Mercedes-Benz Wörth Plant
Overview
Visitors' address
Mercedes-Benz Werk Wörth
Daimlerstraße 1
76744 Wörth (Rheinland-Pfalz)
Germany
Postal address
Daimler AG
Mercedes-Benz Werk Wörth
76742 Wörth
Germany
Phone
Phone: +49 7271 71-1
Production
Actros, Atego, Axor, Econic, Unimog/Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks, Zetros, Product Engineering
Facts & Figures
Number of employees (2010)
10,708
Plant founded
1963
  
History
1960
Construction of the Daimler-Benz Wörth plant
1967
Complete transfer of truck assembly from Mannheim and Gaggenau to the Wörth plant
1989
Opening of the Wörth Global Logistics Center
1997
Start of ACTROS production
1998
Start of ATEGO production
1999
100,000th ACTROS rolls off the assembly line
2001
100,000th ATEGO rolls off the assembly line
Start of AXOR pilot series
Industriepark Wörth GmbH (Wörth industrial park) is founded
200,000th ACTROS rolls off the assembly line
2002
UNIMOG production is moved to Wörth
Premiere of the new ACTROS at the IAA Commercial Vehicles
2003
Start of production of the new ACTROS
ECONIC production is moved from Zwickau to Wörth
The Wörth plant celebrates the 40th anniversary of its foundation
2004
The new ACTROS is voted Truck of the Year 2004
Market launch of the new AXOR and new ATEGO
2005
400,000th ACTROS rolls off the assembly line
2008
The Truck Development and Test Center is opened at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant
250,000th Atego rolls off the assembly line
Market launch of the new Actros
2009
The new Actros is voted Truck of the Year 2009
Start of series production of the Econic NGT with natural gas drive
2010
The Wörth industrial park celebrates its 10th anniversary
The new Atego and Atego BlueTec Hybrid are voted Truck of the Year 2011
The Application Information Center celebrates its 10th anniversary
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