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The usual winter production pause is expected to take place between December 18 and January 17, 2021 at the Mercedes plant in Kecskemét, and production is also scheduled to be suspended for a few days in October, Mercedes- Benz Manufacturing Hungary Kft. Told MTI on Monday.
Taking advantage of the Christmas holidays, the factory prepares for the next year of production with the usual winter work. Due to more extensive rebuilding work, the winter production hiatus is scheduled to take place from December 18 to January 17, 2021. On March 17, the owner of the Mercedes-Benz brand, Daimler AG, discontinued production. in many of its European sites due to the coronavirus epidemic. The move also affected Mercedes-Benz’s Kecskemét plant, where works were also suspended in most areas between March 20 and April 28.
The company said the factory had returned to the three-shift schedule since August 2, producing the CLA Coupé, the CLA Shooting Brake and their full-capacity plug-in hybrid versions for the global market, as well as the A-Class and its compact Mercedes-models. AMG. Performance versions.
With a long weekend starting on August 20, production was also suspended between August 17 and 23. During the decision, the leave planning needs of the employees were taken into account, on the other hand, work was carried out on maintenance these days.
According to his information, production at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemét will be suspended for a few days between October 23 and 28, also taking advantage of the long weekend for the national holiday. Maintenance and reconstruction work will also take place during this period.
The Kecskemét factory employs more than 4,400 people. In 2019, around 190,000 Mercedes-Benz compact cars were produced. In 2019, Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Kft. Reached a turnover of close to 3.7 billion euros, which represents an increase of 2.7 percent over the previous year.
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