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Kecskemét – The Mercedes-Benz Kecskemét plant has started production of the new A-Class. This makes the Hungarian plant, about 90 km in the south of Budapest, the second location worldwide to produce the new compact model. The production of the new A-Class started at the Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant in Germany a few short weeks ago. This was the initial spark for the production of the new compact car generation in five plants on three continents. “With the new A-Class, we start the production of our vehicles in an unrivalled ramp-up cascade - in top quality and within a very short time line. After Rastatt, the Kecskemét plant has now also successfully managed the start of production. Our proven production strategy pays out”, says Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain. He congratulated site manager Christian Wolff and his team on the first A-Class “made in the Mercedes-Benz Kecskemét Plant”. You can find a short video about

New compact car models in five plants on three continents: Mercedes-Benz starts production of new A-Class The A-Class is the first of eight models of the new compact car generation to roll off the production line at the lead plant in Rastatt, Germany. The new compact cars are setting new standards in their segment, for example in connectivity and design and also in the worldwide production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars. Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production & Supply Chain: “Mercedes-Benz Cars starts an unprecedented ramp-up cascade with the A-Class. In our global production network, we can ramp-up the production of our vehicles in proven top quality and supply the global market even faster. Using modern industry 4.0 technologies our plants are becoming even more flexible and efficient.” Rastatt, Germany - The start of the new A-Class at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt, 90 km west of Stuttgart in Germany, is the trigger for t