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Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday revealed a plan in extra of 1 billion euros ($1.06 billion) to adapt its international manufacturing community to electrical powertrain techniques (together with battery meeting, electrical drive models and axles) by 2024.

Germany’s factories in Kamenz and Untertuerkheim, which at present assemble batteries for electrical and hybrid fashions, will assemble batteries for fashions on the upcoming MMA and MB.EA platforms, with one other battery meeting facility in Koelleda awaiting regional authorities help.

Untertuerkheim, Beijing and Sebes in Romania will construct electrical drive models for vehicles on new platforms, and Hamburg and Untertuerkheim will proceed to be main factories for the meeting of electrical axles and parts.

“There isn’t any web site that’s not included,” manufacturing chief Joerg Burzer mentioned at a press convention.

Administration and worker representatives reached an settlement in June to shift European auto crops to EVs, making Sindelfingen the house of high-end automobiles on the AMG.EA platform, Bremen and Kecskemet in Hungary for the fundamental luxurious fashions, and Rastatt and Kecskemet for the entry-level. . Automobiles.

Burzer mentioned the automaker has arrange its auto crops to supply each combustion-engine and electrical vehicles on single manufacturing strains, nevertheless it’s extra difficult to assemble batteries and motors on the identical line.

Nonetheless, because the premium automaker works for all-electric gross sales by 2030 “to the extent market circumstances allow”, a lot of its part manufacturing crops will proceed to supply elements for combustion-engined vehicles so long as there may be demand.

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