smart joint venture establishes smart Europe, a smart EV in the B-segment is due in 2022 based on a new EV platform

Daimler unveiled the Mercedes-Benz EQA on January 20 earlier this year. The entry-level model from the all-electric world of Mercedes-EQ is priced in Germany starting at 47,540.50 euros for the EQA 250 with 140 kW. Other variants for specific customer requirements will follow: these will include on the one hand a series of even more athletic all-wheel-drive models with an additional electric powertrain (eATS) and an...

4 February 2021

Daimler has unveiled a special edition of an all-electric smart vehicle - the smart EQ fortwo edition bluedawn. Some of the model's characteristic features include bodypanels and tridion safety cell in matt velvet blue. This colour provides a harmonious and effective complement to the high-gloss black of the front spoiler, air inlet grille trim, accent trim parts on the side skirts, the 16-inch monoblock light-alloy...

27 January 2021

As promised, Daimler has just announced the Mercedes-Benz EQA - an electric athlete in the successful format of the GLA, in Merecedes's own words. This SUV is a new entry-level model to the all-electric world of Mercedes-EQ vehicles. Offering an excellent compromise between performance, costs and time to market, the EQA is the first all-electric member of the compact car vehicle from Mercedes-Benz. It delivers all...

20 January 2021

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) and Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) signed a strategic cooperative agreement that will establish a joint venture company to provide OEM production and comprehensive customized consulting services relating to whole vehicles, parts, intelligent drive systems, automotive ecosystem platforms, electric vehicle industry value chain, etc to global automotive enterprises. The...

18 January 2021

Jointly founded by SAIC Motor, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech and Alibaba Group, IM Motors (Zhiji Motors in Chinese), a premium intelligent pure electric vehicle brand, was simultaneously premiered in Shanghai China, CES in Las Vegas and London, UK. At the brand launch, IM Motors unveiled two ready-for-production models - the Intelligent Pure Electric Car and SUV. The English brand name IM Motors stands for Intelligence in...

18 January 2021

The Mercedes-Benz EQA will debut on January 20 during an online event set to begin at 11:00 AM CET. This model will take all the positive features of its sister model GLA and will combine them with a highly efficient electric drive. The launch version of the EQA will have a power output of 140 kW and combined power consumption of 15.7 kWh/100 km. It will go on sale in the spring of 2021. An AWD version will be...

15 January 2021

Geel announced that it intends to establish a new strategic partnership with Baidu, China's pre-eminent search engine, information-centered internet platform and AI company. The strategic partnership will focus primarily on the joint research and development and production of intelligent and connected electric vehicles. The new strategic partnership will make use of Geely's recently announced pure electric...

12 January 2021

The MBUX Hyperscreen is one of the highlights in the Mercedes-Benz EQS. The large, curved screen stretches almost the entire width from the left to the right A-pillar. It consists of several displays that appear to blend seamlessly, resulting in an impressive, curved screen band. Analogue air vents are integrated into this large digital surface to connect the digital and physical world. The MBUX Hyperscreen is...

7 January 2021

Mercedes-Benz said that in 2022 a total of eight Mercedes-EQ electric vehicles will be produced at seven locations on three continents. In May 2019, production of the Mercedes-Benz EQC at the Mercedes plant in Bremen (Germany) was integrated into ongoing series production. Just a few months later the German-Chinese production joint venture, Beijing Benz Automotive Co. Ltd. (BBAC), launched EQC production for the...

14 December 2020

Responsibly mined and processed raw materials provide the foundation for a sustainable Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle fleet. Therefore the brand has committed to using battery cells made with cobalt and lithium that come exclusively from certified mining sites. This will happen simultaneously with efforts to reduce cobalt. In the coming generations of battery cells, the cobalt content is already being reduced to...

13 November 2020

Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin announced an enhanced partnership agreement. Mercedes-Benz currently holds 2.6% of Aston Martin's common equity. It will now get new shares in Aston Martin, issued in several stages over the next 3 years, up to a total value of GBP 286 million. Mercedes-Benz's stake in Aston Martin will not go beyond 20%. In exhange for that, Aston Martin gains access to a range of Mercedes-Benz...

28 October 2020

Mercedes-Benz showed off the EQC 4x4 - an electric car of extremes. A small team of dedicated developers has created this drivable technology platform on the basis of an EQC 400 4MATIC. The one-off was developed by a cross-departmental team under development engineer Jürgen Eberle which has already put the E 400 All-Terrain 4x4 on its studded wheels. It uses multi-link portal axles as well as the production of a...

14 October 2020

Mercedes-Benz teased six new electric vehicles in the luxury and executive segment based on a custom-developed architecture, which is scalable in every aspect and can be used across model series. The wheelbase and track as well as all other system components, especially the batteries, are variable thanks to the modular design. Mercedes-Benz will introduce the all-electric architecture named Electric Vehicle...

7 October 2020

Geely has unveiled its first dedicated EV platform - the Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) that will underpin at least 16 new EVs from the brand and its related brands such as Volvo, Polestar, Proton, and production-ready Lynk & Co models. This architecture is already used by the Lynk & Co Zero Concept will be used by at least 16 all-new electric vehicles from Geely. According to Li Shufu, Geely chairman...

27 September 2020