Mercedes-Benz manufacturing

Electric ‘Popemobile’ Arrives at the Vatican

Austin Weber

December 4, 2024

STUTTGART—Mercedes-Benz AG presented Pope Francis with a G-Class “Popemobile” during a ceremony in Vatican City.

Mercedes-Benz Touts Future EV Technology

Austin Weber

November 26, 2024

STUTTGART—Mercedes-Benz engineers are working on new EV technology, such as next-generation brakes, electric drives and photovoltaic body panels.

Mercedes-Benz Begins Assembling Electric Semi Truck

Austin Weber

October 30, 2024

MANNHEIM, Germany—Mercedes-Benz Trucks has begun assembling a key component of its new eActros 600 long-haul truck at its factory here.

Mercedes-Benz Opens New Battery Assembly Plant in Alabama

March 18, 2022

TUSCALOOSA, AL—Mercedes-Benz Group AG has opened a new battery assembly plant near its factory here, a few months ahead of when it will start producing electric vehicles.

Mercedes to Hire Hundreds of Workers in Alabama

October 13, 2021

VANCE, AL—Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) plans to launch an accelerated campaign to hire several hundred permanent production workers before the end of 2021.

Mercedes-Benz Prepares to Go All-Electric

July 27, 2021

STUTTGART, Germany—Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz brand plans to become all-electric by the end of this decade.

Mercedes EV Production Begins at ‘Factory 56’

May 14, 2021

SINDELFINGEN, Germany—Employees at Daimler AG’s next-generation Factory 56 here have begun assembling the Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan.

Daimler Is Bullish on Its Electrified Future

Austin Weber

November 18, 2020

Daimler, the company that created the world’s first gasoline-powered motorcar back in 1886, is planning for an all-electric future.

Mercedes-Benz Assembly Plants Successfully Restart Production

June 9, 2020

STUTTGART, Germany—After suspending production for a short time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercedes-Benz has successfully restarted production at its assembly plants worldwide.