The Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa is the home of SUV production for the current GLE, GLE coupé and GLS model series, including the Mercedes-Maybach GLS. The Mercedes-Benz plant has also launched production of the all-electric EQS SUV and EQE, as part of a global push to produce all-electric vehicles at seven locations on three continents. The state-of-the-art battery factory in Bibb County provides batteries for the new EQS SUV and the EQE SUV.
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.