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Mercedes-Benz Plant Untertürkheim.

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, conventional engines and components are produced in Untertürkheim and Bad Cannstatt. The forge is also located in Untertürkheim. This is also where the Mercedes-Benz eCampus, a centre of excellence for research and development of future generations of batteries and battery cells, is being built. From 2024, the ramp-up of electric drive units will begin in Untertürkheim and Bad Cannstatt. Under the new production setup, one million electric drive units can be produced here, for example for vehicles on the MMA platform (Mercedes Modular Architecture). With around 3,000 employees, the Untertürkheim plant site is also home to a large part of the Group-wide drive research and development with a test track for vehicle testing. Untertürkheim is also the location of Mercedes-Benz Group AG headquarters.

Mettingen is home to the flexible drive axle production and the foundry. From 2024, parts of the electric drive units will be manufactured here and assembled into electric axles.

Transmission production takes place in the Hedelfingen sub-plant. Since 2021, battery systems for the Mercedes-EQ models EQS and EQE have also been produced here. From 2024, the sub-plant will also manufacture parts of electric drive units.

The flexible production is located in Sirnau and the training is based in Brühl. Since 2022, a new factory in Brühl has also been producing batteries for the latest generation of plug-in hybrids. From 2024, the ramp-up for batteries of new all-electric EQ models will start here.