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Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant to produce compact electric EQ vehicles; 3rd center of competence for EQ models in Germany

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In addition to traction batteries, ACCUMOTIVE will produce batteries for Mercedes-Benz energy storage units and 48-volt-systems. In 2016, more than 300,000 vehicles rolled off its production lines. Earlier post.) The A-Class, B-Class and the compact SUV GLA are manufactured at the location.

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China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

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—Yayoi Sekine, head of energy storage at BNEF. Germany and Hungary will increase their battery manufacturing capability to match Poland, as cell and component plants come online in coming years. US cell production capacity surpassed Japan in 2014 and South Korea in 2016.

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