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The Ford Focus is over, and so are thousands of jobs

Baua Electric

BYD was reported to be among the companies interested, but the Chinese automaker has since announced it is opening its first European plant in Hungary. But Ford pulled the plug on European sales in 2017, and 2018 in the US due to weak sales.

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

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz announced that its Rastatt plant—the company’s lead plant in global production of compact cars—will produce compact-class electric EQ models in the future. The decision is based on a declaration of intent, which the company has set up with the works council. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

Green Car Congress

With the production launch of the electric compact SUV EQA at the Rastatt plant (Germany) and the current decision to locate EQB production in the Hungarian plant in Kecskemét, the company is taking further important steps toward making its product portfolio CO? In May 2019 production of the EQC (combined power consumption: 21.5

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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

Green Car Congress

Core Luxury: The Mercedes-Benz plants in Bremen, Germany and Kecskemét, Hungary to manufacture vehicles in Europe based on the MB.EA As part of implementing the Mercedes-Benz 2022-2026 Business Plan, the company is investing more than €2 billion into its European production sites. platform (AMG Electric Architecture) from 2025.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

EV Sales

For example, with increasing evidence of genocidal Chinese government towards Uyghur residents, including forced labor camps, the lack of transparency regarding whether any Chinese EVs benefit from such labor prompts me to deduct 1 production point from China (out of ~25 it had earned). Globally ~14k Ioniq BEVs were sold.

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