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All-electric member of new Mercedes S-Class on market next year: EQS based on new electric architecture

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Mercedes-Benz’ EQS—the all-electric member in the new S-Class range—will arrive on the market next year. In the compact class, production of the EQA, the fully electric brother of the GLA, will start later this year, followed by the EQB in 2021. The EQS is produced together with the S-Class in Factory 56 in Sindelfingen.

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Hyundai’s Hydrogen Mobility Solution wins 2020 Truck Innovation Award

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The IToY Truck Innovation Award is determined by a jury of 25 commercial vehicle editors and senior journalists that represent major trucking magazines from Europe and South Africa. The JV will spread its reach for an innovative pan-European solution for the commercialized fuel-cell-vehicle market. Earlier post.).

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Mercedes-Benz unveiling facelited C-Class at Geneva with new engines, plug-in hybrid versions

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Alongside the A-Class, the G-Class and the new four-door Mercedes-AMG GT Coupé, Mercedes-Benz will hold the world premiere of the new facelifted C-Class Saloon and Estate models featuring new gasoline and diesel engines, and plug-in hybrid versions. The facelifted C-Class features a wide range of enhancements.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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Mercedes-Benz Vans unveiled two design variants of the Concept X-CLASS, previewing the coming X-Class pickup, in Stockholm. The pickup will be launched in late 2017 in Europe under the name Mercedes-Benz X-Class. The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe.

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Volkswagen establishes new Sub-Saharan Africa region

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The region will be headed by Thomas Schäfer, Chairman and Managing Director of Volkswagen Group South Africa. Africa is still one of the blank spots on the Volkswagen map. There is, however, enormous potential in the region to meet the mobility needs of a burgeoning middle class.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans to launch midsize pickup by end of decade

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The new Mercedes-Benz midsize pickup will initially be targeted at markets in Latin America, South Africa, Australia, and Europe, all of which are posting sustained growth in this segment. The company draws an analogy to its introduction of the M-Class SUV around 20 years ago—the first SUV from a premium manufacturer.

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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It solicited early-stage projects that have already been piloted but not yet widely deployed, plus theoretical concepts that have potential. The Wakoma team operates out of four countries and supports Nimbles in Canada, the Czech Republic, South Africa and the United States, with upcoming deployments planned in India, Kenya, and Mexico.