Recently, according to foreign media reports, Mercedes-Benz's Untertürkheim factory in the suburb of Stuttgart, Germany, will further transform to "pure electric", and the official plan is to expand the manufacturing scale of electric drive units from 2024. It is reported that th

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[Original by Dongchedi Industry] Recently, according to foreign media reports, the Untertürkheim factory in the suburb of Stuttgart, Germany will further transform to "pure electric". The official plan is to expand the manufacturing scale of electric drive units from 2024.

It is reported that the factory's electric drive system production capacity will double, that is, from the previous annual output of 500,000 units to the annual output of 1 million units.

Starting from 2024, Mercedes-Benz plans to double the production capacity of electric drive systems to 1 million

It is understood that the Mercedes-Benz Unterturkheim factory is currently responsible for producing the batteries and axles of the plug-in hybrid cars and pure electric Mercedes-EQ models (such as EQS and EQB), but in the future, the factory will also be responsible for producing parts of electric drive devices for EQ brand models, and these parts will also be produced in newly built affiliated factories.

Foreign media reported that the new assembly line of the factory will begin construction in 2023.

Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV

Not long ago, the new EQE pure electric SUV and the new Mercedes-AMG EQE pure electric SUV ushered in their global debut and were launched online during the Mercedes-EQ Technology Day event. With the debut of two SUV models, Mercedes-Benz currently has 11 electric products, covering product lines from compact to large, from sedan to SUV.

AMG EQE SUV

Currently, Mercedes-Benz is speeding up to transform into "full electric".

According to official data, in the first three quarters of this year, the global sales of Mercedes-Benz pure electric models, increased by 126% year-on-year, and the sales share of new energy vehicle is also increasing rapidly. In the European market, sales of new energy vehicles, including plug-in hybrid models, have reached about 1/3. In addition, the sales share of pure electric models in the global market is also rising rapidly. According to the plan, by 2025, Mercedes-Benz's plug-in hybrid and pure electric models will account for 50%, and each model will be launched with a pure electric version.

After conveying a firm determination on electric products, what Mercedes-Benz needs to do is to "electrically shock" more thoroughly.