China is the nation in which battery swapping, which requires users to pay a monthly fee to lease their vehicle's battery, was a huge success despite the fact that it was a disaster and was unsuccessful in other countries.
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The Chinese car buyer is more willing than European and American for a lower cost money up initially, but then pay in installments.
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That's why we're not shocked to learn that Mercedes is offering an additional-angle rear-wheel steering in China by way of a subscription model.
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In case you weren't aware that, every EQS comes with the necessary hardware to offer 10 degrees of locking for the wheel at rear.
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However, you can only avail 4.5 levels of locking if you do not specifically opt for this feature and you don't have the feature locked.
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In Europe you need to check the box to select this option when purchasing the car to get the extra locking for the back wheels however.
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in China it is possible to have the option to only pay for one year before deciding whether you'd like to continue with the option.
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The price isn't cheap either with a price of nearly 5000 yuan. That is close to $750 per year.
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This is higher than other markets in which the same option is available for approximately $550 per year as well as the option to decide to make a payment in three installments.
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at which point the annual cost decreases to just $350. In Germany If you wish to keep the option activated, it will cost about $1600. In the US it's available for all EQS models.
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If the feature is offered through a subscription service in Europe and the US, we doubt that a lot of buyers would choose to have it in the short term, given the EQS is a pricey car.
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In addition, it's beneficial to have in any EQS at resale time, and it does not make sense to purchase an EQS that doesn't have it.
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