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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 new assembly in Munich will be built on the site currently used for engine production. 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. Rendering of the new assembly hall. —Milan Nedeljkovi?,

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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 virtual ground-breaking for a new assembly site for high-voltage batteries also took place as part of the anniversary celebrations. BBA currently produces seven model ranges, with fully-electric, plug-in hybrid and internal combustion engines. Rendering of the future high-voltage battery assembly in Shenyang.

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BMW sticks to 50% EV target by 2030—not including hybrids, PHEVs

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.” Zipse also emphasized that hybrids and plug-in hybrids remain a major part of BMW’s plans, noting that the automaker expects the plug-in hybrid version of its midsize 5-Series to account for about 20% of sales for that model in Europe. The 5-Series is also available with gasoline engines, and as the all-electric i5.

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

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From 2020, the brand smart will only offer electric vehicles. 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.

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

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Compact car class customers can look forward to two fully electric compact SUVs in the EQA and EQB in 2021. EQA will celebrate its world premiere on January, 20 2021 as the first fully electric derivative of this compact car. neutral vehicle fleet and to the Mercedes-Benz AG electric offensive.

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Mercedes brings five new EVs to IAA Mobility

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With the Concept EQS, Mercedes-Maybach is providing a clear preview of the first fully electric series-production model for the luxury brand. After the EQA, the EQB is the second all-electric compact car from Mercedes-EQ. It will be the first purely electrically powered production vehicle from the Kecskemét plant in Hungary.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. As part of the electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz Cars counts on local emission-free vehicles. In Kecskemét (Hungary), a second plant under construction will be CO 2 -neutral.

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