips. Mercedes-Benz has decided to suspend orders for E-Class cars because of the current shortage of chips, making it difficult for Mercedes-Benz to meet growing consumer demand for the model, according to local media reports.

Although the E-Class is one of the best-selling models in the world, Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars are also affected by the lack of production capacity, but the suspension of orders for E-Class cars is only for the German market. Mercedes-Benz official said: at present, the German market has suspended orders for E-Class cars since February 11, but the existing inventory of new cars can still be ordered, Mercedes-Benz E-Class travel version can also be ordered. So far, Mercedes-Benz officials have not responded to the above reports.

The current Mercedes-Benz E-Class, released in March 2020, is a medium-term revamped model of the W213 series. It is understood that the new replacement model will be released in 2022, and the new E-Class model is expected to be equipped with a hybrid system composed of 2.0T four-cylinder engine and motor. However, Mercedes-Benz has not yet disclosed the details of the new replacement model. The domestic Mercedes-Benz E-class is a long wheelbase model, and there are plug-in hybrid models, coupes and AMG versions.

In terms of vehicle sales, Mercedes-Benz delivered a total of 2.05 million vehicles worldwide in 2021, down 5 per cent. Mercedes-Benz said that the decline in Mercedes-Benz sales for the whole of 2021 was mainly due to a shortage of chips that froze production.

It is worth mentioning that previously, Mercedes-Benz G-class off-road models were also accused of suspending orders. According to previous reports from the automobile industry, at the end of January this year, Mercedes-Benz G-Class stopped accepting orders and the latest delivery date of customers who had booked cars would also be extended to the fourth quarter of 2024, when it was reported that Feedback from Mercedes-Benz G-Class potential customers: Mercedes-Benz will no longer accept new orders after January 17 this year, and overseas dealers have rejected several order requests. In addition, for existing orders confirmed by January 16, the latest delivery date for vehicles will be extended to the fourth quarter of 2024. Although the suspension of Mercedes-Benz G-Class orders has not received an official response from Mercedes-Benz, people in the auto industry speculate that it is expected to have something to do with excessive demand for models and supply cuts in overseas markets and supply chains caused by chip shortages.

In fact, due to the sudden outbreak of the epidemic and supply chain shortages and other factors, many overseas factories have faced shutdown pressure in the past two years. In this environment, the vehicle production capacity of many car companies has been affected to a certain extent. Toyota, for example, Toyota, as the world's largest automaker, has repeatedly announced that it will cut production or stop production because of insufficient chip supply. Prior to this, Toyota was forced to suspend production lines at a number of factories in Japan, due to a global shortage of semiconductors, which directly led to a decline in Toyota vehicle production capacity. Toyota expects that the production of new cars at home and abroad will be about 150000 fewer than the production plan in February, and the global production is about 700000. For this year's production plan, Toyota said it was difficult to predict production this year due to the continued spread in Southeast Asia and the shortage of chips. In addition, not long ago, Toyota officially announced on its website that it would take four years to order the new Rand Cool Luze to pick up the car, although Toyota did not disclose the specific reasons for the delay. However, combined with the fact that the production of many factories in Toyota's Japanese market has been hit by the epidemic, parts supply and chip shortage, the auto industry is concerned that It is expected that it will take four years for the new Lande Cool Luze to be delivered, which is also affected by the chip shortage and epidemic situation, coupled with the popularity of the new Rand Cool Luze in the global market.

In addition, Volkswagen also limited orders for ID models not long ago. According to foreign media reports, also because of the tight supply of chips, Volkswagen has limited the number of ID pure electric models that can be ordered by dealers in its German retail network, including higher sales dealers will get more ID.3 hatchbacks and ID.4 crossovers, while smaller dealers will get less supply. Dealers who sell less than 999 vehicles a year can only order 15 ID.3 and 25 ID.4, according to the information. Volkswagen also said that current consumers may wait as long as a year to buy some electric models.

The shortage of automotive chips is the key to the difficulty of automobile production and delivery. judging from the above news, the current worries about the shortage of automotive chips still exist in the automotive industry.

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