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VANCE, Alabama -- Mercedes engineers Christoff Grossmann and Ralf Kessler drive Mercedes GL 550 SUV's on the 2.2 kilometer off-road test track at the plant complex in Vance Alabama.
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The MBUSI Tuscaloosa County facility has been here since 1996 and they produce M-class vehicles along with the R-class, GL-class, and the C-class. Address: 11 Mercedes Dr. Vance, AL 35490. Phone: (205) 507-2252. Latitude: 33.1906588 | Longitude: -87.2537888. Visit the site.
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The new U.S. battery factory underscores the importance of the United States within the Mercedes-Benz global production network and the status of Alabama as an export hub for luxury SUVs also in the electric era.
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Aug 25, 2022 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama The first all-electric Mercedes-EQ built in the United States, the new EQS SUV, has been successfully launched at the Tuscaloosa plant From Alabama to the world: The EQS SUV will be produced exclusively in the U.S.
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Mercedes-Benz has opened a new battery factory in Bibb County, Alabama. It will assemble lithium-ion battery packs for the EQE and EQS SUVs, both of which will be built nearby at a factory.
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Twenty-five years after Mercedes-Benz began making vehicles in Alabama, the German automaker ushered in its newest phase today, as the Vance plant in Tuscaloosa County celebrated the beginning.
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March 16, 2022 WOODSTOCK, Ala. — The auto industry's shift to battery power is expected to lead to job losses because it takes fewer workers to build an electric vehicle than it does to build a car.
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VANCE, Alabama — Mercedes-Benz has launched production of the all-electric luxury EQS SUV at its Tuscaloosa County plant, part of a global strategy of next-generation technology that is ushering in a new era for Alabama's auto industry.
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March 15, 2022 Words by Jerry Underwood More stories in Manufacturing WOODSTOCK, Alabama — Mercedes-Benz today officially opened a new battery plant on the automaker's Bibb County campus, a few months before the start of production of all-electric Mercedes-EQ vehicles at its Alabama manufacturing center.
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Mercedes-Benz officially opened a battery factory on the automaker's Bibb County campus, a few months before starting production of electric vehicles in Alabama, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (Image: Mercedes) The battery plant officially opened in March 2022, just a few months before the start of production of all-electric Mercedes-EQ vehicles.
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Overview. The Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa was founded in 1995 and was the first major Mercedes-Benz plant outside Germany. Around two-thirds of the annual production is exported, making the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) one of the largest automotive exporters in the United States.
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The battery factory - located in nearby Bibb County - is part of the global battery production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars. The plant in Tuscaloosa was the first major Mercedes-Benz passenger car production facility outside Germany and is regarded as the nucleus of the automotive industry in Alabama.
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Mercedes has invested more than $7 billion in Alabama, including $1 billion to open the battery plant and logistics centers at the Bibb County campus as well as an upgrade to the Tuscaloosa County production line to make EVs. At the new facility, batteries will be assembled on a production line almost 1,000 feet long, with 70 work stations.
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Mar 15, 2022 View Gallery 5 Photos Mercedes-Benz is a big step closer to building electric SUVs in Alabama with the retooling of its Tuscaloosa plant and addition of its first U.S. battery.
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Home Company Locations Tuscaloosa Mercedes-Benz invests $1 billion in Tuscaloosa, creates 600 new jobs Global electric offensive. September 21, 2017 - Mercedes-Benz sets up production of electric vehicles in the United States.
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The automaker says the new battery assembly factory underscores the importance of the United States within the Mercedes-Benz global production network and Alabama's status as an export hub.