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Mercedes-Benz Cars tripled global sales of xEVs in 2020; 7.4% of sales

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Mercedes-Benz experienced a sharp increase in xEV deliveries in 2020, with more than 160,000 plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles sold worldwide (+228.8%), including about 87,000 units in the fourth quarter alone. We more than tripled sales of our plug-in hybrids and all-electric cars. The EQV (combined electrical consumption: 26.4

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Mercedes-Benz AG exploring sale of Hambach smart EV plant as part of global realignment

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Mercedes-Benz AG has taken numerous measures to sustainably improve its cost structure and become significantly more efficient. An important lever for this is the adjustment and realignment of capacity within its global production network. That is why we intend to start talks on the sale of the Hambach plant.

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Tesla overtakes Audi in global car sales, on track to beat BMW and Mercedes

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Electric carmaker Tesla has overtaken Audi in global car sales in the first quarter of 2023 and is on track to pass BMW and Mercedes later this year. The post Tesla overtakes Audi in global car sales, on track to beat BMW and Mercedes appeared first on The Driven.

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Mercedes-Benz EV sales up 123% to 56,300 units in Q2

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It appears that German automaker Mercedes-Benz is seeing some momentum in its electric vehicle offerings. As per a press release from the luxury automaker, the company saw battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales rise 123% to 56,300 units in Q2 2023. In the first half of 2023, global BEV sales reached 102,600 units, marking a 121% rise.

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Daimler Truck and CATL expand global partnership on truck-focused batteries and supply

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CATL will be the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul battery-electric truck, which is planned to be ready for series production in 2024. Series production of the Mercedes-Benz eEconic low-floor truck, which is based on the eActros, is scheduled to start in 2022. The supply will go beyond 2030.

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INEOS Automotive acquires Hambach production site from Mercedes-Benz

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INEOS Automotive has acquired the manufacturing facility at Hambach from Mercedes-Benz and will start to build its Grenadier 4x4 there in late 2021. Under the terms of the acquisition, Mercedes-Benz will contract INEOS to continue to produce the smart EQ fortwo and some Mercedes-Benz components at Hambach.

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Mercedes EV sales boom in strongest company performance yet

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Mercedes revealed its Q1 sales statistics this morning, showing its EV sales are booming in the world’s biggest markets. While Mercedes is certainly not a volume leader in the EV market, it has dedicated itself to slowly but surely expanding its offerings and deliberately growing its EV production.