Name and Location
Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes (Compas), Mexico.
Client
Compas, a joint venture (JV) between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance, will oversee the construction and operation of the manufacturing plant.
Project Description
The project involves the construction of a state-of-the-art plant near the Nissan Aguascalientes A2 plant for the production of next-generation premium compact vehicles for the Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti brands. The plant will have an initial production capacity of more than 230 000 vehicles a year and will create about 3 600 direct jobs by 2020. Depending on market development and customer demand, additional capacity could be added.
Value
The partners will invest $1-billion in Compas.
Duration
Production of Infiniti vehicles will begin in 2017 and the first Mercedes-Benz vehicles will roll off the line in 2018.
Latest Developments
The JV broke ground on the project on September 3, 2015.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Daimler, tel +49 711 17 0, fax +49 711 17 22244 or dialog@daimler.com.
Renault-Nissan Alliance, Mia Nielsen,
tel +33 1 76 87 12 33, fax +33 6 10 83 31 33 or email mia.nielsen@renault-nissan.com.