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2015 January 01.

MR. VIKTOR ORBÁN AND MARKUS SCHÄFER DROVE THE NEW CLA SHOOTING BRAKE OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE

The start of production of the Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake was officially celebrated with the press attending the event in the assembly shop of the Mercedes-Benz plant. Plant director Mr. Thomas Geier welcomed special guests at the occasion: among those in attendance were Hungarian Prime Minister Mr. Viktor Orbán, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars Mr. Markus Schäfer, as…

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2014 September 10.

MILESTONE IN PRODUCTION AT THE MERCEDES-BENZ PLANT IN KECSKEMÉT

The 250,000th car rolled off the assembly line today. The polar silver, right-hand drive Mercedes-Benz CLA AMG will be delivered to an owner in Japan.

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2022 May 02.

THE FIRST MERCEDES-BENZ CLA ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE

Less than ten months after the opening of Mercedes-Benz’s newest plant in Kecskemét a new milestone was reached in the company’s history: with the official production launch of the Mercedes-Benz CLA – following that of the B-Class – the very first car of the model made only and exclusively in Kecskemét left the production line.

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2012 March 10.

PRODUCTION LAUNCHED AT THE MERCEDES-BENZ PLANT IN KECSKEMÉT

The Company Daimler launched production at the new car manufacturing plant based in Kecskemét as of today. Now, less than four years after the decision about the location was made by the company, the first Mercedes-Benz passenger cars, for the first time ever in Hungary, rolled off the assembly line.

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2011 June 10.

EQUIPMENT TESTS ARE IN UNDER WAY

The new B-Class will be the first of the two new future compact car models that will be manufactured in Kecskemét. The construction of the plant progresses according to the plans: at present, the testing of equipment is in progress.

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2011 January 10.

CEREMONIOUS INAUGURATION OF THE BRAND MARK

The Mercedes-Benz factory in Kecskemét can now be clearly noticed from afar thanks to the star representing the brand. The symbolic star, which makes all the world-famous brand’s headquarters and factories unmistakably recognized all over the world, was placed and put in operation on the tallest building of the plant.

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2010 September 10.

TOPPING OUT CEREMONY IN KECSKEMÉT

The topping out ceremony at the car manufacturing plant in Kecskemét took place with the attendance of Minister for National Development Mr. György Matolcsy. In order to keep the determined deadlines, a new technology was applied already in the planning phase.

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2022 May 02.

THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE CAR PLANT IN KECSKEMÉT WAS LAID

In the presence of Hungarian Prime Minister Mr. Gordon Bajnai, Managing Director of Mercedes-Benz’s passenger car division Mr. Rainer Schmückle and the future director of the plant Mr. Michael Frieß launched the construction works of the production plant in Hungary.

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2008 October 10.

COLLABORATION AGREEMENT ABOUT THE NEW PLANT IN KECSKEMÉT

National Development and Economy Mr. Gordon Bajnai and Mayor of Kecskemét Mr. Gábor Zombor signed the collaboration agreement for the construction of a new Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemét.

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2008 June 10.

MERCEDES-BENZ ANNOUNCED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FACTORY IN KECSKEMÉT

With four car models instead of the now existing two, Mercedes-Benz intends to be present in the market segment of compact cars to a more emphatic extent. The new investments to be realized in the value of Eur 600 million will guarantee the complete, long-term utilization of the production capacity of the factory in Rastatt.

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