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Electric Mercedes G-Class Is Dream Come True for Schwarzenegger
- Magna drops hint it will make all-electric G-Class in Austria
- Mercedes unveils EQG electric prototype at Munich car show
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The electric version of Mercedes-Benz’s G-Class looks set to be built in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Austrian hometown.
On Sunday, Mercedes-Benz unveiled its EQG prototype, an all-electric version of the automaker’s utilitarian off-road icon. Its combustion-engine forerunner is built in Graz, by Magna International Inc., and the subcontractor’s European boss dropped a hint at the Munich car show that the electric version will be built there, too.