page_title: Mercedes-Benz U.S. International
hierarchical_section_title: Mercedes-Benz U.S. International
caption_attribution_description: English: Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Plant located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
context_page_description: Mercedes-Benz U.S. International is a Mercedes-Benz automobile manufacturing plant near Vance, Alabama. It is located about 34 miles west of Birmingham and about 19 miles east of downtown Tuscaloosa. The factory was announced in 1993 and produced its first vehicle, an ML320, in February 1997.
  From its inception to 1999, the president and CEO of MBUSI was Andreas Renschler. When he was promoted to Head of Global Executive Management Development for DaimlerChrysler, he was succeeded by Bill Taylor. Since Taylor's resignation in 2009, the company has been led by Ola Kaellenius, Markus Schaefer, Jason Hoff, and Michael Göbel.
  Daimler announced in December 2009 that it would move production of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class to its Vance plant, with production beginning in 2014.
  The plant is located on 1,000 acres of land donated by the state of Alabama. The land was donated as part of the bid, by Alabama, to win the contract with Mercedes. The plant includes multiple test tracks, on road and off-road.
context_section_description: Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) is a Mercedes-Benz automobile manufacturing plant near Vance, Alabama.  It is located about 34 miles (55 km) west of  Birmingham and about 19 miles (31 km) east of downtown Tuscaloosa.  The factory was announced in 1993 and produced its first vehicle, an ML320, in February 1997.
  From its inception to 1999, the president and CEO of MBUSI was Andreas Renschler. When he was promoted to Head of Global Executive Management Development for DaimlerChrysler, he was succeeded by Bill Taylor. Since Taylor's resignation in 2009, the company has been led by Ola Kaellenius (2009-2010), Markus Schaefer (2010-2013), Jason Hoff (2013-2019), and Michael Göbel (2019-present).
  Daimler announced in December 2009 that it would move production of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class to its Vance plant, with production beginning in 2014.
  The plant is located on 1,000 acres of land donated by the state of Alabama.  The land was donated as part of the bid, by Alabama, to win the contract with Mercedes. The plant includes multiple test tracks, on road and off-road.
caption: Front entrance to the Mercedes-Benz visitor and training center in 2010.
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