04 Sep 2018

Mercedes, BMW and Audi start German assault on Tesla with new electric cars

Cars

Reuters

Daimler-owned Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen’s Audi and BMW will all unveil new electric cars in the coming days in a “German onslaught against Tesla’s dominance of the fast-growing market for premium battery cars”, report Esha Vaish and Laurence Frost for Reuters newswire. Mercedes-Benz is set to unveil its much-anticipated electric SUV, dubbed EQC, in a world premiere for the carmaker’s electric EQ sub-brand on Tuesday in Stockholm. BMW will showcase its Vision iNext on Sunday, 9 September, while Audi will launch its e-Tron SUV on 17 September, according to a Handelsblatt report.

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For background on this topic, read the dossier BMW, Daimler, and VW vow to fight in green transport revolution.

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