EV assembly is not a radical change Mercedes production exec says

VANCE, Alabama — Industry analysts warn that shifting from fossil fuel to battery power threatens thousands of vehicle assembly plant jobs. The logic is that electric vehicles with fewer parts will require less time and and a smaller work force to put together. But in the early days of this transformation, that is not the case at Mercedes-Benz’s U.S. factory in Vance, Alabama. The plant builds most of the global output of the EQS and EQE all-electric models. “We heard so many discussions in the past where folks were scared this move into the electric future [would] cost thousands” of…