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印度成为奔驰在德国以外的第一个电动汽车组装基地
德国豪华汽车制造商梅赛德斯-奔驰最近在印度推出了第二款电动汽车EQS 580轿车。该公司表示，尽管电动汽车是在德国制造的，但印度是唯一一个在本国以外的地方组装电动汽车的国家。这样一来，梅赛德斯也将成为第一家也是唯一一家在印度组装电动汽车的豪华汽车制造商，从而在定价方面比竞争对手更有优势。
梅赛德斯-奔驰印度公司运营主管兼ED Venkatesh Kulkarni表示:“在全球范围内，EQS是在公司位于德国辛德芬根的母厂生产的。印度将成为继德国之后的第一个组装基地。”
在全球范围内，这家豪华汽车制造商有6家完全被拆除的工厂(CKD)。
梅赛德斯-奔驰EQS 580起价为155亿卢比(展厅前)，是该公司的第二款电动车型，在印度上市时采用SKD(半拆卸)套件，在浦那工厂组装。它拥有arai认证的857公里的续航里程，是印度销售的所有电动汽车中续航里程最高的。然而，WLTP(全球协调轻型车辆测试程序)的真实世界条件下的射程为677公里。
这款车型是在该公司的辛德芬根工厂生产的，今年已经售罄。对于印度客户来说，也需要一段等待期。
奔驰浦那工厂在本地生产14款车型，员工约140人，其中约30名专家专门负责电动汽车的改造过程。然而，新EQS的部件还没有本地化。
根据车型的数量，工厂每年的投资在15亿-25亿卢比之间。到目前为止，奔驰已经在它上面投资了260亿卢比。
该公司的生产能力约为2万辆，计划在本公历年度生产超过1.6万辆，目前拥有7,000辆的订单。
目前，车身车间实行两班制，装配车间实行一班制，从10月开始将实行两班制，这表明了节日期间的需求和增加生产的必要性。
梅赛德斯-奔驰在2020年10月以EQC SUV作为一款全进口车型进入印度豪华电动汽车市场，售价为107亿卢比。
该公司运营主管表示:“目前我们没有任何在本地组装EQC的计划，但未来几年将有更多的电动汽车车型排队。”
上个月，这家汽车制造商推出了全电动性能轿车梅赛德斯- amg EQS 53 4MATIC+，这是一款进口的整车(CBU)。在今年的最后一个季度，该公司计划推出EQB SUV，这将是其在印度电动汽车组合的第一款7座产品。
早些时候，这家豪华汽车制造商表示，它已与特许经营合作伙伴一起投资1.5亿卢比，到2022年底在全国建立一个由140个充电器组成的充电网络。
展望未来，这家豪华车领域的市场领导者的目标是在今年年底拥有印度最大的快速充电OEM网络——超过20个180千瓦的超高速直流充电器和60千瓦的快速直流充电器，此外还有超过100个22千瓦的交流充电器。
与此同时，奥迪计划到2033年在全球实现全电动化。该汽车制造商在印度的电动汽车组合包括五款汽车，分别是e-tron 50、e-tron 55、e-tron Sportback 55、e-tron GT和RS e-tron GT。
宝马还在印度推出了三款电动车型。这包括iX SUV, i4轿车和MINI豪华掀背车。
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奔驰、宝马准备迎来有史以来最好的销量，奥迪、捷豹路虎表现不佳，使该部门远离巅峰
对大多数豪华汽车制造商来说，2022年的前八个月是一个大热门。随着节日季节的临近，这一领域的市场领导者梅赛德斯-奔驰和宝马预计将在2022年突破之前的销量峰值。然而，奥迪和捷豹路虎等其他品牌虽然走出了新冠肺炎的阴霾，但仍低于它们的最佳表现。业内专家认为，如果需求势头持续强劲;豪华车市场将在未来几年达到累积峰值，但不会在2022年。
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这家德国汽车巨头指出，它将继续努力提高道路安全意识，作为一个负责任的制造商，同时为其车辆配备最新的安全功能和技术。
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Venkatesh Kulkarni, ED and Head of Operations, Mercedes-Benz India, said, \u201cGlobally, EQS is manufactured at the company\u2019s mother plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. India will be the first assembly base after Germany.\u201d
Globally, the luxury carmaker operates with six completely knocked down units (CKD) plants.
<\/div><\/div>The import of cars<\/a> as CBU (Completely Built Unit) attract a higher tax in India while for the cars that are assembled in the country as CKD (Completely Knocked Down), their effective import duty is comparatively lower.
Mercedes-Benz EQS 580, launched at a starting price of INR 1.55 crore (ex-showroom), is the second electric model in the company\u2019s portfolio and comes to India in a SKD (Semi Knocked Down) kit to be assembled at the Pune plant. With an ARAI-certified range of 857 km, it gets the highest range of any EV on sale in India. However, the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure) real world conditions range stands at 677 km.
The model, produced at the company's Sindelfingen plant, is sold out for the year. For the Indian customers too, it will come with a waiting period.
Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 is the second electric model in the company\u2019s portfolio and the first one to be locally assembled.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>
Mercedes Benz Pune plant<\/a> produces 14 models locally and has a workforce of about 140 people with about 30 experts specialized in the EV transformation journey. However, the parts for the new EQS are yet to be localized.
The annual investment that goes into the plant is in the range of INR 150 crore-250 crore, based on the number of models. So far, Mercedes has invested INR 2,600 crore on it.
Mercedes-Benz EQS 580, launched at a starting price of INR 1.55 crore (ex-showroom), is the second electric model in the company\u2019s portfolio and comes to India in a SKD (Semi Knocked Down) kit to be assembled at the Pune plant. With an ARAI-certified range of 857 km, it gets the highest range of any EV on sale in India. However, the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure) real world conditions range stands at 677 km.
The model, produced at the company's Sindelfingen plant, is sold out for the year. For the Indian customers too, it will come with a waiting period.
Mercedes Benz Pune plant<\/a> produces 14 models locally and has a workforce of about 140 people with about 30 experts specialized in the EV transformation journey. However, the parts for the new EQS are yet to be localized.
The annual investment that goes into the plant is in the range of INR 150 crore-250 crore, based on the number of models. So far, Mercedes has invested INR 2,600 crore on it.
<\/div><\/div>About the expansion of the manufacturing facility, Kulkarni said, \u201cIf the market develops, we have the possibility to expand and even double the capacity here, but it will need adequate time and investments.\u201d
With a manufacturing capacity of about 20,000 units, the company plans to produce over 16,000 units in the current calendar year and is sitting on an order bank of 7,000 units.
As of now, the body shop is running in two shifts, and the assembly shop which is running in one shift will go for 2 shifts from October, indicating the demand and the need to increase the production during the festive season.
Mercedes-Benz entered the luxury EV space in India with its EQC SUV as a fully imported vehicle in October 2020 priced at INR 1.07 crore.
\u201cRight now we do not have any plan to locally assemble EQC but further EV models are lined up in the years to come,\u201d the company\u2019s head of operations said.
Last month, the carmaker launched the all-electric performance sedan, Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+, which is imported as a completely built unit (CBU). In the last quarter of this calendar year, the company is scheduled to launch the EQB SUV, which will be its first 7-seater offering for the EV portfolio in India.
The luxury carmaker earlier said that it has invested INR 15 crore together with its franchise partners to build up a charging network of 140 chargers across the country by the end of 2022.
Going forward, the market leader in the luxury car segment aims to have the largest fast charging OEM network in India by the end of the year \u2013 over 20 chargers of 180 kW ultra-fast DC and 60 kW fast DC each, in addition to over 100 AC chargers of 22 kW.
Meanwhile, Audi has plans to go all-electric globally by 2033. The carmaker's EV portfolio in India includes five cars, namely the e-tron 50, e-tron 55, e-tron Sportback 55, e-tron GT, and RS e-tron GT.
BMW also offers three electric models in the country. This includes iX SUV, i4 sedan and the MINI luxury hatchback.
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With a manufacturing capacity of about 20,000 units, the company plans to produce over 16,000 units in the current calendar year and is sitting on an order bank of 7,000 units.
As of now, the body shop is running in two shifts, and the assembly shop which is running in one shift will go for 2 shifts from October, indicating the demand and the need to increase the production during the festive season.
Mercedes-Benz entered the luxury EV space in India with its EQC SUV as a fully imported vehicle in October 2020 priced at INR 1.07 crore.
\u201cRight now we do not have any plan to locally assemble EQC but further EV models are lined up in the years to come,\u201d the company\u2019s head of operations said.
Last month, the carmaker launched the all-electric performance sedan, Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+, which is imported as a completely built unit (CBU). In the last quarter of this calendar year, the company is scheduled to launch the EQB SUV, which will be its first 7-seater offering for the EV portfolio in India.
The luxury carmaker earlier said that it has invested INR 15 crore together with its franchise partners to build up a charging network of 140 chargers across the country by the end of 2022.
Going forward, the market leader in the luxury car segment aims to have the largest fast charging OEM network in India by the end of the year \u2013 over 20 chargers of 180 kW ultra-fast DC and 60 kW fast DC each, in addition to over 100 AC chargers of 22 kW.
Meanwhile, Audi has plans to go all-electric globally by 2033. The carmaker's EV portfolio in India includes five cars, namely the e-tron 50, e-tron 55, e-tron Sportback 55, e-tron GT, and RS e-tron GT.
BMW also offers three electric models in the country. This includes iX SUV, i4 sedan and the MINI luxury hatchback.
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