Ukubonisa ubunzima malunga nekamva lombane, iMercedes-Benz iceba ukutyala i-1 yeebhiliyoni zeedola e-Alabama ukuvelisa izithuthi zombane.

Olu tyalo-mali luza kuya ekwandiseni umzi-mveliso okhoyo wohlobo olutofo-tofo lwaseJamani kufutshane neTuscaloosa kunye nokwakha umzi-mveliso webhetri wesigidi esi-1 sonyawo.

Ngelixa ukuthengiswa kwezithuthi zombane kuye kwadamba jikelele, uMercedes uye wabukela njengoko uTesla etsiba uye waba ngumdlali owoyikekayo kwicandelo le-super-premium kunye neModel S yombane kunye neModel X crossover. Ngoku uTesla usongela indawo ephantsi, yokungena kwinqanaba le-luxury market kunye nexabiso eliphantsi le-Model 3 sedan.

Inkampani ilandelela "nantoni na uTesla angayenza, sinokwenza ngcono" isicwangciso, umhlalutyi waseSanford Bernstein uMax Warburton uthe kwinqaku lakutshanje kubatyalo-mali. "I-Mercedes iqinisekile ukuba inokuhambelana neendleko zebhetri yeTesla, ibethe iindleko zayo zokwenziwa kunye nokuthengwa kwayo, inyuse imveliso ngokukhawuleza kwaye ibe nomgangatho ongcono. Ikwaqinisekile ukuba iimoto zayo zizakuqhuba ngcono.”

Intshukumo kaMercedes iza njengoko oomatshini abakhulu baseJamani, kubandakanya iVolkswagen kunye neBMW, bebaleka ngokukhawuleza kwiinjini zedizili phakathi kwemithetho yokukhupha izinto ezikhutshwayo zehlabathi.

UMercedes uthe ulindele ukongeza imisebenzi emitsha ye-600 kwindawo yaseTuscaloosa notyalo-mali olutsha. Iza kwandisa i-1.3 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi zokwandiswa kweziko elibhengezwe ngowama-2015 ukongeza ivenkile entsha yokuvelisa iimoto kunye nokuphucula izinto zokusebenza kunye neenkqubo zekhompyutha.

"Sikhulisa kakhulu indawo yethu yokuvelisa apha e-Alabama, ngelixa sithumela umyalezo ocacileyo kubathengi bethu kulo lonke elase-US nakwihlabathi jikelele: I-Mercedes-Benz iya kuqhubeka iqhubela phambili ekuphuhlisweni kwezithuthi zombane kunye nemveliso," kusho uMarkus. Schäfer, isigqeba sohlobo lweMercedes, kwingxelo.

Izicwangciso ezitsha zale nkampani ziquka ukuveliswa kwe-Alabama yeemodeli zombane ze-SUV phantsi kwe-nameplate ye-Mercedes EQ.

Umzi-mveliso webhetri we-1 million-square-foot-foot uya kuba kufuphi nesityalo saseTuscaloosa, utshilo uMercedes kwingxelo. Iya kuba ngumsebenzi wesihlanu weDaimler kwihlabathi liphela kunye nekhono lokuvelisa ibhetri.

UMercedes uthe uceba ukuqalisa ukwakhiwa ngo-2018 kwaye aqalise imveliso "ekuqaleni kweshumi leminyaka elizayo." Le ntshukumo ihambelana ncakasana nesicwangciso sika-Daimler sokubonelela ngezithuthi ezingaphezulu kwama-50 ngohlobo oluthile lwe-hybrid okanye i-powertrain yombane ngo-2022.

Esi saziso sasibotshelelwe kumbhiyozo weminyaka engama-20 kwiplanti yaseTuscaloosa, eyavulwa ngo-1997. Lo mzi-mveliso ngoku uqeshe abasebenzi abangaphezu kwama-3,700 kwaye wenza ngaphezu kwe-310,000 yezithuthi ngonyaka.

Umzi-mveliso wenza i-GLE, GLS kunye ne-GLE Coupe SUVs ezithengiswa e-US nakwihlabathi jikelele kwaye yenza i-sedan ye-C-class ethengiswa kuMntla Melika.

Nangona amaxabiso epetroli aphantsi kunye nesabelo semarike yase-US ye-0.5% kuphela ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kulo nyaka kwiimoto zombane, utyalo-mali kwicandelo luyakhawuleza ngenxa yezizathu zolawulo kunye nezobuchwepheshe.

Umhlalutyi waseSanford Bernstein uMark Newman uqikelele ukuba ukuhla kweendleko zebhetri kuya kwenza iimoto zombane zibe nexabiso elifanayo neenqwelo zerhasi ngo-2021, “ekukude kakhulu kunokuba uninzi belulindele.”

Kwaye nangona ulawulo lukaTrump luthathela ingqalelo ukuthoba imigangatho yoqoqosho lwamafutha, abenzi beemoto baqhubela phambili nezicwangciso zeemoto zombane kuba abalawuli kwezinye iimarike batyhala ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa.

Eyona nto iphambili kuzo yiChina, eyona marike inkulu yeemoto emhlabeni. UXin Guobin, usekela mphathiswa weshishini kunye nobuchwephesha bolwazi eTshayina, kutsha nje ubhengeze ukuvalwa kokwenziwa nokuthengiswa kwezithuthi zerhasi eTshayina kodwa akazange anike zinkcukacha malunga nexesha.