SL/R231: SL Assembly?
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Cannot find any information to support that the SL were ever built in Mexico. The GLB and A sedan were, but the A was moved back to Germany. Here is a list of the Daimler facilities in Mexico:Mercedes-Benz Mexico has four manufacturing facilities in:
- Santiago Tianguistenco (STMP)[size=8333px] [/size]Produces Freightliner's Business Class M2 medium-duty truck models; Freightliner's heavy-duty models, including the FLD Series, Century Class, Columbia and Coronado.The plant has won numerous quality awards including the DTNA Top Quality Award in 2006, 2007, 2009 & 2010 and the TOS overall implementation award in 2008 & 2009.
- Monterrey (urban, intercity, touring buses & CKD kit assembly of high-performance vehicles) The Monterrey plant opened in 1994 for the manufacture of Mercedes-Benz buses which it continues to manufacture. The plant also manufactures the chassis and suspension for the Mercedes-Benz M & GL classes, which are then shipped to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In 2009 the plant manufactured its 50,000th bus
- Toluca(Manufacture of engines, electronics & transmissions and SKD kit assembly of sedans) This plant is a joint venture with Detroit diesel and is responsible for assembly and re-manufacture of engines, electronics and transmissions for Mercedes vehicles.
- Saltillo (full manufacture of class 7 and 8 trucks). This plant is responsible for the manufacture of Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks. They are re-branded as Freightliner trucks in the United States.
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I searched my car all over and could not find anything written in Spanish. I thought maybe the transmissions or rear axles were built in Mexico. Tremec builds transmissions for GM , including the Corvette, in Mexico.
