Manufacturing

Mercedes lights up a U.S. EV battery supply chain

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The battery pack plant that opened last week near Mercedes-Benz’s assembly plant in Vance, Ala., uses a variety of Industry 4.0 technologies and the automaker’s digital production methods.
March 19, 2022 04:00 AM

VANCE, Ala. — Mercedes-Benz's U.S. assembly plant transformed the Deep South's industrial base when it opened here 25 years ago. Now, the 6-million-square-foot manufacturing juggernaut is being reinvented for another new automotive era.

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