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Mercedes introducing EQB compact electric SUV in Shanghai

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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. Ltd (BBAC), a joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Group. Following the EQA 250 (combined electrical consumption: 15.7

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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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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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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. The site switched to green power back in 2012.

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NIO’s expansion into German, Dutch, Danish and Swedish markets coming with buildout of battery swap stations

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NIO also confirmed that pre-orders for its EL7, a mid-large smart electric SUV, and the ET5, its mid-size smart electric sedan, are open now, with deliveries set to start in January and March 2023, respectively. In September, the first Power Swap Station manufactured in NIO Power Europe Plant located in Hungary rolled off the production line.

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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? Benz AG and the Zhejiang Geely Group (Geely Holding).

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China’s Chery to set up shop in Europe

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This would be Chery’s first manufacturing site in Europe. The former Nissan plant was partially handed over to Spanish electric motorcycle company Silence, along with local engineering groups QEV and EV Motors, which planned to transform the factory into a hub for EVs.

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