Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim Plant

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Overview

Location

Daimler AG
Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim Plant
Mercedesstraße 137
70327 Stuttgart
Germany

Phone

+49 711 17-0

Production

Engines, axles, transmissions, components incl. "upstream" facilities foundry and forge

Untertürkheim is the company's parent plant. Daimler has concentrated the development, production and shipment of engines, transmissions and axles for the Mercedes-Benz Cars division at the Untertürkheim location. Untertürkheim produces axles, transmissions and engines for more than one million vehicles annually. The plant makes Daimler the region's biggest employer. In 2006 the Untertürkheim location also became the site of Daimler AG's administrative headquarters.

Facts & figures (as of 12/31/2008)

Plant area

2,060,000 square meters

Built-on plant area

1,055,000 square meters

Number of employees (on site / from MBC)

18,146 (incl. research and development) /
16,939 (excl. parts of the catering and plant security services)

Plant founded

1904

Annual production

Engines:              1,025,116
Rear axles:             680,943
Front axles:             645,344
Transmissions:  1,309,755

Plant highlights, past and present

1904

Start of production in Untertürkheim

1936

The first series-produced passenger car with diesel engine is introduced

1995

New construction of the V-engine factory in Bad Cannstatt

2006

The plant becomes the location of Daimler's headquarters

2008

Launch of series production of the new OM 651 four-cylinder diesel engine