Overview

• Mercedes‑Benz plans to start VLE production in Vitoria at the end of 2025 with market launch slated for 2026, with a public presentation targeted for the first half of 2026.
• The model will enter the plant’s rotation alongside Vito and Clase V, launching first as an electric vehicle with a next‑generation combustion option to follow.
• Vitoria has added a new body shop and a new paint shop and has extensively modernized final assembly to support the mixed‑model line.
• The site operates with carbon‑neutral energy, using purchased electricity from renewable sources since 2013 plus onsite photovoltaics, geothermal heating and paint‑shop heat recovery.
• The VLE debuts a new modular, scalable van architecture offering up to eight seats, and Mercedes reports wind‑tunnel aerodynamic records and a Stuttgart–Rome test with only two 15‑minute charging stops.