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Mercedes-Benz Trucks to invest about 50 million euros in expansion of the Development and Test Center
Wörth am Rhein, Jun 15, 2018 - Almost precisely ten years after the ceremonial opening of the Development and Testing Center (EVZ) in Wörth am Rhein, Mercedes Benz Trucks will invest about another 50 million euros in the center of competence for the development work on commercial vehicles.

Major Order by Girteka Logistics of 1,000 Mercedes-Benz Actros: Handover at the Mercedes-Benz Customer Center in Woerth am Rhein
Woerth am Rhein, Jun 27, 2016 - The Actros was the flagship model in the product range of Mercedes-Benz Trucks since its market launch in 1996, and still is – in the year of its 20th anniversary. Economical, dynamic, versatile and comfortable – with these characteristics the Actros has become the most successful heavy-duty truck in the world.

More than 700,000 truck kits shipped for assembly to locations worldwide since 1966: Assembly Kits from Wörth Support Global Growth of Mercedes-Benz Trucks for 50 Year
Wörth am Rhein, Apr 28, 2016 - The CKD-Center at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The location began producing complete truck parts kits, “CKD kits”, for assembly abroad back in 1966 (CKD = Completely Knocked Down).

Milestone for Mercedes-Benz Trucks and the Wörth Plant: Handover of 100.000th new Actros
Wörth am Rhein, Nov 27, 2015 - The success story of the Mercedes-Benz Actros and "Quality made in Wörth" continues. Today (Friday), Dr. Holger Scherr, Head of Supply Chain & Supplier Management at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant, handed over the 100,000th new Actros produced in Wörth to Tobias Nagel, a partner in the Nagel Group. The milestone vehicle is a light-blue Actros 1843 LS and will be used on the roads of Germany and other European countries by Kraftverkehr Nagel GmbH & Co. KG.

Anniversary at Mercedes-Benz Wörth Plant: Millionth Actros from Wörth delivered to long-standing customer Imperial
Wörth am Rhein, Sep 17, 2015 - Solid evidence of the Mercedes-Benz Actros success story and "quality made in Wörth": Now, the one millionth Actros produced in Wörth was delivered to long-standing customer Imperial. The milestone truck, a three-axle tractor unit with the description 2646 LS 6X4 in arctic white, will be on the road in South Africa.

Launch of series production of new extreme all-terrain Mercedes-Benz Unimog: First unit of modern classic vehicle rolls off the line at the truckplant in Wörth
Stuttgart/Wörth, Jul 16, 2014 - The new star among Mercedes-Benz special-purpose vehicles has seen the light of day in Wörth: the largest truck plant has now embarked on series production of the new generation of the extreme all-terrain Unimog.

Mercedes-Benz truck plant in Wörth celebrates 50th anniversary: More than 3.6 million trucks built over half a century: The extraordinary story of the world’s biggest truck plant
Wörth, Oct 1, 2013 - One out of every two trucks registered in Germany is a Mercedes-Benz vehicle built in Wörth. The vehicles manufactured at this truck plant, which is the biggest in the world, are delivered to approximately 150 countries around the globe. The plant employs roughly 12,000 people, who assemble around 100,000 units each year.

50 Years to the Day: The Mercedes-Benz Truck Plant in Wörth Celebrates a Milestone
Wörth, Oct 1, 2013 - The Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth is celebrating its 50th anniversary of truck production. The first trucks rolled off the line in Wörth on October 1, 1963. A ceremony held today at the plant to commemorate this milestone was attended by some 300 guests from the realms of politics and industry.

Daimler Trucks strategy: Achieving growth and economies of scale while consistently focusing on regional market requirements
Wörth am Rhein, Sep 20, 2013 - At an investor and analyst conference in Wörth, where the division has its largest truck plant, Daimler Trucks today described its divisional strategy and commented on the short, medium, and long-term market and business prospects.

Still the only one of its kind: ten years of the Application Information Centre
Wörth, Dec 3, 2010 - Among the fleet managers of haulage operators and local authorities, the Application Information Centre at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant has long been known as a Mecca for the commercial vehicle sector. Today, ten years after it was established, its reputation reaches far beyond the borders of Germany. Some 13,000 visitors come each year to the BIC (short for its German name of Branchen-Informations-Center), as it is commonly known.

Transporting the Lighting Systems for the Mercedes Star: Four Mercedes-Benz Actros to Transport Vehicle Parts to the Wörth Truck Plant for Penske Logistics
Roosendaal, Netherlands/Wörth, Jul 3, 2009 - Penske Logistics has added four new Mercedes-Benz Actros 1841 LS semitrailer tractors to its fleet. The European headquarters of Penske Logistics in Roosendaal, Netherlands, will employ the new vehicles exclusively for transporting goods of its customer Truck-Lite. Based in Harlow, UK, Truck-Lite is a supplier of mirrors and lighting for commercial vehicles.

Truck Development and Test Center at Mercedes-Benz Plant in Wörth opened
Stuttgart/Wörth am Rhein, Jun 18, 2008 - Today was the formal opening of a new Development and Test Center (EVZ) for trucks at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth. In attendance at the ceremony were Rhineland-Palatinate Premier Kurt Beck, Mayor of the City of Wörth Harald Seiter, as well as Daimler representatives Andreas Renschler, member of the Board of Management responsible for Daimler Trucks; Dr. Jörg Zürn, Head of Product Development at Mercedes-Benz Trucks; and Martin Daum, Director of the Mercedes-Benz Wörth Plant.