By Mauro Orru

Mercedes-Benz AG stated on Tuesday that EV gross sales from its Mercedes-Benz Passenger Automotive enterprise greater than doubled final 12 months, a welcome improvement for the German luxurious automaker, which plans to launch its personal international EV charger community.

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Vehicles delivered 2,043,900 automobiles to its prospects final 12 months, 1% lower than in 2021, because the business has been shaken by what stays of the coronavirus restrictions, in addition to semiconductor and logistics bottlenecks.

Nevertheless, battery electrical car gross sales elevated from 52,500 to 117,800 items in 2021. Battery electrical car gross sales greater than doubled within the final quarter of the 12 months, reaching 42,400 items.

“We at the moment have eight all-electric fashions in showrooms, we proceed to take our prospects’ charging expertise to a different degree, and we now have as soon as once more elevated our model worth by 10% to stay the world’s Most worthy luxurious automotive model,” stated Britta. Seeger, a board member of the group, stated:

Mercedes-Benz stated at an occasion in Las Vegas final week that it plans to put in round 10,000 high-power EV chargers worldwide this 12 months, beginning with the US and Canada.

Earlier on Tuesday, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or BMW, stated gross sales of electrical automobiles greater than doubled in 2022 in comparison with the earlier 12 months.

Write to Mauro Orru at mauro.orru@wsj.com; @MauroOrru94

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