European Automaker Relocates Vehicle Production To Red State Amid Tariff Negotiations

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European Automaker Relocates Vehicle Production To Red State Amid Tariff Negotiations

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By Cullen McCue
May 1, 2025

Mercedes-Benz announced Thursday that it will be adding a new vehicle to its plant in Alabama in what is being viewed as a direct response to President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy.

The German auto giant said it will be shifting production of the “core segment” vehicle at its plant near Tuscaloosa by 2027. Company executive did not provide additional details as to the specifics of the plan or which vehicle line will be relocated, though the plant primarily produces Mercedes-Benz SUVs.

“We are getting even closer to the U.S. customer by localizing a core segment model in Tuscaloosa, strengthening our ties to the North American market where a range of Mercedes-Benz vehicles including the GLE and GLS models have their roots,” Mercedes-Benz North America CEO Jason Hoff said in a press release.

A spokesperson for Mercedes-Benz declined to comment on whether the decision was related to President Trump’s tariff strategy when asked by CNBC. Instead, the company cited a “local-for-local strategy” of producing vehicles where it sells them.

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Better to have an American firm build more here than a foreign firm. Parts.

Wife has a Merc built in Alabama that had a tree limb fall on it. Smashed back window and scraped some paneling inside the window.

Now two months the Merc body shop here has been waiting on new paneling.  Still unknown when it will arrive, if ever.

I went down today and took my money back and told the shop to cancel order.

Merc will likely still have to wait to get parts from Germany.