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Affalterbach, Germany

Birgit ZaiserManager Communications Mercedes-AMG Phone: +49 (0)7144 302-581 Fax: +49 (0)711 30521425809 [email protected]

• Mercedes-AMG is the performance and sports car brand ofMercedes-Benz Cars. In 2005 Mercedes-AMG GmbH became awholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG.

• The plant in Affalterbach near Stuttgart houses the design anddevelopment units for AMG vehicles as well as the engine pro-duction facility. In addition, the location contains the company’smanagement, administration, and sales staff.

• The V8 engines are produced in Affalterbach. Other engine plantsare located in Kölleda and Mannheim. The engines are handcraftedat these facilities in accordance with the “one man, one engine”principle.

• The AMG vehicles are series-produced at the internationalMercedes-Benz plants.

• Driving Performance is the main feature of the AMG brand and canbe directly experienced in every AMG vehicle as innovative topperformance.

• The SLS AMG and the Mercedes-AMG GT sports cars are mile-stones in the company’s history, and both were developed by AMGcompletely independently. As the first four-door sports car fromAffalterbach, the new coupé thus forms a direct link to the highlysuccessful legendary models of the past.

• In 2017 Mercedes-AMG achieved a new sales record of almost131,970 delivered vehicles. As a result, sales at Mercedes-AMG havemore than quadrupled over the last four years.

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Managing Director: Tobias MoersWebsite: www.mercedes-amg.com

AMG engine plant, AMG Performance Studio Mercedes-AMG GmbH

Plant founded: 1976

Number of employees: > 1,700

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Berlin, Germany

Elisa PeeGlobal Business Communications Powertrain PlantsUntertürkheim, Berlin, Hamburg, Kamenz, Kölleda Phone: +49 (0)711 17-49899 Fax: +49 (0)711 17-79049281 [email protected]

CAMTRONIC, engines, components

• The Mercedes-Benz plant in Berlin is an important part of the power-train production network and one of the largest industrial employersin the Berlin-Brandenburg region.

• The plant is a high-tech center for component manufacturing,incorporating technologies for minimizing CO2 emissions.

• Among other things, these technologies include the innovativevalve timing system CAMTRONIC. The location serves as the com-petence center for this variable valve adjustment system withinthe global powertrain production network.

• The trade magazine Produktion presented the plant with its Factoryof the Year award in the category for safeguarding locations bymeans of digitalization.

• The Berlin plant was established in 1902, making it Daimler’s oldestproduction facility in operation.

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Location Manager: René ReifWebsite: www.werk-berlin.mercedes-benz.com

Plant founded: 1902




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Bremen, GermanyMercedes-Benz C-Class (Sedan, Wagon, Coupé, Cabriolet), E-Class (Coupé and Cabriolet), GLC, GLC Coupé, SL, SLC

• The Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen is the region’s biggest private- sector employer and the lead plant for the C-Class. The most-pro-duced model in the Mercedes-Benz product range is also manu-factured under the leadership of the Bremen plant in East London,South Africa, Tuscaloosa, USA, and the BBAC joint venture plant inBeijing, China.

• The Bremen facility also serves as the lead plant for controlling themanufacturing activities of the GLC within the global productionnetwork.

• The plant is currently manufacturing ten models, which is the largestnumber of variants built by any facility within the Mercedes-BenzCars production network.

• The Bremen plant received the Automotive Lean Production Awardfor its highly flexible production. In recognition of its innovativeapproach, the plant also received the Industrial Excellence Award inthe Start-up category.

• Beginning in 2019, the facility will manufacture the EQC, the firstelectric vehicle of the new product and technology brand, EQ.

• In the future, the Bremen plant will produce the entire range ofintelligent drive system technologies.

• The “gate” to the plant is the Mercedes-Benz Customer CenterBremen, which delivers up to 200 vehicles to customers each day.The Customer Center is a popular event venue for the surroundingregion and offers a variety of plant tours. A special highlight is TheRock! off-road obstacle course.

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Location Manager: Peter TheurerWebsite: www.werk-bremen.mercedes-benz.com

Plant founded: 1938

Number of employees: Approx. 12,500

Annual production: > 420,000



Lisa Klingert Global Business Communications Plants Bremen, East London, Peking, TuscaloosaPhone: +49 (0)711 17-40217Fax: +49 (0)711 [email protected]


East London, South AfricaMercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan

• The Mercedes-Benz plant in East London is part of the C-Classglobal production network whose lead plant is in Bremen. Thenetwork also encompasses the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa,USA, and the BBAC joint venture plant in Beijing, China.

• The plant in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province produces C-ClassSedans for export to right-hand and left-hand drive markets.

• Since the production launch of the current C-Class in May 2014,the plant has been producing the fourth generation of the highestvolume model series of Mercedes-Benz.

• In 1958 Car Distributers Assembly Ltd. began producing Mercedes-Benzvehicles under contract. In 1984 the former Daimler-Benz AG acquireda 50.1 percent share in United Cars and Diesel Distributors (UCDD).Since then, the company has been registered as Mercedes-Benzof South Africa (MBSA).

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Location Manager: Andreas EnglingWebsite: www.werk-eastlondon.mercedes-benz.com

Plant founded: 1948







Hambach, Francesmart fortwo coupé, smart fortwo cabrio, smart EQ fortwo coupé (electricity consumption (combined): 12.9 kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions (combined): 0 g/km), smart EQ fortwo cabrio (electric-ity consumption (combined): 13.0 kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions (combined): 0 g/km

• The smart plant in Hambach, France, is located around 25 kilometersfrom Saarbrücken and focuses on producing the smart fortwo.

• “smartville”: The plant’s cross-shaped assembly line is optimallysuited to the needs of logistics and assembly operations and pro-vides an efficient arrangement for top-quality production processes.

• In 2017 the Hambach plant celebrated its 20th anniversary.

• With the production launch of the new smart fortwo in June 2014,the third generation of the model series began to roll off the assemblyline in Hambach.

• Since 2007 the smart plant in Hambach has also been manufacturingthe electric drive versions.

• The electric vehicles smart EQ fortwo coupé and smart EQ fortwocabrio are being produced on the same assembly line as the variantsfeaturing a combustion engine.

• We will only offer vehicles with electric drive systems in the future. Thiswill make smart the first automotive brand in the world to completelyswitch from combustion engines to electric drive systems.

• The four-seat smart forfour is produced by cooperation partnerRenault in its Novo Mesto plant.

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Location Manager: Serge SiebertWebsite: www.werk-hambach.smart.com

Plant founded: 1997

Number of employees: > 800




TBDGlobal Business Communications Sindelfingen, Hambach Plants & Supply Chain Phone: +49 (0)711 17-47018Fax: +49 (0)711 17-33362


Hamburg, GermanyAxles and axle components, steering columns, components for exhaust emission technology and lightweight structural parts

• The Mercedes-Benz plant in Hamburg is an important part of thepowertrain production network and a high-tech location for drivesystem components for electric mobility.

• Added to this are the plant’s traditional products, which range fromaxles and axle components to steering columns, lightweight struc-tural parts, and components for exhaust emission technology.

• Every Mercedes-Benz car contains at least one product from theHamburg plant.

• Environmental management has been an integral part of theMercedes-Benz plant in Hamburg for many years now and has a highpriority.

• Founded in 1935 under the name Vidal & Sohn Tempowerk GmbH,the Hamburg plant became a part of the former Daimler-Benz AGin 1978.

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Location Manager: René ReifWebsite: www.werk-hamburg.mercedes-benz.com

Plant founded: 1935






Kamenz, GermanyLithium-ion drive batteries

• Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE in Kamenz has been producing highlysophisticated drive batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles since2012.

• The facility in Kamenz is part of the global battery production networkof Mercedes-Benz Cars, which has locations on three continents.

• In 2017 Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dieter Zetsche together laidthe cornerstone for a second battery factory in Kamenz.

• The new factory, which is scheduled to go into operation in 2018,will provide Kamenz with one of the largest and most modern batteryproduction sites in the global automotive industry.

• The plant will produce batteries for cars and commercial vehicles,including all-electric models from the product and technologybrand, EQ.

• The expansion will increase the production and logistics area inKamenz fourfold to a total of about 80,000 m2.

• The second battery factory is conceived as a CO2-neutral facility.A combined heat and power plant and a photovoltaic system will beaugmented by stationary battery banks to supply the productionplants with energy.

• Cutting-edge machinery and technology will enable the new batteryfactory to set standards with respect to Industry 4.0.

• In the years ahead, ACCUMOTIVE will gradually increase the numberof employees at the site.

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Location Manager: Erhard SchlettererWebsite: www.accumotive.de

Plant founded: 2009

Number of employees: > 600




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Kecskemét, HungaryMercedes-Benz B-Class, CLA, CLA Shooting Brake

• The Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemét is an important part of theglobal production network for compact cars. This network alsoencompasses the lead plant in Rastatt, Germany, the BBAC facilityin Beijing, China, and the contract manufacturer Valmet Automotivein Uusikaupunki, Finland. The joint venture production plant COMPASin Mexico will be added to the network in 2018.

• The facility was opened in March 2012 as the first Mercedes-Benzcar plant in Europe outside Germany.

• In 2017 the production program encompassed the B-Class, theCLA, and the CLA Shooting Brake. The latter two models wereproduced exclusively for the global market.

• The Kecskemét plant will also produce the next generation ofcompact cars in cooperation with the lead plant in Rastatt.

• Production of the new A-Class will begin at the plant in 2018.

• The plant is the biggest industrial employer in the region.

• By the end of the decade, Daimler will build a second plant inKecskemét for the flexible production of cars with front-wheel andrear-wheel drives.

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Location Manager: Christian WolffWebsite: www.werk-kecskemet.mercedes-benz.com

Plant founded: 2008





Tobias BrandstetterGlobal Business Communications Rastatt, Kecskemét, Kuppenheim Plants Phone: +49 (0)711 17-41264Fax: +49 (0)711 17-79088204 [email protected]


Kölleda and Arnstadt, GermanyEngines

• The Thuringian subsidiaries of Daimler AG in Kölleda and Arnstadtare key elements of the global powertrain production network,whose lead plant is in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim.

• The engine factory of MDC Power GmbH in Kölleda has beenassembling four-cylinder gasoline and four- and six-cylinder dieselengines for vehicles from Mercedes-Benz since 2003.

• In 2013 the plant began producing an AMG engine for the firsttime. The new 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo engine is handcrafted inaccordance with AMG’s traditional “one man, one engine” principle.

• More than seven million engines have been produced in Kölledato date.

• The component plant of MDC Technology GmbH in Arnstadt workson crankcases for Mercedes-Benz engines, for which it uses theNANOSLIDE® technique. In this process, the cylinder bores arecoated and made extremely smooth. The modification of the crank-cases helps to make the engines lighter and decrease fuel consumption,thus contributing considerably to reducing CO2 emissions.

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Location Manager: Thomas BrandstetterWebsite: www.mdc-power.com

Plant founded: 2002





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Beijing, China


Mercedes-Benz C-Class (standard and long-wheelbase versions), E-Class (long-wheelbase version), GLA, GLC, engines

• Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd (BBAC), a joint venture betweenDaimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Motor, produces front-wheeland rear-wheel drive vehicles as well as engines.

• BBAC is part of the global production network of the C-Class,which encompasses the lead plant in Bremen as well as additionalfacilities in Tuscaloosa, USA, and East London, South Africa. Thebest-selling Mercedes-Benz model series is also produced at BBACin a long-wheelbase version for China.

• The local production of compact vehicles commenced at BBAC in2015 with the GLA.

• In the future, the plant will produce electric vehicles from theproduct and technology brand EQ as well as batteries for thelocal market.

• The facility in Beijing is thus part of the global battery productionnetwork of Mercedes-Benz Cars, which has locations on threecontinents.

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Location Manager: Arno van der MerweWebsite: www.bbac.com.cn

Production launch: 2006



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Rastatt, Germany

Tobias BrandstetterGlobal Business Communications Rastatt, Kecskemét, Kuppenheim Plants Phone: +49 (0)711 17-41264Fax: +49 (0)711 17-79088204 [email protected]

Mercedes-Benz A-Class, B-Class, GLA

• The Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt is the lead plant within theglobal production network for compact cars. This network alsoencompasses the plant in Kecskemét, Hungary, the BBAC facility inBeijing, China, and the contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive inUusikaupunki, Finland. The joint venture production plant COMPASin Mexico will be added to the network in 2018.

• In 2017 the plant flexibly produced the A-Class and B-Class as wellas the GLA.

• In 2018 Rastatt will launch production of the new A-Class. The newA-Class takes the lead technologically, thanks, in part, to MBUX(Mercedes-Benz User Experience). The new A-Class is the firstmodel from Mercedes-Benz to be equipped with the completely newmultimedia system MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience).

• The plant is the biggest industrial employer in the region.

• More than 4.7 million vehicles have rolled off the plant’s assemblyline to date. The first Mercedes-Benz A-Class was produced there in1997, launching the success story of the Mercedes-Benz compact cars.

• In the future, the compact electric vehicles of the product andtechnology brand EQ will roll off the assembly line there as well.

• The Mercedes-Benz Customer Center Rastatt is located right nextto the plant. Approximately 250 vehicles are picked up here every day.

• Next to the plant is the A-Rock driving experience obstaclecourse and event venue, where customers can test the off-roadproperties and assistance systems of their Mercedes-Benz vehicles.The site can also accommodate open-air events for up to 7,000 visitors.

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Location Manager: Thomas GeierWebsite: www.werk-rastatt.mercedes-benz.com

Plant founded: 1992






Sebeș and Cugir, Romania*Transmissions, engine and transmission parts

• Grouped under the umbrella of Daimler subsidiary Star Transmission,the facilities in Sebeş and Cugir, Romania, are important pillars ofthe global powertrain production network at Mercedes-Benz Cars.

• The plant in Sebeş assembles dual-clutch transmissions and converterautomatic transmissions for Mercedes-Benz.

• The plant in Cugir manufactures gears, shafts, and mechanicallyprocessed components for engines, transmissions, and steeringsystems. In addition, it houses a technology center along with aprototype assembly unit and a training facility.

• With the support of the Romanian government, Star Transmissionhas become one of the first Romanian companies to offer a dualeducation system patterned after the one in Baden-Württemberg.

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Location Manager: Falk PruschaWebsite: http://www.stcu.ro

*Star Transmission s.r.l. is a non-consolidated subsidiary of Daimler AG

Plant founded: 2001





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Sindelfingen, Germany

TBDGlobal Business Communications Sindelfingen, Hambach Plants & Supply Chain Phone: +49 (0)711 17-47018Fax: +49 (0)711 17-33362

Mercedes-Benz CLS, E-Class (Sedan and Wagon), S-Class (Sedan, Coupé, Cabriolet), Mercedes-AMG GT family, Mercedes-Maybach

• With a history reaching back more than 100 years, the Mercedes-Benzplant in Sindelfingen is the most time-honored vehicle plant atDaimler AG. It is the competence center for the production of up-per-range and luxury class vehicles (including electric ones inthe future) within the global production network.

• Sindelfingen manufactures the S-Class, the flagship vehicle fromMercedes-Benz.

• In addition, the facility produces the Sedan and Wagon models ofthe successful E-Class as well as the car’s All-Terrain off-roadvariant.

• Next to the plant are various central functions (Manufacturing Engi-neering, the TECFABRIK, logistics, and quality management of theproduction organization of Mercedes-Benz Cars) and the headquar-ters of the MBC procurement organization. This proximity to centraldivisions makes the facility in Sindelfingen unique.

• The site in Sindelfingen also contains the Group Research unit ofDaimler AG as well as the Development and Design departmentsof Daimler. The Sindelfingen location is thus one of the world’sleading centers of competence for automotive safety, innovation,and design. Around 35,000 people are currently employed at thelocation.

• The plant is being comprehensively modernized without interruptingproduction in order to safeguard its future.

• The modernization measures include the creation of Factory 56, oneof the most advanced automobile production facility in the world.The Factory 56 assembly hall will redefine the way cars are made.In accordance with its slogan, the facility is “digital, flexible, green.”

• The Mercedes-Benz Customer Center Sindelfingen is locatedright next to the plant. Here, more than 250 vehicles are deliveredto customers every day.

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Location Manager: Michael BauerWebsite: www.werk-sindelfingen.mercedes-benz.com

Plant founded: 1915






Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, GermanyEngines, axles, transmissions, components incl. upstream foundry and forge operations

• The location in Untertürkheim houses the development, production,and shipment of engines, transmissions, and axles as well as theDaimler Group headquarters.

• The Mercedes-Benz plant in Untertürkheim has a more than 110-yearhistory and is the lead plant within the global powertrain productionnetwork and for the electrified drivetrain.

• The plant is a high-tech facility for the production of highly efficientengines and alternative drive systems.

• In the future, the plant will also produce batteries for electric vehi-cles. The facility in Untertürkheim is thus part of the global batteryproduction network of Mercedes-Benz Cars, which has locations onthree continents.

• The facility consists of a total of six sub-plants. Whereas the facilitiesin Untertürkheim and Bad Cannstatt manufacture engines and housethe forge, the transmissions are produced in Hedelfingen. The axleproduction facility and foundry are located in Mettingen. The trainingcenter is in Brühl, while the flexible manufacturing unit is in Sirnau.

• Untertürkheim is also home to the research and development unitand a high-bank curve for testing vehicles.

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Location Manager: Frank DeißWebsite: www.werk-untertuerkheim.mercedes-benz.com

Plant founded: 1904






Tuscaloosa, USAMercedes-Benz GLE, GLE Coupé, GLS, C-Class Sedan

• The Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa is the traditional produc-tion location for the SUVs of the current model series of the GLE,GLE Coupé, and GLS.

• Since June 2014, the plant has also produced the C-Class for theNorth American market. The most-produced model in the Mer-cedes-Benz product range is also manufactured under the leader-ship of the Bremen plant in East London, South Africa, and the BBACjoint venture plant in Beijing, China.

• The next generation of SUVs will be launched in Tuscaloosa in 2018.They will include models with a plug-in hybrid drive system.

• In the future, the electric SUVs of the product and technologybrand EQ will roll off the assembly line there as well.

• In addition, a battery factory is being built near Tuscaloosa’sexisting vehicle plant. The facility in Tuscaloosa is thus part of theglobal battery production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars, whichhas locations on three continents.

• The plant in Tuscaloosa was the first major Mercedes-Benz produc-tion facility outside Germany and was the nucleus of the Alabamanautomotive industry.

• The plant was founded in 1995 and began to produce the formerM-Class (now called the GLE) in 1997.

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Location Manager: Jason HoffWebsite: www.werk-tuscaloosa.mercedes-benz.com

Plant founded: 1995







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