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Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen Plant

Overview

Visitors' address

Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen Plant
Bela-Barenyi-Straße
71063 Sindelfingen
Germany

Postal address

Daimler AG
Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen Plant
71059 Sindelfingen
Germany

Phone

Phone: +49 7031 90-0

Production

Mercedes Benz C-Class Sedan, E-Class (Sedan and Estate), S-Class, CL-Class, and CLS-Class, CLS Shooting Brake, SLS AMG (Coupé and Roadster)

The Sindelfingen plant is the largest production facility at Daimler AG.
The Mercedes-Benz Technology Center contains the Research & Development department for new Mercedes-Benz models.
The Sindelfingen plant serves as the competence center for the production of upper-range and luxury class vehicles.

Facts & Figures

Plant area

2,952,149 sqm

Built-on plant area

1,318,000 sqm

Number of employees (as of December 31, 2012)

on site: 25,947 (excl. Research and Development)
from MBC: 2 ,161 (incl. body parts production at the plants in Bremen and Hamburg, as well as some of the catering and plant security services at the Untertürkheim plant)

Plant founded

1915

Annual production (as of December 31, 2012)

424,609

History

1915

The plant is founded by Daimler-Motorengesellschaft for the production of
aircraft and aircraft engines.

1919

Production of the first vehicles.

1980

Cornerstone laid for the Mercedes-Benz Customer Center.

1995

Inauguration of the Mercedes-Benz Technology Center.

2009

Series production of the E-Class and the S 400 HYBRID begins.

2010

Series production of the B-Class F-Cell and the gull-wing Mercedes-Benz SLS
AMG.

2011

Production ramp-up of the CLS-Class and launch of the new SLS AMG Roadster.

2012

Launch of the CLS Shooting Brake.

2013

Launch of the new S-Class, the new E-Class, and the SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive.