The Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant, around 20 kilometers away of the company headquarters in Stuttgart, is commencing production of the compact SUV GLA as part of the pilot project ”Innovation Factory.”” The framework conditions for the project have been agreed between the management and the Works Council. Within the global production network, the Sindelfingen plant is the center of competence for rear-wheel drive vehicles in the luxury and upper-range classes.

Production of the GLA starting in the first quarter of 2018 marks the first time that a compact vehicle with front-wheel drive will be manufactured at the site.

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