Mercedes-Benz Considers Producing C-Class In US

Daimler AG could move some production of its Mercedes-Benz C class to the United States from Germany, a German newspaper reported Wednesday.

The Stuttgarter Zeitung said some C-class production could be transferred to the carmaker's plant in Vance, Alabama, from Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart, as part of a wider production shake-up planned by Daimler to reduce costs.

Building about 80,000 C-class cars a year in Vance would save the automaker about 64 million euros (about $95 million) because the average hourly wage at the U.S. factory is about 30 euros compared with 50 euros in Germany, the Stuttgarter Zeitung said.

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1990300zxTT - 9/23/2009 12:06:16 PM

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my nissan will run laps around a c63 anyday. actually any current mercedes benz amg for that matter lmao....

HSCenterconsole - 9/23/2009 12:36:11 PM

+5 Boost

Wow 1990300zxTT, your 20 year old ricer is so impressive.

Joe_Limon - 9/23/2009 1:03:31 PM

+4 Boost

It's only ricer if he bought aftermarket parts for it... oh wait... :P

MSP6 - 9/23/2009 1:24:25 PM

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Your 20 y/o ricer was qualified for C4C. Too bad you missed a great opportunity to get a decent car.

Better luck next time.

Agent63 - 9/24/2009 12:19:56 AM

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Your Fairlady doesn't match the charisma, punch, curb appeal, or brand appeal with the C63. Get the new 370Z then talk about some good performance figures. You can't do 60mph in under 4 seconds. You're drive shaft and gear box will be destroyed before you even hit 100mph.

HSCenterconsole - 9/23/2009 1:31:07 PM

+1 Boost

I believe they make right hand drive C's in South Africa.

Yonder7 - 9/23/2009 3:51:58 PM

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This will be a good opportunity to compare, who are the best Auto industries workers....cause that will be the same car and same parts....

david999 - 9/24/2009 11:45:02 AM

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I hope they don't do this. Reliability of Mercedes were bad enough (before last year) coming out of Germany, but the U.S. made ML was terrible.