Mercedes-Benz Plant Untertürkheim, Stuttgart.

The Mercedes-Benz plant in Untertürkheim is the largest location within the global Mercedes-Benz powertrain production network and extends to several sub-plants in the Neckar Valley.

Today, Untertürkheim is responsible for the production of drive components. The forge is also located here. The Mercedes-Benz eCampus, a competence centre for research and development of future generations of batteries and battery cells, is also being built in Untertürkheim. Engines are produced in Bad Cannstatt today. From 2024, the ramp-up of electric drive units for fully electric Mercedes-Benz vehicles will begin at the Untertürkheim site.

The drive-flexible axle production and the foundry are located in Mettingen. Parts for electric drive units will be manufactured and assembled into electric axles here from 2024.

Transmission production takes place at the Hedelfingen sub-plant. Battery systems for the all-electric EQ models EQS and EQE have also been produced here since 2021. It will also produce parts for electric drive units from 2024.

Flexible production is located in Sirnau and training is based in Brühl. Since 2022, Brühl locates a battery factory where systems for Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrids are produced. The ramp-up for batteries for new all-electric EQ models will start here mid of the decade.

The Untertürkheim site is also home to a large part of the Group-wide drivetrain research and development with a test track for vehicle testing. Central Van division and its research and development is also located in Untertürkheim. Untertürkheim is also home to the Mercedes-Benz Group AG headquarter. In total, more than 23,000 employees work at the site.

Mercedes-Benz AG is responsible for the global business of Mercedes-Benz Cars and Mercedes-Benz Vans with over 173,000 employees worldwide. Ola Källenius is Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG. The company focuses on the development, production and sales of passenger cars, vans and services. Furthermore, the company aspires to be leading in the fields of connectivity, automated driving and alternative drives with its forward-looking innovations.

The product portfolio comprises the Mercedes-Benz brand with the sub-brands Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach and Mercedes me - as well as the smart brand, and the EQ product and technology brand for electric mobility. Mercedes-Benz AG is one of the largest manufacturers of premium passenger cars. In 2019 it sold nearly 2.4 million cars and more than 438,000 vans. In its two business divisions, Mercedes-Benz AG is continually expanding its worldwide production network with over 40 production sites on four continents, while aligning itself to meet the requirements of electric mobility. At the same time, the company is developing its global battery production network on three continents.

Sustainable actions play a decisive role in both business divisions. To the company, sustainability means creating value for all stakeholders on a lasting basis: customers, employees, investors, business partners and the society as a whole. The basis for this is the sustainable business strategy of Daimler in which the company takes responsibility for the economic, ecological and social effects of its business activities and looks at the entire value chain.