Mercedes-Benz celebrates a historic milestone with the roll-out of its 100,000th vehicle from Pekan, Pahang.
MERCEDES-Benz Malaysia, the leading premium automobile brand in the country, celebrates 15 years of production through its local facility in Pekan, Pahang.
The historic milestone of the production plant is further cemented with the roll-out of the 100,000th vehicle. Mercedes-Benz Malaysia will also begin export in August 2019, producing left-hand drive vehicles for the Philippines market.
President & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, Dr Claus Weidner said “As the leading premium brand, Mercedes-Benz is committed to continuously redefine the mobility landscape of Malaysia.
“We achieve the highest engineering standards in producing locally assembled vehicles, without compromising on the safety, technology, design or quality. Today marks the roll-out of our 100,000th locally assembled vehicle, testifying a growing trust and demand of Malaysian’s in Mercedes-Benz products”.
“In support of the country’s international trade industry within the SEA region, we will begin exports this year. The export of our best-selling limousine, the C-Class, to the Philippines allows us to extend our expertise and enhance Mercedes-Benz Malaysia’s brand image regionally.
“As we set to expand our production volumes, we have undertaken technological upgrades at our plant to enhance our ability to cater to a more robust production portfolio and contribute towards an increased market share of Mercedes-Benz vehicles locally and regionally,” he added.
The Philippines export initiative will mark a new chapter for MBM and signifies the start of similar initiatives within the SEA region.
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class – Mercedes-Benz C 180 left hand drive will assume the first stage of export in August 2019.
Besides having logistical advantages of domestic assembly, the export of the left hand drive vehicles from Malaysia will also provide a ready market and more opportunities to local auto part makers.
Spread over a total land area of 200 acres, the plant is now equipped with advanced technology and automated production facilities, a commitment from Mercedes-Benz for cutting-edge technologies and modern processes in production.
During the production, each vehicle is put through a four-stage control system executed at various points of the assembly line. Mercedes-Benz as a brand empowers all its 1,300 well-qualified local engineers and manufacturing employees with knowledge on innovative technologies and latest methods of quality control, to ensure all vehicles produced adheres to the stringent requirements set by Mercedes-Benz Cars.
As leading premium automobile brand in the country, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia continues to set the benchmark for quality and shapes the mobility landscape of the nation.
