Mercedes-Benz Opens New Battery Plant in Alabama
March 15 2022 - 12:24PM
Dow Jones News
By Stephen Nakrosis
Mercedes-Benz Group AG on Tuesday said it opened a new plant in
Alabama to produce batteries for its line of electric vehicles.
The company said the Bibb County facility will create up to 600
jobs and produce batteries for the carmaker's EQS SUV and the EQE
SUV, which will be produced at its Tuscaloosa, Ala., facility.
Mercedes-Benz executive Ola Kallenius said the Alabama battery
plant "is a major milestone on our way to going all-electric."
The company said it invested $1 billion into the battery plant,
the logistics centers and upgrades to the production line to make
EV's.
Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
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