{"id":157044,"date":"2020-12-14T11:26:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T16:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=157044"},"modified":"2020-12-14T11:33:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T16:33:07","slug":"mercedes-launching-six-all-electric-models-by-2022-with-two-to-be-built-in-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2020\/12\/mercedes-launching-six-all-electric-models-by-2022-with-two-to-be-built-in-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes Launching Six All-Electric Models by 2022 \u2013 With Two to Be Built in U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>
Mercedes production chief Jorg Burzer stands by a prototype of the Mercedes EQS battery car. It will be one of two EVs built in Mercedes’ Alabama facilities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mercedes-Benz is getting ready to launch a major push into electrification, the automaker announcing plans to have six all-electric EQ models in production by 2022, including two that will roll off its assembly line in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.<\/p>\n

Production of the new Mercedes-EQ sub-brand began in 2019 with the launch of the EQC in Bremen, Germany, with the electric crossover being added at a plant in China. This year, the automaker introduced its all-electric EQV van, produced at its Vitoria plant in northern Spain. Production of the EQA at a German plant has just begun, with sales to begin next month.<\/p>\n

Within two years, four other model lines, including electric sedans and SUVs, will be added to the list, as part of the \u201cElectric First\u201d program. The automaker will have factories dedicated to battery-electric vehicle, or BEV, production in the U.S., Germany, China, Hungary, Spain and Poland.<\/p>\n

(New Mercedes strategy means EVs coming for AMG, Maybach.)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The German automaker is \u201cinvesting heavily in transformation,\u201d said research chief chief and Mercedes-Benz COO Markus Schafer. \u201cOur vehicle portfolio becomes electric and thus also our global production network with vehicle and battery factories.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
An electric Mercedes EQV van rolls down the assembly line at a plant in Spain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe intend to lead in the field of e-mobility and focus in particular on battery technology,\u201d Schafer added. \u201cWe are taking a comprehensive approach, ranging from research and development to production, and also including strategic cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n

On top of the products that have already been rolled out, Mercedes announced Monday plans to begun production at a variety of other factories:<\/p>\n