According to the company, the intention of investing in vehicle factories is to reduce CO2 emissions as much as possible, following the target of the EU (European Union)
The German giant Mercedes-Benz announced to the world that will invest billions of dollars in its already built factories in China, Germany and Hungary by 2030, following its vehicle electrification project. According to Automobilwoche magazine, Mercedes-Benz's intention is to follow the goal of reducing carbon emissions in the EU environment and also follow the flow of electric vehicles on the market, according to the Olhar Digital website.
The EU target, which Mercedes-Benz wants to follow, is to halve CO2 emissions from passenger cars by the end of 2030, in addition to the plan to cease sales of vehicles powered by fossil fuels by the year 2035. The automaker Mercedes-Benz says it is prepared to replace its fleet of conventional vehicles in its factories with electric vehicles by 2030, if the market cooperates.
According to the production manager of the Mercedes-Benz factories, Joerg Burzer: “We are investing an amount of three million per plant for the preparatory period”. In addition, Mercedes-Benz claims that investments will be at the factories in Beijing, Rastatt (Germany) and Kecskemet (Hungary).
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First phase of the modernization of Mercedes-Benz factories should be ready in 2024
The Mercedes-Benz project should start in the coming months of 2023, and the German vehicle plant should have its MMA modernization platform (modular platform for electric cars - Mercedes Modular Architecture) ready from the year 2024.
Mercedes-Benz also says it is planning to invest in modernizing paint systems at some of its vehicle plants, aiming to reduce energy and water consumption and also the reliance on car paint. gas, moving towards complete decarbonization.
The Mercedes-Benz manager also says that the company is prepared for any changes that may happen, as it is also intending to increase its factory in the United States in order to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). , a regulation that was approved in 2022 as a kind of tax incentive for the country.
He concludes: “The structural conditions of vehicle factories around the world change repeatedly, we may have to react to that.”