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mercedes-benz officially announced: another 14 billion investment in china! three new domestically produced cars

2024-09-04

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mercedes-benz announced that it plans to invest more than rmb 14 billion in china with its chinese partners to further enrich its localized product lineup of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, with more than rmb 10 billion in passenger cars and more than rmb 4 billion in commercial vehicles.

starting from 2025, mercedes-benz will gradually put into production the new pure electric long-wheelbase cla and long-wheelbase gle suv exclusively for china, as well as the new luxury pure electric mpv based on the van.ea platform.

ola källenius, chairman of the board of management of mercedes-benz group ag, said: "the chinese market is one of the important pillars of the mercedes-benz group's global strategy and an important driving force for our electrification transformation and technological innovation. mercedes-benz has always been committed to long-term investment in china, deeply involved in and supporting the upgrading of china's automobile industry. while constantly exceeding the expectations of chinese customers, we will continue to enhance the competitiveness of mercedes-benz in china and around the world. we will continue to uphold the original intention of 'developing in china and advancing with china' and work with chinese partners to share long-term development opportunities."

troska, member of the board of directors of mercedes-benz group ag and responsible for greater china, said: "china is one of the most dynamic markets in the world. it not only has the youngest customer base in the world, but also the most complete industrial chain and excellent partners. in recent years, mercedes-benz has actively seized the opportunities of industrial transformation, continuously expanded innovative cooperation with chinese partners in the fields of intelligent connected vehicles and new energy vehicles, and launched technologies and products favored by chinese customers. together with partners such as baic group, we will continue to invest in china and inject new impetus into the development of mercedes-benz's business in china and global innovation."

pure electric long wheelbase cla

the new all-electric long-wheelbase cla will be the first domestically produced model built on the mercedes-benz mma platform, equipped with the mb.os operating system and the first "no-map" end-to-end full-scenario intelligent driving system of a luxury brand. the new car adopts an efficient 800v electrical architecture and a 2-speed gearbox, with a wltc range of more than 750km, a power consumption of as low as 12kwh per 100km, and a 15-minute charge can increase the range by 400km.

long-wheelbase gle suv

imported gle

the long-wheelbase gle suv will be developed and put into production in china, using china-exclusive rear-seat configuration and leading intelligent technology. with reference to the lengthening strategy of existing domestic models, it is expected that the new car will have a significantly longer body and wheelbase, and will mainly compete with the bmw x5l after it is launched.

pure electric mpv

v-class petrol

according to overseas media reports, the next-generation pure electric v-class may adopt an 800v electrical architecture, provide single-motor and dual-motor power options, and have a range of more than 500km. considering that the new pure electric mpv will be put into production by fujian benz, the new car is likely to be the next-generation pure electric v-class, which will compete with denza d9, ideal mega, zeekr 009, etc. after it is launched.