Mercedes-Benz Hamburg Plant
Location
Mercedes-Benz Hamburg Plant
Mercedesstraße 1
21079 Hamburg
Germany
Postal address
Daimler AG
Mercedes-Benz Hamburg Plant
Postfach 910164
21160 Hamburg
Germany
Phone
+49 407 920-0
Production
Axles, components
The Hamburg plant specialises in the production of axles and steering columns, as well as system elements including pedal units, gearshifts and parking brakes. The further development of technologies and the entire process chain — from concept analysis to series production — are carried out here in state-of-the-art production areas.
Plant area
326,650 square meters
Built-on plant area
125,800 square meters
Number of employees (on site / from MBC)
2,608 / 2,324 (excl. production of body panels)
Plant founded
1935
Annual production
Rear axles: 503,062
Front axles: 483,353
1935
Founding of "Vidal & Sohn Tempowerk GmbH"; production of a three-wheeled truck
1969
The company is absorbed by Hanomag-Henschel-Fahrzeugwerke GmbH,
51 percent of which is owned by Daimler-Benz
1978
The Hamburg plant is taken over by Daimler-Benz AG
1987–1989
Integration of the plant into the Daimler-Benz Automobile division
2004
The plant is an important supplier of powertrains and components for the entire range of passenger cars from Mercedes-Benz, smart and Maybach