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The latest manufacturing stories and developments about Mercedes-Benz production cars and vans.

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China: Fierce domestic competition sees international brands suffer lower sales and a contraction of output

2024-12-16T20:11:00+00:00By

International brands, which have benefited from growth in the Chinese market over the years, now face serious headwinds.

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The Trump Presidency and the fate of global automotive production

2024-11-05T10:16:00+00:00By

The US election could redefine automotive production worldwide, impacting tariffs, EV policies, and trade relations across the US, Europe, and Mexico.

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks Mannheim plant to start production of eActros 600 components

2024-11-02T03:20:00+00:00By

Series production of the eActros 600 will start at the end of November at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth supported by components produced at Mannheim.

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Mercedes-Benz opens battery recycling facility to create a closed loop system

2024-10-25T12:20:00+01:00By

The new recycling facility, located in Kuppenheim, Germany, will utilise an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process.

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Global IT outage affects Mercedes-Benz production

2024-07-19T14:31:00+01:00By

Everstream Analytics confirmed to AMS that automotive production halts have been reported due to the IT outage.

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Sames solves for BMW & Mercedes: Adhesive tech in bodyshop & glazing

2024-06-16T23:01:00+01:00By

Sames innovates with custom adhesive solutions for BMW & Mercedes, enhancing carbon fiber body assembly and glazing applications with tailored systems and rigorous testing.

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ACC halts construction of two European gigafactories

2024-06-07T14:03:00+01:00By

ACC opened the first of the three planned European gigafactories in June last year. 

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How Mercedes-Benz and Seat are transforming their plants

2024-05-20T15:21:00+01:00By

Both Mercedes-Benz and Seat are transforming their plants to increase sustainability and digitalisation, but it hasn’t all been smooth sailing. 

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Federico Kochlowski promoted to President and CEO Mercedes-Benz’s MBUSI

2024-05-01T12:01:00+01:00By

Kochlowski’s new position will focus on severa aspects inlcuding manufacturing at Mercedes-Benz 

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The changing shape of Europe’s automotive production operations

2024-04-03T14:57:00+01:00By

European vehicle manufacturing is having to adapt to weakening EV demand and increasing competition. 

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Compas wins category for site transformation at FYA: Interview with Santiago Jurado, chief quality officer

2024-03-19T16:50:00+00:00By

Santiago Jurado, chief quality officer at Compas talks managing complexity across different brands (Mercedez-Benz and Nissan) and several architectures on a single production line as the company takes category win at the Factory of the Year Awards.

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Mercedes-Benz weighs using Apptronik’s humanoid robots for production

2024-03-19T09:21:00+00:00By

If successful, the collaboration is set to redefine automotive manufacturing and logistics with cutting-edge humanoid cobots with AI use-cases for development.

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ACC raises €4.4 billion for three gigafactories in Europe

2024-02-12T13:09:00+00:00By

Europe is becoming an increasingly popular region for battery manufacturing, with ACC, CATL, Northvolt and Farasis setting up production facilities across the continent. 

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BYD to establish passenger car production in Europe

2024-01-03T16:16:00+00:00By

BYD has chosen Szeged, Hungary as the location for its first passenger car production facility in Europe

Dr. Homering will be responsible for the operations of the Brandenburg plant where he will drive continuous development of the site to ensure a smooth ramp-up to production for the Mercedes eSprinter electric panel van.

Mercedes‑Benz welcomes Jörg Homering as new head of production and site at Ludwigsfelde

2023-09-20T10:59:00+01:00By

The Ludwigsfelde site is currently ramping up for eSprinter van production set to begin in 2nd Q. 2024 where Homering will oversee production as the new head of the site

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Qualcomm’s collaborations with leading automakers to reshape automotive manufacturing

2023-09-06T16:11:00+01:00By

Partnerships with BMW, Mercedes, JLR and Mahindra revolve around automotive digital advancements and driving industry transformation.

“We present a close-to-production insight into the upcoming family of vehicles that stands at the gateway to the brand.”

How Mercedes-Benz's Concept CLA Class showcases its ‘digital first’ production model

2023-09-05T16:02:00+01:00By

The carmaker is strengthening its digital first production model with upgrades and enhancements throughout.

Mercedes-Benz and Dürr aim to make the paint shop process CO2-free

Mercedes and Dürr enter decade-long partnership for sustainable paint shops

2023-08-10T11:47:00+01:00By

Mercedes-Benz wants to cover the energy needs of its global production network entirely with renewable energy by 2039.

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India’s light vehicle demand is rising again, and so is manufacturing investment

2023-07-20T16:14:00+01:00By

India has long been seen as the next big thing in automotive manufacturing. Will new investment help it realise its potential?

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Mercedes-Benz to implement ChatGPT across its MO360 digital production system

2023-07-11T15:52:00+01:00By

Mercedes-Benz integrates ChatGPT into its ‘MO360’ digital production system

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