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Mercedes-Benz unveils EQS SUV

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Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the EQS SUV—the third model after the. The electric SUV offers plenty of space, comfort and connectivity for up to seven passengers; with its electric motors, responsive 4MATIC all-wheel drive and an intelligent OFFROAD driving mode, the EQS SUV is also capable of tackling light terrain.

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SUVs became the largest and fastest-growing automotive segment in 2015; up 22% from 2014

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Global sales of SUVs surged 22% in 2015, supporting an overall increase in global sales of light vehicles of 1.7% SUVs overtook lower medium cars to become the largest automotive segment in 2015, accounting for 22.9% of light vehicle sales globally. of light vehicle sales globally. Portugal: +54.8%. Italy: + 48.6%.

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Daimler battery subsidiary Accumotive doubles the amount of employees to approximately 1,000

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More than ten will be fully electric passenger cars—throughout all segments, from the smart to the large SUV. This includes in Germany Kamenz and Stuttgart-Untertürkheim with two battery factories each as well as Sindelfingen, Peking (China), Bangkok (Thailand) and Tuscaloosa (US).

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Daimler buying more than €20B of battery cells for electric drive vehicles by 2030

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Two more factories will be built in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, one at the company’s Sindelfingen site, and one each at the sites in Beijing (China), Bangkok (Thailand) and Tuscaloosa (USA). By 2022, the entire Mercedes portfolio is to be electrified, with various electrified alternatives available in every segment, from the smart to the SUVs.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars to build battery factory in Jawor, Poland; ninth in its global network

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Near the existing Mercedes-Benz SUV plant in Tuscaloosa (US) construction works of a battery factory has recently begun. Together with the local partner Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plan (TAAP) construction of a battery production in Bangkok (Thailand) is underway.

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BYD confirms Shark electric pickup name as Ford F-150 Lightning rival in latest teaser

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It also showed the pickup’s Ford F-150 Lightning -like full-length light bar and stacked headlights. Electrek’s Take Although BYD is best known for its low-cost electric cars, like the Dolphin or Seagull, it is expanding into key segments like mid-size SUVs, luxury, and pickups. of the electric pickup market in China last year.

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Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors to expand scope of cooperation

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Regarding the expansion of the OEM partnership, the following have been agreed: Nissan to provide a light van/wagon to Mitsubishi Motors for the Japanese domestic market. Mitsubishi Motors to provide an SUV to Nissan for markets in the Middle East.