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september 24, 2021 - Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz to join ACC and build a European battery champion with global ambitions
- Mercedes-Benz to become an equal shareholder in #automotive Cells Company (ACC) together
with #stellantis and #totalenergies, with each partner holding a 33% equity stake. - Mercedes-Benz to provide technology and production know-how to ACC.
- Mercedes-Benz and its partners to accelerate ACC’s development, with sustainable cutting edge cell technology, highly competitive costs and an objective of at least 120 Gigawatt hours of cell capacity by the end of the decade.
Stuttgart – On its path toward an all-electric future, #mercedesbenz is taking an equity stake in European battery cell manufacturer #automotive Cells Company (ACC) to scale up development and production of next-generation high-performance battery cells and modules. As announced in July 2021, #mercedesbenz will be ready to go fully electric by the end of the decade – wherever market conditions allow. To reach its target, the company needs a total battery production capacity of more than 200 Gigawatt hours by the end of the decade and plans to build eight cell factories worldwide together with partners, four of them in Europe. Joining ACC is the next step on the luxury car maker’s strategic course from "Electric first" to "Electric only".
"Mercedes-Benz pursues a very ambitious transformation plan and this investment marks a strategic milestone on our path to CO2 neutrality. Together with ACC, we will develop and efficiently produce battery cells and modules in Europe – tailor-made to the specific #mercedesbenz requirements“, says Ola Källenius, CEO of Daimler AG and #mercedesbenz AG. “This new #partnership allows us to secure supply, to take advantage of economies of scale, and to provide our customers with superior battery technology. On top of that we can help to ensure that Europe remains at the heart of the #auto industry – even in an electric era: With #mercedesbenz as a new partner, ACC aims to more than double capacity at its European sites to support Europe's industrial competitiveness in the design and manufacturing of battery cells.”
The entire ACC project will require an investment volume of more than seven billion euros – in a combination of equity, debt and subsidies – to reach a capacity of at least 120 Gigawatt hours in Europe by the end of the decade. #mercedesbenz will invest a mid-three-digit-million euros amount next year. In total, the investments are expected to remain below one billion Euros. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including agreement on definitive documentation and regulatory approvals.
Yann Vincent, CEO of ACC says: “To have #mercedesbenz join us as a new shareholder is a major milestone for ACC. #mercedesbenz will bring a vote of confidence in our technology roadmap and product competitiveness that significantly strengthens ACC’s business potential and underpins our ambitious growth plans. This is our contribution to an electric and sustainable future.”
“Mercedes-Benz will take a strategic 33 percent equity stake in ACC. Following the investment, we will hold two out of six seats on ACC’s Supervisory Board alongside #totalenergies and #stellantis as equal shareholders”, says Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and #mercedesbenz AG; responsible for Daimler Group Research and #mercedesbenz Cars COO. “Our goal is to continue to integrate the most advanced and sustainable battery cells in our EQ models. Therefore, we will provide our technological and production know-how to ACC. #mercedesbenz will further complement high end cell development with its newly planned pilot plant ‘Drive Systems Campus’ in Stuttgart from 2023 onwards.”
ACC will supply #mercedesbenz with high-performance battery technologies from its production locations from mid of the decade. The battery cell manufacturer is examining the expansion of its production network to include further locations in Europe.
Mercedes-Benz is pursuing widespread research and development activities in the field of battery technology. The company will contribute this expertise and support the expansion of ACC’s production network based on the brand’s benchmark quality standards. With Saft, an affiliate of #totalenergies, #mercedesbenz has a partner with over 100 years of experience in the field of long-life batteries and battery systems for applications critical to safety, back-up power and electric and hybrid drives. #stellantis brings industrialisation expertise to the joint venture through its brand diversity, size and global footprint. Together with its partners, #mercedesbenz customers can benefit from the joint venture’s unique combination of technological know-how, production experience and scale.
With the investment, #mercedesbenz is driving forward the industrialisation of advanced and sustainable cell technologies in Europe. #mercedesbenz is expanding its established partner portfolio in order to safeguard the degree of localisation in the procurement of battery cells and modules as a key technology for the age of electric mobility.
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