Automotive Weekly
MAJOR INVESTMENTS BY MANUFACTURERS
Daimler
Daimler's supervisory board signed off an investment plan
worth over 60 billion euros ($67.88 billion) for Mercedes-Benz Cars
& Vans between 2022 and 2026, the company said on Thursday. The
statement, issued a week before the Cars & Vans division splits
off from Daimler Truck & Buses on December 10, said that the
luxury vehicle maker aims to be at the forefront of electric
vehicle production and software following the listing.
Source: Reuters
Ford
Ford Motor Co expects to be the world's second largest
electric vehicle manufacturer within two years, with annual
production capacity of nearly 600,000, a top company executive said
Friday. The automaker's optimism stems from increasing demand
for its next new EV, the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup, with retail
reservations approaching 200,000, Lisa Drake, chief operating
officer of Ford North America, said.