Russian plant Mercedes-Benz produced 850 E-Class sedans for 5 months of production

The Russian Mercedes-Benz plant was opened in the Esipovo industrial park near Moscow in April’19, and at the end of May the mass production of E-Class sedans began in it. From April to August’19, the company produced 846 Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars, reports the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

Recall, from September 1st, the Russian Mercedes-Benz plant went to work in two shifts. The company currently operates five days a week. With the introduction of the evening shift, an additional 400 employees will be recruited at the Mercedes-Benz plant. At the time of the launch of the enterprise, more than 600 people worked there.

In the future, production of GLE, GLC and GLS SUVs will be launched gradually at the Mercedes-Benz plant in the Esipovo industrial park. Thus, the most popular Mercedes-Benz cars for sales in the Russian market will be directly produced in the country of sale. Investments in the project reached 250 million Euros.