Daimler's Supervisory Board has given CEO Ola Källenius the green light for an investment package worth more than €70 billion, a sum Daimler plans to invest in research and development as well as property, plant and equipment from 2021 to 2025, in particular to drive forward electrification and digitization.
Mercedes-Benz is now providing a comprehensive overview of the production locations for its EQ brand electric offensive, including production of the EQA at the Rastatt plant ahead of the model's world premiere on 20 January 2021.
According to a media report, Mercedes-Benz is planning a tight schedule for the market launch of the electric models EQA and EQS. While the e-compact car is to be delivered as early as March, August is reportedly scheduled for the first handover to customers for the electric flagship.
Mercedes-AMG is planning performance variants of the EQA, EQB, EQS and EQE electric models, according to a media report. Performance figures are not yet known, and the market launch schedule is also still open.
Shortly before the world premiere on April 15, 2021, Daimler has started battery production for its flagship e-vehicle Mercedes EQS. As part of the Untertürkheim site, the Hedelfingen plant section is responsible for producing battery systems for the EQS, followed by systems for the upcoming EQE model.
Mercedes-Benz has now released the first details and photos of the interior of its EQS electric luxury sedan. The world premiere of the model will take place on April 15 - but Mercedes is already giving a preview of how the hyperscreen will be integrated into the cockpit.
Even before the official world premiere on April 15, Mercedes-Benz has published the most important technical data on its electric flagship EQS. The model with the longest range clearly surpasses the previous specification.
Mercedes has unveiled the EQS, its first model based on the EVA electric platform developed in-house. At market launch, there will be two variants of the luxury electric car built in Sindelfingen. Daimler has not yet announced prices.
Production of the EQS electric sedan has now started in Factory 56 at the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant, which already builds the new S-Class, its long-wheelbase version and the Maybach variant of the S-Class.
Daimler is planning eight premieres at the IAA Mobility in Munich from September 7 to 12, five of which will be purely electric models, including the electric E-Class counterpart EQE, but also a European premiere of an electric model that has already been unveiled.
Mercedes-Benz is now accepting binding orders for the EQS. The EQS 450+ variant with 245 kW costs at least 106,374.10 euros, while the all-wheel-drive EQS 580 4MATIC model is listed at 135,529.10 euros.
Mercedes presented the AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ at the IAA Mobility. The AMG version of the electric luxury sedan is in the performance class of a Porsche Taycan Turbo S - but in addition to its dynamics, it also wants to score points with its luxurious ambience.
At the IAA Mobility, Mercedes presented a near-production study of an electric G-Class. The Concept EQG is said to even surpass the legendary combustion engine model in some areas when it comes to off-road capability. For luxury-savvy customers, however, Mercedes is presenting a different study in Munich.
As the first major auto show since the Corona pandemic began, the IAA Mobility is once again giving manufacturers the opportunity to display their latest models in one place. With an eye on increasingly electrified corporate fleets, we took a look around Munich and, unsurprisingly, found what we were looking for.
The city of Düsseldorf has cancelled its lease order for a Tesla Model S as an official car for Lord Mayor Stephan Keller due to a delivery date that has been postponed several times by Tesla. Instead, the Lord Mayor of Düsseldorf has now opted for the all-electric EQS from Mercedes-Benz that has just been launched on the market.
The Mercedes EQS can now also be ordered in Germany as a base model for under €100,000. Following the EQS 450+ and EQS 580 4MATIC variants with the large 108-kWh battery, which have been available to order since August, now comes the EQS 350 with 90-kWh battery, which is available from €97,806.10.
The SUV offshoots of the EQS and EQE electric models announced by Mercedes-Benz will be launched at the end of 2022, according to a media report. The article also mentions the first key technical data.
Mercedes has unveiled the EQS SUV, the first SUV model based on the electric EVA2 platform. Three drive variants of the luxury SUV will be available at market launch - with more likely to follow.
There have been some changes to the prices of Mercedes-Benz's EQA and EQS electric models in Germany, with the entry-level EQA variant becoming more expensive and the EQA 250+ variant even becoming cheaper. But there have also been changes to the EQS: among other things, the previous basic EQS 350 variant is no longer available to order.
Mercedes-Benz has released the SUV offshoot of the all-electric EQS for sale. The EQS SUV can be ordered now in three powertrain variants, with the first vehicles expected to reach customers this December.
Mercedes-Benz is recalling 7,810 units of the EQE and EQS electric models worldwide due to faulty towing device threads, with 1,746 vehicles affected in Germany.
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