Mercedes-Benz East London Plant
(Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing South Africa (Pty) Ltd.)
(Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing South Africa (Pty) Ltd.)
Overview
Visitors' Address
Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
East London Plant
7 Settlers Way
Gately Industrial Township
East London, 5200
South Africa
East London Plant
7 Settlers Way
Gately Industrial Township
East London, 5200
South Africa
Postal Address
Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
East London Plant
PO Box 671
East London, 5200
South Africa
East London Plant
PO Box 671
East London, 5200
South Africa
Phone
Phone: +27 431 706-9111
Production
Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan (right and left-hand drive) & assembly of Mercedes-Benz chassis
C-Class for right-hand drive markets: The current C-Class is already the third generation to be produced in South Africa’s Eastern Cape district. The plant has been exporting sedans to right-hand drive markets since 2000. Since the production launch of the new C-Class in 2007, the facility also has been exporting left-hand drive vehicles to the U.S. Starting in 2014, the East London plant will also produce the successor generation of the current C-Class.
Facts & Figures
Plant area
603,600 sqm
Built-on plant area
258,700 sqm
Number of employees (2010)
Mercedes-Benz Cars: 2,324
Daimler Buses: 42
Daimler Buses: 42
Plant founded
1948
Annual production (2010)
52,101 vehicles
History
1958
Car Distributors Assembly Ltd. begins producing vehicles under contract to
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
1984
Daimler-Benz AG acquires a 50.1 % share in the company United Cars and
Diesel Distributors (UCDD). The company is registered as Mercedes-Benz
of South Africa (Pty) Ltd (MBSA)
Diesel Distributors (UCDD). The company is registered as Mercedes-Benz
of South Africa (Pty) Ltd (MBSA)
2000
Expansion of the plant: first right-hand drive models of the Mercedes-Benz
C-Class
C-Class
2003
The 100,000th C-Class rolls off the assembly line
2007
Production launch of the new C-Class
2010
Announcement of the investment decision for the future production of the
successor generation of the current C-Class
successor generation of the current C-Class
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