Mercedes-Benz Group announced on September 4 that it plans to jointly invest more than 14 billion yuan with Chinese partners to enrich the product lineup of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the Chinese market. From 2025, Mercedes-Benz will successively put into production China’s exclusive new pure electric long-wheelbase CLA, long-wheelbase GLE SUV, and new luxury pure electric MPV based on VAN. EA platform.
From 2025, Mercedes-Benz and Beijing Benz, a joint venture with BAIC Group, will start production of new models based on the MMA platform. Including a new pure electric long wheelbase CLA specially built for the Chinese market. Mercedes-Benz said that the latest technology of the new models on the MMA platform can be seen from the CLA concept car on display last year. The CLA concept car uses an 800V electrical architecture and a two-speed gearbox leading similar models. The comprehensive energy conversion efficiency can reach 93%. It can achieve a range of 400 kilometers in 15 minutes on a charge and bring an energy efficiency performance of 12kWh/100km (8.34km/kWh).
In addition, Mercedes-Benz also announced that the self-developed new architecture MB. OS will be launched simultaneously with the new MMA platform in 2025, providing a new MBUX virtual assistant supported by 3D graphics technology and language models, as well as the first "no map" point-to-point full-scene intelligent driving system of luxury brands, bringing a new luxury technology experience to the Chinese market.
In the commercial vehicle segment, all new Mercedes-Benz mid-size and large models in the future will be based on the modular VAN. EA electrification platform. The new luxury pure electric MPV will be produced by Fujian Benz in the Chinese market. Meet the needs of customers from home users to business elites in the Chinese market.
Mercedes-Benz said that its GLE series has been favored by the market since it was introduced into China. In the future, the new long-wheelbase GLE SUV model will be developed and put into production in China, providing customers with a new luxury experience with exclusive rear comfort and leading smart technology. At present, there are 11 Mercedes-Benz models produced in China, including 6 SUVs. The addition of the new long-wheelbase GLE model will further enrich the SUV lineup in the Chinese market.
