Top

Mercedes worries about warranty costs for new EQC electric crossover

September 7, 2018

STOCKHOLM — Mercedes-Benz will increase production of its EQC full-electric vehicle only gradually next year to ensure warranty costs for the crossover do not spike.

The brand’s head of production and supply chain management, Markus Schaefer, said his main concern was monitoring the expensive, 80-kilowatt hour lithium ion battery, rather than ramping up assembly in the two vehicle plants in Bremen, Germany, and Beijing, China.

Read More on Automotive News