Overview

• Untertürkheim plant now produces 200 rear-axle electric drive units per day, equating to roughly 50,000 annual vehicles with scope to scale to hundreds of thousands.
• From the second half of 2025, the facility will move to a three-shift, 24/7 schedule to handle booming demand for the all-electric CLA.
• Strong order books have pushed delivery estimates for new CLA models into early 2026, and dealers have even considered a temporary employee order freeze.
• The in-house assembly line spans 10,000 sqm and over 200 manual and automated processes, underscoring production complexity.
• A new works council agreement secures Untertürkheim as a premium drive unit hub through 2035, guaranteeing workforce stability and operational flexibility.