New plant to be built in Hungary

In June 2008, Daimler made the decision to build an new plant in Kecskemét, Hungary. The facility will help ensure the sustained profitable expansion of the Mercedes-Benz compact-segment product range from two to four models. Plans call for the Kecskemét facility to begin manufacturing two models of the A-Class and B-Class successor generations in 2012 in a production network involving the Rastatt plant. Investment in the project will total approximately €800 million.