Mercedes-Benz to make 1 million cars in Germany next year
By Jonathan, 30 Dec, 2011. 0 Comments
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Mercedes-Benz, owned by Daimler AG, is aiming to manufacture 988,110 SUVs and cars next year in its three facilities in Germany, internal documents obtained by Automotive News Europe have revealed. A spokesperson of Daimler refused to comment on the targets. The documents also disclosed that the German factories would comprise 65 percent of Daimler's worldwide passenger car production in 2012.
The total output target of Daimler for 2012 is 1.52 million units, including Smart as well as Maybach, which will be phased out soon.The largest Mercedes plant is in Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart. It is anticipated to produce 460,860 cars in 2012, the internal documents show. Meanwhile, output at its Bremen facility is estimated to be 327,460 vehicles.
Moreover, the automaker's factory in Rastatt is predicted to create 199,790 units. Outside of Germany, the largest Mercedes facility is in Vance, Alabama, USA. It is estimated to produce 185,900 vehicles next year, an increase of 30 percent on its projected total of 143,000 in 2011. In 2010, the automaker manufactured 125,000 units in Vance.
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