Daimler Begins C-Class Car Production in Alabama
Daimler AG has officially begun making C-Class luxury sedans at its assembly plant in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Daimler AG has officially begun making C-Class luxury sedans at its assembly plant in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The facility also makes M-, R- and GL-Class SUVs.
The Alabama factory is Daimler's third for C-Class cars, after Bremen, Germany and East London, South Africa. Daimler also is ramping up C-Class production in Beijing, China.
The company deployed about 100 employees from the Tuscaloosa plant to Germany for special technical training to prepare for the C-Class launch.
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