Mercedes C-Class Production Shifted To Alabama
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After writing about Spyker transferring production from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom, I thought I’d seen it all. Well, now I have. Production going OUT of Germany and into the United States. After much debating, Daimler have finally decided to switch some production from Germany to the United States. According to Reuters, roughly a fifth of Mercedes-Benz C-Class models will be built in Alabama by 2014, in hopes of protecting against currency fluctuations and maintaining profit margin. Naturally, the unions weren’t happy, in fact they downed tools in protest, claiming it was a “blatantly wrong decision.” Dr Z saw it differently, especially considering the move is said to be worth $100m in incentives from the state of Alabama.
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Based on my experience with a German built C-Class, moving production to 'Bama means their quality has nowhere to go but up. Regrettably, I doubt that it will as it has more to do with design and component sourcing than it does with the people putting it togtether (with some extreme exceptions). Pith these folks aren't getting something good to build.