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BMW Group announces local production of NEUE KLASSE in China from 2026, new gen 6 battery plant

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The high-voltage batteries required for this will likewise be manufactured locally. The virtual ground-breaking for a new assembly site for high-voltage batteries also took place as part of the anniversary celebrations. Rendering of the future high-voltage battery assembly in Shenyang.

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BMW Group investing €800M in Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico for NEUE KLASSE and battery assembly

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The BMW Group is investing €800 million in Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico for integration of fully-electric models of NEUE KLASSE and construction of local high-voltage battery assembly. More than 500 additional employees will work there, producing next-generation batteries for fully-electric vehicles.

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BMW investing €400M in new vehicle assembly at Munich plant as part of shift to electromobility; engine production being concentrated at Steyr and Hams Hall

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The combustion engines with four, six, eight and 12 cylinders produced there will be manufactured at the company’s locations in Steyr in Austria and Hams Hall in the UK going forward. By the end of 2022, each of our German plants will be producing at least one fully electric vehicle. Rendering of the new assembly hall.

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Audi begins producing the electric motors for the PPE in Gy?r, Hungary

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Audi commences manufacture of electric motors for the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). The newly developed electric motors will be used for the first time in the Audi Q6 e-tron series. Among other provisions, the company has set up its own battery. Among other provisions, the company has set up its own battery.

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

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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? We are now beginning a real Mercedes-EQ fireworks display.

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Mercedes introducing EQB compact electric SUV in Shanghai

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Following the EQA 250 (combined electrical consumption: 15.7 kWh/100 km) it is the second fully electric compact car from Mercedes-EQ. After Europe, the international version of the EQB, produced in Kecskemét, Hungary, will be launched at the end of the year, followed by the US market launch in 2022.

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Mercedes-Benz to invest ~€500M to produce electric compact EQ model at Hambach plant

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Thereby, smart will be the first automotive brand of the world, which completely changes from combustion engines to electric drives. The Hambach site in France features many years of experience in building fully electric cars. Production of the EQC, a fully-electric SUV, will start in 2019.

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