28.3.2019. In the Mercedes-Benz the production of the facelifted Mercedes-AMG GT is launched in the series plant in Sindelfingen,. Michael Bauer (2. v. r.), the head of production of the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant and site Manager, as well as Ergun Lümali (on the right), the Chairman of the works Council at the Sindelfingen plant, celebrated together with the production team, the first vehicle – a Mercedes-AMG GT R BY (12.4 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 284 g/km)[1].
The high-performance athlete in the two-door coupe and Roadster variant of the Mercedes-AMG GT family, as well as the limited Edition of the Mercedes-AMG GT-R PRO are manufactured by specially trained staff, in the manufacture of character.
“With the start of production of the revised Mercedes-AMG GT sports car, we show once more that in the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant only large-series vehicles are manufactured in the highest quality. As we continue to develop our skills constantly. Thanks to our highly motivated and experienced team, we are therefore able to meet the needs of our customers to highly exclusive vehicles such as the Mercedes-AMG GT. We can be proud of,“ said Michael Bauer, head of production of the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant and site responsible.
“With the production of the Mercedes-AMG GT, we show once more that we have in the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen, a highly qualified team that produces passionate cars in the highest quality. Within the Sindelfingen-based competence centre for vehicles in the upper and luxury class of Mercedes-Benz the production of the Mercedes plays-AMG GT sports car as the Top, of course, a special role. It is great for us as works councils, that we contribute, through the production of the Mercedes-AMG GT to safeguard the jobs,“ says Ergun Lümali, Chairman of the works Council Sindelfingen at the site.
The production of the Mercedes-AMG GT series, which was developed in Affalterbach, takes place at the Sindelfingen plant with a lot of hand work in the highest quality. Whether a fabric top, Carbon – or glass roof, whether standard or exclusive request of the customer: At the individual stations, the employees are prepared for the installation of any of these variants. The components are deployed in so-called baskets of the highly flexible line of the vehicle.
The two-door Mercedes-AMG GT family goes to the model of care is now sharpened into the race: The high-performance athletes received updates to the exterior and are in the future, even more agile on the road. The integrated vehicle dynamics control, AMG DYNAMICS, the new AMG Performance steering Wheel ensure, among other things, a center console, with innovative on-screen buttons, as well as a fully digital instrument display. The limited Edition AMG GT-R PRO has been modified in many Details for even more Performance on the race track. A new suspension and the optimised power-to-weight, to contribute to the lightweight bucket seats and wheels. In addition, refinements to the aerodynamics.
About the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen
The Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen, Germany is the competence center for passenger Cars of the upper and luxury class as well as the Lead plant for the production of the S – and E-class series. At the site in the future, so electric vehicles of the new product and technology – brand EQ are produced. Together with the Central production organization of Mercedes-Benz Cars, the factory has more than 25,000 employees. Mercedes-Benz manufactures the E-class (sedan and T-model) and the CLS, S-class (sedan, coupe and Cabriolet), Mercedes-Maybach, the Mercedes-AMG GT family, as well as the GLA. In the Sindelfingen Mercedes-Benz customer center every day, around 250 vehicles will be delivered.
[1] The figures shown were obtained in accordance with the prescribed measuring procedure. It is the “NEDC-CO2-values” i. p. v., art. 2, no 1 implementing regulation (EU) 2017/1153. The fuel consumption values were calculated on the Basis of these values.
Start of production of the facelifted Mercedes-AMG GT at Sindelfingen: Together with the production team, Michael Bauer (2 celebrations. v. r.), head of production of the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant and site Manager, as well as Ergun Lümali (right), Chairman of the works Council at the location of the first vehicle – Sindelfingen, Mercedes-AMG GT R PRO;combined fuel consumption: 12.4 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 284 g/km*
