Milestones reached at Mercedes-Benz plant on A-Class and B-Class models
June 29th, 2009Two production milestones have been reached at the Mercedes-Benz plant at Rastatt, with motorists in Germany and Great Britain to take deliveries of the landmark vehicles.
The 750,000th new-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class and the 500,000th B-Class are set to be delivered from the plant in June, proving that there is still significant interest from motorists in the vehicles.
Dr Klaus Maier, Head of Sales and Marketing at Mercedes-Benz Cars, said: "The A and B-Class continue to be very popular with our customers – you only have to look at their top ranking in the premium compact vehicle segment.
"At the beginning of the year, Mercedes-Benz also introduced the B-Class in China. It is proving outstandingly popular with Chinese customers and has already far exceeded our expectations."
Meanwhile, strong recent demand across Europe from the UK, Italy, Germany and France for vehicles from the plant has meant that it will continue to operate at full capacity until September.
The production team at the plant produce around 1,000 vehicles every day.
Among the benefits of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class is that rear-seat passengers can profit from a raised seating position to ensure that they receive generous amounts of legroom.
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