The Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth will become the centre for emission-free transport within the Mercedes-Benz truck production network after management and works council agreed on a corresponding target picture for the site.

Both parties agreed on key points for the future development and safeguarding of the future of Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ largest location, including the decision to locate the production of further trucks with CO2-neutral drive systems at the Wörth location.

In addition to the Mercedes-Benz eActros, which will already go into series production there in October 2021, the production of further Mercedes-Benz zero-emission trucks, such as the eEconic and eActros LongHaul, is also planned for Wörth in the future.

“Today we are laying the foundation for the future of the Mercedes-Benz truck production,” said Sven Gräble, head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks Operations.

“The technology shift in our industry towards locally emission-free trucks also implies an immense transition for our locations and production,” he said.

“With the new target picture for the Wörth plant, we are securing the competitiveness and thus the long-term future of the location: In the future, we want to greatly expand the series production of our electric trucks here and are already creating the conditions for this.”

The vision for the future of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth is determined in a works agreement with a term until the end of 2029.

Substantial funds will be required for the upcoming transformation of the site, including the conversion of production. Daimler Truck AG has submitted an application to the German government as part of the funding for hydrogen and fuel-cell technologies, which also includes the conversion at the Wörth plant.