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

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Building on the experience gained during the series production of electric vehicles at the location, the workforce is being prepared for the new models and further technological developments with comprehensive training programs. We are making a decisive step towards digitalization and new technologies. Earlier post.)

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Audi developing modular assembly principle as successor to production line; Gy?r testing for 2018 e-tron electric motor production

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In the latest issue of Audi Encounter , Fabian Rusitschka, managing partner of Ingolstadt-based startup arculus GmbH , Audi’s partner in developing this concept, noted that while the current A3/Q2 production line has around 160 process steps, modular assembly turns that into roughly 200 spatially distinct stations manned by one or two people.

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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? READ MORE: From 2025 it’s in with the (radically) new at BMW READ MORE: BMW X5 FCEV confirmed for 2022 for hydrogen pilot program There’s now a lot more detail on the next-generation electric drivetrain technology that will propel it.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils Concept CLA Class at IAA; based on electric-first MMA platform

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Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Concept CLA Class at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Germany. This concept, designed on the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) platform, represents the company’s vision to elevate this important vehicle class, based on the long-term portfolio strategy. The new operating system MB.OS

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