Mercedes-Benz is preparing not one, but two of its plants for electric vehicle production, as alongside Sindelfingen, it will build EVs at its Hambach facility, too.
The latter was inaugurated in France back in 1997 by then President Jacques Chirac and Federal Chancellor Helmul Kohl. It has more than 800 employees and is tasked with manufacturing the Smart ForTwo.
However, the production site will soon get a €500 million ($590 million) injection to prepare for the assembly of a Mercedes-Benz compact electric vehicle under the EQ brand. The money will be spent on the construction of new facilities, including a new body shop, and will also be used to reshape the site’s infrastructure.
The foundation stone has already been laid, as Dieter Zetsche, Chief of Mercedes-Benz Cars and Chairman of the Board of Management at Daimler AG, met with French President Emmanuel Macronat the Elisee Palace, in Paris.
