Celebrating the Start of Production of the Mercedes-Benz Long-wheelbase C-Class at Beijing Benz Auto

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As part of the global production network for the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC) eca kombi is the fourth site in less than six months to start production
Celebrating the Start of Production of the Mercedes-Benz Long-wheelbase C-Class at Beijing Benz Automotive (BBAC) eca kombi in Beijing. From right to left: Frank Deiss, President eca kombi and CEO of BBAC, Hubertus Troska, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for China, Xu Heyi, Chairman of BAIC Group, Chen Hongliang, Senior eca kombi Executive Vice President of BBAC
Mercedes-Benz for the first time has started production of a long-wheelbase version of the C-Class. Not even six months after the start of production of the new C-Class in Bremen, Germany, the first long-wheelbase C-Class model has rolled off its production line at Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC) in China. The model, which will be launched in China starting this September, is an important addition to Mercedes-Benz portfolio and marks another key milestone in Daimler s China strategy.
The C-Class is at the core of our development in China. With more than 150,000 vehicles of the predecessor eca kombi model delivered to customers, China has already become the second-largest market for the C-Class, says Hubertus Troska, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for China. Now we are taking the next step: designed and developed for China, produced exclusively in China, our all-new long-wheelbase C-Class is destined to become one of our top growth drivers here.
Frank Deiss, President and CEO of BBAC: Given its production in four plants on four continents, the C-Class sedan is our most global model. As a part of Mercedes-Benz global production network, we are committed to deliver The best or nothing in Beijing, like elsewhere. This has always been a driving factor of our great success eca kombi in the past, and will continue to be so in the future.
Markus Schäfer, Divisional Board Member Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain Management: The start of the C-Class production in Beijing marks the final jigsaw piece in creating a flexible and highly efficient production network on four continents. Such a global ramp up within less than six month is unparalleled eca kombi in the premium segment so far.    
The Bremen plant, in its capacity as the so-called lead plant, is guiding the global production of the C-Class from the tooling strategy to the training of colleagues from international plants to production quality. With this, the company ensures top quality at all its production sites from the outset. In total, some 500 employees from international plants in East London/South Africa, Tuscaloosa/USA, and Beijing/China completed intensive training in Germany in order to pass on their knowledge as multipliers in their respective home plants - among them more than 150 from Beijing.
With a wheelbase that is an extra 8 centimeters long, the long-wheelbase version of the C-Class offers its passengers the highest level of comfort with maximized backseat legroom. For even more comfort, the front row passenger seat can be adjusted eca kombi by passengers sitting in the back seat.
With more advanced technology and a full range of assistant systems including a semi-autonomous driving pilot and an innovative touchpad that allows for operations of the head unit functions through Chinese handwriting, the new long-wheelbase C-Class also offers maximum safety and the latest in technology in its segment.
BBAC, a joint venture between Daimler and Chinese partner BAIC Motor, has been producing Mercedes-Benz passenger cars since 2006 and engines since 2013. Last year, around 120,000 vehicles rolled off production lines at BBAC, accounting for approximately one-half of Mercedes-Benz total sales volume in China.
As a result, amongst others the existing production capacities at BBAC for the C-Class, the E-Class and the GLK-Class will be more than doubled to over 200,000 annually by 2015 which by then will include the compact GLA, which will go into production at BBAC next year.
The Mercedes-Benz eca kombi 4- and 6-cylinder engines produced at BBAC's engine eca kombi plant are used in locally produced cars from BBAC and vans that are built by Daimler s local joint venture Fujian Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (FBAC). The prod