Over the next four years, Mercedes-Benz will invest $4 billion in its assembly plant in Tuscaloosa, AL. The plant assembles a range of SUVs for both the U.S. and export markets.
TUSCALOOSA, AL —
Mercedes-Benz will invest $4 billion in its Tuscaloosa, AL, assembly plant by 2030, reinforcing the facility’s role as a central hub in the company’s global SUV production network.
AUSTIN, TX—John Deere and Mercedes-Benz are among several companies that are investing more than $500 million in Apptronik, a startup that has developed a humanoid robot called Apollo.
Mercedes is testing humanoid robots at its assembly plants in Berlin, Germany, and Kecskemét, Hungary, and the automaker plans to bring them to other factories in the near future.
BERLIN—Mercedes-Benz’s oldest factory, which was built in the late 1800s, has deployed some of the most advanced manufacturing technology in the world, including humanoid robots.