Daimler will build electric cars in existing Mercedes plants

The production version of the EQ concept will be built in Bremen.

By:

Ilona Wissenbach

February 01, 2017 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT -- Daimler plans to build its new electric vehicles in existing Mercedes plants by integrating them with serial production of cars with combustion engines.

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