FRANKFURT, July 28 (Reuters) - Daimler DAIGn.DE and
Renault RENA.PA said their new production plant for
Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti cars in Aguascalientes, Mexico, will
employ some 3,600 staff and have an initial production capacity
of more than 230,000 vehicles.
Production of Infiniti vehicles will begin in 2017 with the
first Mercedes-Benz vehicles due to roll off the production line
in 2018, Daimler said in a statement.
Depending on market developments and customer demand, there
will be potential to add further capacity, it added.
Daimler and Nissan announced in June last year that they
would share costs to develop and build small premium brand cars,
including plans to employ up to 5,700 staff and an annual
production capacity of 300,000 vehicles at the Mexican plant
when full output is reached in 2021. ID:nL2N0P80IH
Daimler and Nissan will also produce the next-generation
premium compact cars at other production locations around the
world, including Europe and China, Daimler said.