Mercedes Benz launches electric drive unit production for new CLA at Untertürkheim plant On June 30, Mercedes Benz started producing electric drive units and axles for the new electric CLA at its Stuttgart-Untertürkheim plant. These parts are sent to the Rastatt plant, where the new CLA will be built. The Kuppenheim plant supplies body parts, while Kamenz plant provides the batteries. A new agreement also confirms Untertürkheim as a future pro...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/01

Mercedes Benz begins production of all-electric CLA at Rastatt plant, Germany On June 4, Mercedes Benz started production of the new all-electric CLA at its Rastatt plant. The factory now uses AI, a digital twin, and for the first time, the Mercedes-Benz Operating System (MB.OS) as part of its “Digital First” strategy. Parts for the CLA come from several German plants: Stuttgart-Untertürkheim plant supplies electric drive units and axles, Ku...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/04

o work with its partner going forward. The company has also agreed with Grupo Cosmos, a Spanish automotive supplier, to sell its trunk trim business for EUR 31 million. The non-core activity sold includes the manufacturing and assembly operations in Alabama (US) and Silao (Mexico), the factories in Kecskemet (Hungary) and Rastatt (Germany), and the technical office in Austria. The transaction also covers over 400 employees working in the business...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/02

Motherson Group to expand operations in Hungary The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency announced (HIPA) that  SMR Automotive Mirror Technology Hungary Bt., a group company of the Indian-owned Motherson Group will implement a EUR 33.3 million investment in Hungary. The investment aims to expand production and logistics capacities and install automation at four different sites (Mosonszolnok, Mosonmagyaróvár, Túrkeve, and Kecskemét) in the c...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/07

Mercedes Benz to double production capacity in Kecskemét, Hungary with HUF 400 billion investment On April 8, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced that Mercedes Benz plans to double its production capacity in Kecskemét, with a HUF 400 billion (EUR 1 billion) investment, enhancing Hungary's role in the automotive industry. The new factory will be ready for serial production by the end of 2025, boosting the country's economy ...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/09

Schedl, Germany to open new plants in Hungary to serve BMW and Mercedes-Benz On March 22, the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) announced that German-owned Schedl Hungária Kft., a company specializing in the assembly and in-sequence delivery of complete wheels, invested EUR 101.1 million to open new production facilities in Debrecen and Kecskemét.  The greenfield investment will create 160 jobs. The project in Debrecen aims to build...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/26

ZF builds new sites in Debrecen and Kecskemét in Hungary for EV parts The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) revealed that ZF Group is investing EUR 62.5 million to establish two new sites in Debrecen and Kecskemét in Hungary for EV parts. These investments will create 313 new jobs. The sites, spanning 17,700 and 13,700 sqm in Kecskemét and Debrecen, respectively, will produce front and rear axles for the Hungarian plants of BMW and ...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/18

IAA Mobility 2023: Mercedes-Benz unveils concept CLA class On September 3, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Concept CLA Class, a close-to-production model, at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich.It represents Mercedes-Benz's commitment to achieving net carbon-neutrality across its entire new vehicle fleet by 2039.Based on the Mercedes Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) platform, the model is equipped with an advanced electric drive unit features an 800 V electric...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/04

Mercedes-Benz unveils new EQA and EQB electric SUVs On August 24, Mercedes-Benz unveiled new EQA and EQB SUVs. Both models can be ordered in fall 2023 and will be available in European dealers in early 2024.The models are manufactured in Rastatt, Germany, and Kecskemét, Hungary, and the battery production in Kamenz, Saxony, and Jawor, Poland.EQA, electric version of the GLA crossover, is a five-seater electric SUV measuring 4,463 mm in length, 1...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/25

ElringKlinger wins order for battery housing components from major global battery manufacturer ElringKlinger AG (ElringKlinger) announced that it has won a contract for metal battery housing assemblies from a major global battery manufacturer whose systems are destined for the battery platform of a global carmaker. The series production is planned to start by 2023 at ElringKlinger’s plant in Kecskemét (Hungary). This order is worth several mil...

News  Updated at: 2023/05/25

Magna to build new plant in Vecsés, Hungary, for structural bodywork items Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency announced that Magna International Inc. (Magna) will build a new plant in Vecsés located in Pest county, Hungary, to produce structural bodywork items to serve demand by Mercedes-Benz in Kecskemét (Hungary) and BMW in Debrecen (Hungary). Magna will invest up to EUR 50 million through Magna Metalforming GmbH and create 300 new jobs. ...

News  Updated at: 2023/05/12

Mercedes-Benz to install new assembly and body shop production lines at Kecskemét plant On July 21, the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) announced that Mercedes-Benz Group plans to invest over EUR 1 billion to install new assembly and body shop production lines at its Kecskemét plant in Hungary.With 4500 jobs it aims to adopt two new Mercedes platforms that set the stage to produce new models of higher added value. The MB.EA (Merced...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/25

Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio On June 29, Mercedes-Benz announced that it is aligning its global production network to manufacture its reshaped product portfolio focused on luxury electric vehicles as it prepares to go all electric by the end of the decade – wherever market conditions allow. The future product portfolio will focus on three categories: Top End Luxury, Core Luxury, and Entry Luxury.The M...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/30

Mercedes-Benz cuts production at Kecskemet plant, Hungary On March 10-11, multiple sources reported that Mercedes-Benz has temporarily cut the number of shifts from three to two at its plant in Kecskemet, Hungary from the week of March 14 to end of March.This production adjustments are made because of supply chain issues due to the situation between Ukraine and Russia. Mercedes-Benz is cooperating with its suppliers and following the situation cl...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/16

REHAU, Switzerland announces plant expansion in Hungary On February 15, Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency announced that a new production hall has been added to the existing site of REHAU-Automotive Kft. in Újhartyán with an investment of EUR 150 million. In the plant of 63,000 sqm (Square metres), plastic bumpers will be made with cutting-edge robotic technology primarily for Mercedes-Benz’s operation in Kecskemét. REHAU has purchased ...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/16

Mercedes-Benz halts production at Kecskemét plant in Hungary On December 11, Mercedes-Benz announced that it will halt production at its Kecskemét Plant in Hungary for a month starting on Monday, extending a regular end-of-year maintenance period due to a global semiconductor shortage. The production halt will continue till January 12, 2021. (Multiple sources on December 11)Keyword: plant operating status...

News  Updated at: 2021/12/13

Mercedes-Benz unveils all-new EQB with 7-seat option On November 15, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the all-new EQB, a full-electric compact SUV with an option for seven seats. The new EQB will be launched in Europe and China at the end of 2021, followed by the US market launch in 2022. The EQB comes standard with five seats, with an optional third row that is intended for smaller passengers, up to 1.65 metres. The EQB range with 4,684 mm length, 1,834 m...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/16

Mercedes-Benz to start production of EQB in Hungary On October 22, Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) announced that Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary will launch the series production of its new fully electric SUV model, the EQB at its plant in Kecskemét. EQB is the very first fully electric vehicle to be manufactured in series production in Hungary. Mercedes will export it to all countries of the world, except the Chinese market. T...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/25

ntly the largest charging network in the world: this currently comprises more than 500,000 AC and DC charging stations across 31 countries. Production of the EQB will commence in 2021 at two sites forming part of the production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars: at the Hungarian Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemet for the global market and at the German-Chinese joint venture BBAC in Beijing for the Chinese market.  The market launch in China is schedu...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/23

Mercedes-Benz Kecskemet plant, Hungary starts construction of new press plan On March 2, Mercedes-Benz Hungary announced that the new press plant under construction - about 23 thousand square meters - will operate as part of the existing factory in Kecskemét, production is expected to start in 2022. Thanks to the technologies used in the new press plant, the processes of design, development, engineering, tool making and production become even mo...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/03