Mercedes-Benz has formally began manufacturing of the all-new, all-electric EQS SUV mannequin at its Tuscaloosa plant in Alabama, the place massive SUVs have been produced since 1997.

It is the primary Mercedes-EQ constructed within the US, however not the final, as later this yr it is going to be joined by the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV (based on the plan from 2020). The Mercedes-Maybach EQS can also be within the pipeline.

In line with the German producer, the EQS SUV shall be completely produced within the US for world markets. Along with the EQE SUV, the amount may exceed 100,000 models yearly, which might be a few third of the plant’s capability.

Learn extra concerning the EQS SUV right here.

The EQS SUV manufacturing has been built-in into the prevailing manufacturing strains for the traditional GLS and GLE fashions, which ought to give the corporate some flexibility within the transition interval from ICEs to BEVs.

Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Administration of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Manufacturing and Provide Chain:

“Our manufacturing community could be very effectively positioned for the sustainable and fast scaling of electrical automobile volumes. With the brand new EQS SUV becoming a member of our manufacturing portfolio of all-electric Mercedes-EQ fashions, we reached one other vital milestone in our technique to go all electrical by the tip of the last decade – wherever market circumstances permit. I’m completely positive that our nice Tuscaloosa group will make the electrical SUV one other world success.”

Let’s recall that sedan variations of the EQS and EQE SUVs are produced in Germany. All 4 fashions are primarily based on the Electrical Car Structure (EVA) platform.

Manufacturing of the EQS SUV and EQE SUV is supported by the native manufacturing of battery packs, on the just lately opened Mercedes-Benz Battery Manufacturing facility in Bibb County, Alabama.

“The brand new battery manufacturing unit, which opened in Bibb County in March, produces the battery methods for the EQS SUV on an roughly 300-meter or 985 feet-long manufacturing line with greater than 70 workstations. A number of elements is assembled into a whole system in a completely digitized manufacturing course of, together with as much as twelve cell modules and what is named the EE compartment for the clever integration of the facility electronics.”

By the tip of 2022, Mercedes-Benz intends to broaden its manufacturing EQ manufacturing to eight fashions, at seven websites on three continents.

The record consists of EQA, EQB, EQC, EQE, EQE SUV, EQS, EQS SU,V and EQV.