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Mercedes to start production of the
A -Class models in Finland
Tuesday, 24
July 2012
The Finnish car factory Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, the western
coastal town will begin to manufacture Mercedes-Benz cars.
Finnish broadcaster Yle report that Valmet Automotive is to
commence the manufacture of A-Class Mercedes Benz cars and the Finnish
Government ministers have expressed satisfaction at the deal between
Daimler and Valmet Automotive.
The plant will produce up to 100 000 cars of the Mercedes' new A-Class
for the period 2013 - 2016.
The new model will be coming to market this fall. The A-class Mercedes
Benz cars are of a progressive two-box design with a sleek and sporty
exterior quite unlike the traditional look of earlier models.
Valmet Automotive says that the company could employ 400 workers who
had been given notices of laid off next year.
Agreement between Valmet and Daimler AG, which owns the brand
Mercedes-Benz, will be perfected in the fall.
by scancomark.se Team
