Mercedes launches the production of the new A-Class in Stuttgart

"Mercedes-Benz inaugurates an unprecedented new production method with the new A-Class", said Markus Schafer, member of the German manufacturer's management board: "In our global production network, we can accelerate the production of our vehicles with Recognized superior quality to supply the global market even faster, and using modern industry 4.0 technologies, our plants are becoming more flexible and efficient. "

The new Class A is the first representative of the fourth generation of the compact vehicles of the brand. The current range of five models (Class A, Class B, CLA, CLA Shooting Brake and GLA) will be expanded to eight models, all based on the brand's new MFA architecture, including the newly introduced new A-Class Sedan recently Beijing, or the future GLB, a fighter a little bigger than the GLA.

The Mercedes factory in Rastatt, where the first Class A was produced in 1997, will remain the flagship production site for the manufacturer's compact cars: it will be responsible for control and planning, as well as quality management and control. suppliers worldwide. Since 1992, more than 4.7 million cars have been assembled on the German site.

And to prepare the production of the new generation of Class A, Mercedes has expanded two body shops and built additional production lines, with the aim of continuing the production of the previous generation of Class A, Class B and GLA, without interruption until the arrival of the new generation of these models. In the near future, the brand will also produce compact electric vehicles in the same plant.

Source: Mercedes-Benz