Mercedes Alabama reaches 1-millionth mark
Only young at the age of 10 years, Mercedes Benz Alabama has already reached a milestone as its 1-millionth unit is expected to roll off the production line today in Vance.
The remarkable vehicle is the ML350, a sport utility that only took weeks to build. It was right on schedule as its body has been painted last Wednesday, and to the assembly line last Monday. Proud parents is what the plant employees have become that day, as the ML350 is soon to leave the plant. This is according to Mercedes Benz Alabama spokeswoman Felyicia Jerald in an interview conducted by The Birmingham News. The 1-millionth vehicle is said to be donated to a charity instead of putting it to the market. What better way to be thankful for reaching the millionth mark, than to give back to the people? Mercedes Benz really know how its done.
Earlier in February of 2007, Mercedes Benz celebrated a decade of creating quality cars for the people. They commemorated as the first customer vehicle M-Class rolled off the production line—and now they are celebrating the 1-millionth car. Time certainly flew for the company, but with sweet and meaningful memories of carmaking too.
The arrival of the first M-Class car gave a poignant turn for luxury car-like sport utilities in the automotive industry. As a matter of fact, the original M-Class was one of the first cars to be designed from the ground up, compared to the usual way which is based on an existing truck platform already, according to The Birmingham News. From this innovation, the R-Class crossover and the GL-Class full-size sport utility joined the line up of Mercedes Benz in its $1 billion something assembly plant, located at Tuscaloosa. We only have good words for Mercedes Alabama such as keep up the good work, as we will definitely be around to see them reach their second millionth.
Source: The Birmingham News