What electric Mercedes-Benz models were launched in Korea and when will deliveries begin?

Mercedes-Benz Korea launched the all-electric CLA sedan and GLC SUV. Deliveries of both models are scheduled to begin in mid-November.

What battery options and driving ranges do the Mercedes-Benz electric CLA and GLC offer?

The CLA 250+ electric has an 85 kWh NCM battery and a 474-kilometer range, while the CLA 200 electric uses a 58 kWh LFP battery and travels 342 kilometers. The electric GLC has an 85 kWh NCM battery and a range of up to 448 kilometers.

How much do the new Mercedes-Benz electric CLA and GLC cost in Korea?

The electric CLA is offered in five trims priced from 52.9 million won to 67.7 million won. The electric GLC has two launch editions priced at 90 million won and 94.8 million won.

Mercedes-Benz launches all-electric CLA, GLC in Korea

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Mercedes-Benz Korea launched the all-electric CLA sedan and GLC SUV in Seoul on Monday as part of its push to expand its electric vehicle lineup. Both models use the automaker’s next-generation in-house electric platforms and CATL batteries. The CLA offers two battery options and ranges of 474 or 342 kilometers, while the GLC has a range of up to 448 kilometers. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in mid-November.

Key Facts

The CLA 250+ electric uses an 85 kWh nickel-cobalt-manganese battery, while the CLA 200 electric has a 58 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery.
The electric CLA can charge from 10 percent to 80 percent in about 22 minutes for the CLA 250+ and 20 minutes for the CLA 200.
The electric GLC has an 85 kWh nickel-cobalt-manganese battery and supports 10-to-80 percent charging in about 22 minutes.
The electric CLA is priced between 52.9 million won and 67.7 million won across five trims, while the electric GLC launch editions cost 90 million won and 94.8 million won.
Mercedes-Benz Korea received about 1,000 preorders for the electric CLA since September and more than 2,500 for the electric GLC since July.

By Yonhap

Published Oct 19, 2026 6:05 pm KST

Mercedes-Benz Korea CEO Shirin Emeera explains the architecture of a new electric vehicle in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap

Mercedes-Benz Korea on Monday launched all-electric versions of its CLA sedan and GLC sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Korea as part of its push to expand its electric vehicle lineup.

The German luxury automaker unveiled the all-new electric CLA and GLC, both built on its next-generation, in-house-developed electric vehicle platforms.

"Together with these two models, we marked a very important turning point in our electrification journey as the first representatives of a new generation of purpose-built electric architectures," Mercedes-Benz Korea CEO Shirin Emeera said during a launch event in Seoul.

The electric CLA comes in two variants: the CLA 250+ electric with an 85 per kilowatt hour (kWh) nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery and the CLA 200 electric with a 58 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery.

Both models use batteries supplied by Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL).

The CLA 250+ electric and CLA 200 electric offer driving ranges of 474 kilometers and 342 kilometers, respectively, on a single charge under Korean certification standards.

Both support fast charging, allowing their batteries to charge from 10 percent to 80 percent in about 22 minutes and 20 minutes, respectively.

The electric GLC, the first fully electric version of Mercedes-Benz's popular SUV, comes with an 85 kWh NCM battery and offers a driving range of up to 448 kilometers. Its battery, also supplied by CATL, can be charged from 10 percent to 80 percent in about 22 minutes.

The electric CLA is available in five trims, priced between 52.9 million won (US$39,759) and 67.7 million won, while the electric GLC comes in two launch editions priced at 90 million won and 94.8 million won.

Mercedes-Benz said the electric CLA has received about 1,000 preorders since September, while the electric GLC has drawn more than 2,500 since July. Deliveries of both models are set to begin in mid-November.

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