Mercedes van plant opens door to suppliers

Frank Klein, Mercedes-Benz Vans: "Suppliers are going to have to make their own calculations. We don't tell them where they have to localize."

December 05, 2016 05:00 AM

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Daimler's commercial van factory here will soon go from needing almost nothing from North American suppliers to needing an entire supply chain of local parts.

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