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Mercedes-Benz Cars tripled global sales of xEVs in 2020; 7.4% of sales

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Mercedes-Benz experienced a sharp increase in xEV deliveries in 2020, with more than 160,000 plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles sold worldwide (+228.8%), including about 87,000 units in the fourth quarter alone. We more than tripled sales of our plug-in hybrids and all-electric cars. The EQV (combined electrical consumption: 26.4

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Mercedes-Benz AG exploring sale of Hambach smart EV plant as part of global realignment

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Mercedes-Benz AG has taken numerous measures to sustainably improve its cost structure and become significantly more efficient. Against this backdrop, the company intends to start talks on the sale of its car plant in Hambach, France. That is why we intend to start talks on the sale of the Hambach plant.

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Mercedes-Benz seeing strong demand for electrified and high-end vehicles

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Deliveries of Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrid and electric passenger cars reached a record 227,458 units (+69.3%) of which 48,936 (21.5%) were Mercedes-EQ battery electric passenger cars (BEV) (+154.8%). Including smart and Mercedes-Benz Vans, total BEV sales rose above 99,000 units (+90.3%).

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Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz EV sales dipped in Q1 2024

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Volkswagen Group’s electric vehicle sales declined 3% to 136,400 units in the first three months of the year, largely led by a 24% drop in sales in Europe and a 16% decline in the U.S.

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Mercedes-Benz EQE starts pre-sales in China with slightly higher prices than NIO ET7

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The Mercedes-Benz EQE will be another option in China's luxury electric sedan market besides the NIO ET7 and IM Motors L7. The post Mercedes-Benz EQE starts pre-sales in China with slightly higher prices than NIO ET7 appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans announces next-generation eSprinter based on newly developed Electric Versatility Platform

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Mercedes-Benz Vans has developed a new Electric Versatility Platform for the large van segment. —Marcus Breitschwerdt, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans. Mercedes-Benz will continue to push forward its plans to bring electrically powered vans to the market in all segments.

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NIO ET5 ranks 7th in top-selling premium sedan list in China with 6,437 Mar sales

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The models ahead of the ET5 are all from German luxury automakers Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi. | NIO US | NIO HK | NIO SG The ET5, which has been the main seller for NIO (NYSE: NIO) in recent months, saw its position unchanged in a premium sedan ranking last month. With 6,437 retail sales in March, the ET5 ranked No.

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