Mercedes Halts Battery Capacity Expansion; Stellantis Going Hybrid Crazy – Autoline Daily 3845

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0:00 Mercedes Halts Battery Capacity Expansion
1:21 Stellantis Offering More Hybrids in Europe
2:15 BYD Spending $1 Billion on New Turkey Plant
4:00 Ford Capri Coming Back as MEB-Based EV
4:39 Lucid Boosts Sales But With Big Discounts
5:37 A Motorcycle That Can Run on CNG or Gas
6:33 Natrion Makes Solid State Easy
8:12 Mazda Gives CX-50 a Hybrid

Story Links:
Mercedes Scales Back Battery Expansion: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/mercedes-benz-opens-battery-research-production-centre-stuttgart-headquarters-2024-07-08/

Mercedes Battery Cell Center: https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/eee7d875-288c-40ef-a20d-f9a508127ca1

Stellantis Expands Hybrid Lineup: https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/corporate-communications/press/stellantis-extends-benchmark-hybrid-powertrain-to-more-nameplates-to-satisfy-european-customer-demand

Stellantis eDCT Plant: https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/fiat/press/edct-production-launch-marks-another-milestone-in-240-million-transformation-of-iconic-italian-site-into-mirafiori-automotive-park-2030

BYD Turkey Plant: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/china-ev-maker-byd-build-1-bln-plant-turkey-2024-07-08/

Ford Revives Capri: https://x.com/FordNewsEurope/status/1809921779600658789

Lucid Q2 Sales: https://lucidmotors.com/media-room/lucid-announces-2q2024-production-deliveries

CNG Motorcycle: https://www.bajajauto.com/bikes/freedom/freedom-125-ng04-disc-led

Natrion Solid-State Batteries: https://www.autoline.tv/automotive-insight/drop-in-solution-converts-any-battery-to-solid-state-autoline-exclusives/

Mazda CX-50 Hybrid: https://news.mazdausa.com/2024-07-09-2025-CX-50-Pricing-and-Packaging

Read the transcript here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-3845-mercedes-halts-battery-capacity-expansion-stellantis-going-hybrid-crazy-ford-capri-coming-back-as-meb-based-ev/

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