Daimler AG Headquarters /
Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim Plant
Overview
Visitors' address
Daimler AG
Headquarters / Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim Plant
Mercedesstraße 137
70327 Stuttgart
Germany
Postal address
Daimler AG
70546 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone
Phone: +49 711 17-0
e-Mail
dialog@daimler.com
Production
Engines, axles, transmissions, components incl. “upstream” facilities foundry and forge
The main plant: Daimler has concentrated the development, production,
and shipment of engines, transmissions, and axles for the Mercedes-Benz
Cars division at the Untertürkheim location. Also located in the main plant are the Daimler Group headquarters, parts of the research and development unit, parts of the Commercial Vehicles division, and a steeply banked curve for testing new vehicles.
Facts & Figures
Plant area
2,140,000 sqm
Built-on plant area
1,056,000 sqm
Number of employees (2010)
on site: 17,188 (incl. Research and Development)
from MBC: 15,782
Plant founded
1904
Annual production (2010)
Engines 853,008
Rear axles 906,744
Front axles 701,239
Transmissions 1,244,990
History
1904
Start of production in Untertürkheim
1926
Merger of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie.
1936
The first series-produced passenger car with a diesel engine is introduced
1947
Due to the lack of space in the Neckar Valley, the body shop and the final
assembly area are moved to Sindelfingen
1995
New construction of the V-engine factory in Bad Cannstatt
2006
The plant becomes the location of Daimler’s headquarters
2010
One billion euros are invested in the new gasoline engine generation
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