Final Assembly - USA
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Final Assembly - USA
Placed an order with dealer a month ago with refundable deposit. Days before Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, tried to get my dealer to make part of that nonrefundable in order to secure a "Written Binding Contract". However, according to them, final assembly of the EqB is actually in the United States, so they will continue to have the $7,500 until the end of the year. Does this sound legit?
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Placed an order with dealer a month ago with refundable deposit. Days before Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, tried to get my dealer to make part of that nonrefundable in order to secure a "Written Binding Contract". However, according to them, final assembly of the EqB is actually in the United States, so they will continue to have the $7,500 until the end of the year. Does this sound legit?
The EQB is currently assembled in Hungary and China, with the USA receiving the ones from Hungary.
The upcoming EQS SUV and EQE SUVs will be built in Alabama, but there are also new limits on vehicle price and personal income for the new tax rebates going forward.
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Over the years, numerous automakers have exported "kits" to the USA where a partially assembled vehicle and its remaining parts are assembled in the USA to end-run various import rules and/or taxes. In those cases, it's far more than installing a running board or a license plate frame at the VPC.
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Not even close. The window sticker for a new car shows where final assembly is. EQB's are built in Hungary.
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Unfortunately you were lied to. As someone else said, MB sent a memo to all dealers on 8/16 and clearly stated the EQB is not eligible for the tax credit due to the North American build requirement.
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Now, has anyone received a 2022 yet? Has anyone received a 2023 yet? Tell us about it!
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FWIW, my dealer was supposedly having their MB rep visit this past week with a factory EQB for dealer training and their single 2022 has not yet been shipped to them. Also, my 2023 was supposed to have been built late last week, so hopefully I'll get an update this week from them.
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Inflation Reduction Act
I don't think any been released yet, and the clock is ticking if they are still targeting August.
FWIW, my dealer was supposedly having their MB rep visit this past week with a factory EQB for dealer training and their single 2022 has not yet been shipped to them. Also, my 2023 was supposed to have been built late last week, so hopefully I'll get an update this week from them.
FWIW, my dealer was supposedly having their MB rep visit this past week with a factory EQB for dealer training and their single 2022 has not yet been shipped to them. Also, my 2023 was supposed to have been built late last week, so hopefully I'll get an update this week from them.
keep us posted - I think we will be some of the first in the country. I already have my charge point installed.
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I have a CarMax offer that expires this Thursday. I’m struggling whether or not to move forward with it, which will temporarily make us a one car family until my ‘22 EQB arrives. While every yin at MB keeps saying the delivery is imminent, I have a fear of additional delays that could push things out well into September. The lack of transparency and clarity coming from MB is quite frustrating.
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I have a CarMax offer that expires this Thursday. I’m struggling whether or not to move forward with it, which will temporarily make us a one car family until my ‘22 EQB arrives. While every yin at MB keeps saying the delivery is imminent, I have a fear of additional delays that could push things out well into September. The lack of transparency and clarity coming from MB is quite frustrating.
I think it will be worth the wait.
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They don't care whether you get the credit or not. They just want their sales commission. $7500 is way to much to trust a "sales person" on minimum wage+commisson
