Official: Mercedes-Benz confirms C-Class U.S. production

By 2014, a portion of the next-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class’s allocated production will be moved to its Vance, Alabama plant that will be used to supply local demand. The Bremen plant in Germany will now be where the model’s production will be concentrated.

Both the board of management and the General Labour Council agreed to this move. Carmaker Daimler has said that the next generation E-Class and S-Class will continue to be produced at the Sindelfingen factory alongside the SL roadster, which moves from Bremen. An investment in new technologies plus all these activity mean that jobs are secure until at least 2019.
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david999 - 12/11/2009 2:51:55 PM

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I am a little worried. That is the same plant that makes the ML in the U.S.

Willis - 12/11/2009 4:42:31 PM

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Can you seriously stop it with your dumbass Lexus trolling? Mercedes learned their lesson and the current ML is a great vehicle in both build quality and reliability.

Hell, Mercedes already produces RHD C classes in South Africa which are exported to RHD countries like the UK and Japan. And guess what? UK owners recently ranked the current C class very highly in reliability.

commander104 - 12/11/2009 6:02:37 PM

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past reliability issues aside, I do believe the ML is/was the safest SUV ever made.

Agent63 - 12/13/2009 6:16:47 AM

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Mercedes has bounced back and their cars are almost as solid as the ones made in the 80's. I received an ML350 before as a courtesy car for the day when I had my car brought in for an oil change and the ML was as solid as they come.

The previous generation was horrible though. Not the case anymore.

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 12/13/2009 1:40:34 PM

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You could tell from ONE DAY driving a vehicle that is was solid ?

Agent63 - 12/13/2009 5:04:43 PM

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The ML had over 35,000 KM's on it. I was fiddling with the interior panels and everything, purposely going over large potholes to see how things would hold up. Everything was fine.

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 12/13/2009 1:41:50 PM

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Correction:

You could tell from Driving a car for ONE DAY ONLY that it was solid ?