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Mercedes tripled PHEV & BEV car sales in 2020

January 11, 2021 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Mercedes-Benz Cars more than tripled its sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in 2020 as they sold 160,000 plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles worldwide (+228.8%). This includes around 87,000 units in the fourth quarter. The share of battery-electric and hybrid vehicles rose to 7.4%. In 2019, the figure was just two per cent. […]

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Mercedes reveals production locations for EQ ramp up

December 14, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Mercedes-Benz is now providing a comprehensive overview of the production sites for its electric offensive for the EQ brand. Production of the EQA at the Rastatt plant in Germany among others has already started ahead of the model’s world premiere on 20 January 2021. Production of the EQA will then also follow next year at […]

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Daimler board approves €70 billion in investment

December 4, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Supervisory Board of Daimler has given the CEO Ola Källenius the green light for an investment package worth more than 70 billion euros. Daimler intends to invest this sum in research and development and in property, plant and equipment between 2021 and 2025, in particular to drive forward electrification and digitization. According to the […]

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Mercedes presents offroad concept based on EQC

October 13, 2020 Chris Randall Uncategorized Comments Off

Mercedes-Benz has presented an off-road electric motor based on its EQC series model with the EQC 4×4² concept. Several modifications to the chassis transformed the electric SUV into an off-road electric car. The vehicle, which Daimler calls the “electric car of extremes,” will probably not make it into series production. The EQC 4×4² is intended […]

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Mercedes-Benz plans two more electric SUVs

October 6, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Mercedes currently offers two battery-electric models with the EQC and EQV. The big breakthrough is to follow in 2021 with the premiere of a new electric architecture for premium electric models starting with the EQS. Daimler now confirmed two more e-SUV models on the new platform. The Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) will be used for […]

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Mercedes-Benz confirms expansion of the electric car range, EQS arrives in 2021

October 6, 2020 Blagojce Krivevski Uncategorized Comments Off

The new generation of electric vehicles in the luxury and executive segment is based on a custom-developed architecture, which is scalable in every aspect and can be used across model series. The wheelbase and track as well as all other system compo…

Mercedes-Benz EQA launch delayed till next year

September 21, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

According to a British media report, the all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQA will not be launched this year as expected. Several different reasons have led to a delay of around six months. According to an article from Autocar, the delays to the EQA launch are being caused by a restructuring of Mercedes’ production activities for electric cars, […]

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Mercedes to open ‘Factory 56’ in Sindelfingen

September 2, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

“Factory 56” has now been opened at the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant in Germany. The fully digitalized production is intended to set standards in flexibility. Starting next year, EQS will also be produced there. All assembly steps for vehicles with different body styles and drive systems – from conventional to fully electric drives – can be […]

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US market launch of Mercedes EQC delayed till 2021

December 16, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Mercedes has postponed the US launch of its EQC by at least one year to 2021. The German carmaking giant says that this “strategic decision” is because it “first wants to meet the growing customer demand for the EQC in Europe”. Meanwhile, BAIC apparently wants to double its stake in Daimler. US Americans must continue […]

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Mercedes offers a glimpse of the EQA

December 12, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

As part of the world premiere of the new GLA, Mercedes also provided an outlook on the EQA, the second electric model of the EQ sub-brand after the EQC, planned for next year. Accordingly, the EQA will be visually strongly oriented towards the new GLA. The graphic of the all-electric EQA indicates that the electric […]

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