We cooperate in Thailand with our long-term partner, Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant Ltd., for more than four decades. We are producing Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in Bangkok, Thailand for 46 years, serving mainly the Thai market. In 2022 export under ASEAN free trade agreement to Vietnam has started. Further export opportunities are being constantly investigated.
The model range covers 13 different cars lines from A-Class, C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, GLA, GLC, GLE, GLS, C-Coupe, GLC-Coupe, CLS, Maybach S-Class, to the EQS. The production concept called CKD (Completely Knocked Down) enables us with resource-efficient and high manufacturing capabilities to produce a high variety of car lines in parallel and ensures our flexibility to adapt on market demands.
On the drive train we are offering all existing types from combustion engines (gasoline and diesel), Plug-in Hybrid and full battery electric vehicles. Our first BEV, an EQS, was introduced in 2022 into local production, being the first OEM in Thailand to produce BEV. Together with our partner Thonburi, in their battery plant nearby, we have been producing HV batteries with them since 2019. Today we have integrated the third and fourth generation of Mercedes-Benz HV-batteries.
The highly skilled operators are trained to manufacture different car lines in a highly manual production process. This training process is developed over many decades and include trainings abroad and within Thailand and one of our core competences to produce Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
The business model is derived from different local requirements focusing on the creation of local value added. With full-scale local production, including body shop, paint shop, and battery assembly, along with the localization of various components, we are able to fulfill such requirements.
Mercedes-Benz AG at a glance
Mercedes-Benz AG is part of the Mercedes-Benz Group AG with a total of around 170,000 employees worldwide and is responsible for the global business of Mercedes-Benz Cars and Mercedes-Benz Vans. Ola Källenius is Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG. The company focuses on the development, production and sales of passenger cars, vans and vehicle-related services. Furthermore, the company aspires to be the leader in the fields of electric mobility and vehicle software. The product portfolio comprises the Mercedes-Benz brand with Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, and G-Class with their all-electric models as well as products of the smart brand. The Mercedes me brand offers access to the digital services from Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz AG is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of luxury passenger cars. In 2022 it sold around two million passenger cars and 415,300 vans. In its two business segments, Mercedes-Benz AG is continually expanding its worldwide production network with around 35 production sites on four continents, while gearing itself to meet the requirements of electric mobility. At the same time, the company is constructing and extending its global battery production network on three continents. As sustainability is the guiding principle of the Mercedes-Benz strategy and for the company itself, this means creating lasting value for all stakeholders: for customers, employees, investors, business partners and society as a whole. The basis for this is the sustainable business strategy of the Mercedes-Benz Group. The company thus takes responsibility for the economic, ecological and social effects of its business activities and looks at the entire value chain.
We cooperate in Thailand with our long-term partner, Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant Ltd., for more than four decades. We are producing Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in Bangkok, Thailand for 46 years, serving mainly the Thai market. In 2022 export under ASEAN free trade agreement to Vietnam has started. Further export opportunities are being constantly investigated.
The model range covers 13 different cars lines from A-Class, C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, GLA, GLC, GLE, GLS, C-Coupe, GLC-Coupe, CLS, Maybach S-Class, to the EQS. The production concept called CKD (Completely Knocked Down) enables us with resource-efficient and high manufacturing capabilities to produce a high variety of car lines in parallel and ensures our flexibility to adapt on market demands.
On the drive train we are offering all existing types from combustion engines (gasoline and diesel), Plug-in Hybrid and full battery electric vehicles. Our first BEV, an EQS, was introduced in 2022 into local production, being the first OEM in Thailand to produce BEV. Together with our partner Thonburi, in their battery plant nearby, we have been producing HV batteries with them since 2019. Today we have integrated the third and fourth generation of Mercedes-Benz HV-batteries.
The highly skilled operators are trained to manufacture different car lines in a highly manual production process. This training process is developed over many decades and include trainings abroad and within Thailand and one of our core competences to produce Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
The business model is derived from different local requirements focusing on the creation of local value added. With full-scale local production, including body shop, paint shop, and battery assembly, along with the localization of various components, we are able to fulfill such requirements.
Mercedes-Benz AG at a glance
Mercedes-Benz AG is part of the Mercedes-Benz Group AG with a total of around 170,000 employees worldwide and is responsible for the global business of Mercedes-Benz Cars and Mercedes-Benz Vans. Ola Källenius is Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG. The company focuses on the development, production and sales of passenger cars, vans and vehicle-related services. Furthermore, the company aspires to be the leader in the fields of electric mobility and vehicle software. The product portfolio comprises the Mercedes-Benz brand with Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, and G-Class with their all-electric models as well as products of the smart brand. The Mercedes me brand offers access to the digital services from Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz AG is one of the world's largest manufacturers of luxury passenger cars. In 2022 it sold around two million passenger cars and 415,300 vans. In its two business segments, Mercedes-Benz AG is continually expanding its worldwide production network with around 35 production sites on four continents, while gearing itself to meet the requirements of electric mobility. At the same time, the company is constructing and extending its global battery production network on three continents. As sustainability is the guiding principle of the Mercedes-Benz strategy and for the company itself, this means creating lasting value for all stakeholders: for customers, employees, investors, business partners and society as a whole. The basis for this is the sustainable business strategy of the Mercedes-Benz Group. The company thus takes responsibility for the economic, ecological and social effects of its business activities and looks at the entire value chain.
