Mercedes to become 1st global luxury carmaker to make EVs in India

Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz plans to start local assembly of its EQS electric sedan in India this year, becoming the first global luxury carmaker to assemble electric vehicles (EVs) in India. Mercedes expects to start selling the locally-assembled EQS in India in the fourth quarter of 2022. It started selling imported models of its EQC electric SUV in India in 2020.