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Audi Brussels to produce exclusively e-tron quattro SUV, battery packs; A1 production moving to Spain

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As of 2018, Audi Brussels will produce exclusively the commercial version of Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ). The site in Belgium will thus become a key plant for electric mobility at the Volkswagen Group. The Audi Q3, currently produced in Spain, will be built in Győr (Hungary) in the future.

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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

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The first Audi Q8 e-tron drove off the production line at the Brussels plant yesterday, 14 December, marking the beginning of an era for the new top model in Audi’s electric SUV range. The battery assembly facility in Brussels is playing a groundbreaking role for the entire Group. Body and chassis of the Audi Q8 e-tron are connected.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars invests €1B in new “Full-Flex” car plant in Hungary; Factory 56 applied to full plant

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Mercedes-Benz Cars is starting construction of its first “Full-Flex Plant“ in Kecskemét, Hungary, about 90 km in the south of Budapest. With an investment of one billion euros, we are building in Hungary the first ‘Full-Flex Plant’ in the global production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars. Modern logistics concepts are also integrated.

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BMW taps electric hypercar specialist Rimac for high-performance EV batteries

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The Tier 1 tech supplier is owned and operated by the Rimac Group. Through the long-term partnership , Rimac will supply high-voltage EV batteries for BMW Group’s next-gen electric models, which will roll out in the second half of the decade. “My The two partners will release further information on the tie-up at a later date.

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BMW spends billions to push its next-gen EVs into Tesla territory

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A new factory in Debrecen, Hungary, currently under construction, will also build only electric cars, with the upcoming Neue Klasse models planned to be built there in 2025. Last September at the IAA Munich Mobility auto show, the automaker unveiled its Vision Neue Klasse concept , which it is currently testing and fine-tuning.

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BMW Vision Neue Klasse previews next-gen electric cars; 300km EV charge in 10 minutes

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What does BMW’s new concept tell us about its coming EVs? So the very name of the Vision Neue Klasse concept is an indicator of its importance to BMW as the transition to EVs accelerates. At an earlier sneak preview of the Vision Neue Klasse concept, other senior BMW people provided some context.

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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? The production network will have a total of six Mercedes-EQ car locations.

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