Mercedes-AMG GmbH
Overview
Visitors' address
Mercedes-AMG GmbH
Daimlerstraße 1
71563 Affalterbach
Germany
Daimlerstraße 1
71563 Affalterbach
Germany
Phone
Phone: +49 7144 302-0
Production
AMG engine production facility, AMG Performance Studio
In 2005 Mercedes-AMG GmbH became a wholly owned Daimler subsidiary and AMG became Mercedes-Benz’ performance brand. The site houses the management, administrative staff, and sales department of Mercedes-AMG GmbH, as well as the engine manufacturing facility and the development and design departments for AMG vehicles. Each high-performance AMG engine is made by a single mechanic in accordance with the company’s “one man, one engine” principle. The brand’s focus on driving performance is the aim of every AMG vehicle: innovative top performance that can be directly experienced. Further fields of activity include vehicle customization at the AMG Performance Studio and driving events at the AMG Driving Academy.
Facts & Figures
Plant area
59,754 sqm
Built-on plant area
32,048 sqm
Number of employees (2011)
1,036
Plant founded
1976
History
1967
Founded as an “engineering studio and design and testing center for the
development of racing engines”
development of racing engines”
1976
AMG moves from Burgstall to Affalterbach
1990
AMG begins to officially cooperate with Mercedes-Benz
1999
AMG is renamed Mercedes-AMG GmbH – 51% of the company’s shares are owned by Mercedes-Benz
2005
Mercedes-AMG GmbH becomes a wholly owned Daimler subsidiary
2008
AMG opens 175 new AMG Performance Centers in 15 countries
2010
For the first time in its history, AMG designs and develops a completely new
vehicle all on its own: the SLS AMG
vehicle all on its own: the SLS AMG
2011
AMG presents four SLS AMG variants (Coupé, GT3, Roadster, and E-Cell) with different engine outputs.
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