Image: Mercedes-BenzIt has long been known—and logical—that the battery-electric GLC is manufactured at Mercedes’ Bremen plant. The facility has been the production site for the internal combustion engine version of the GLC for years, and the EQC, Mercedes’ first mass-produced electric vehicle, also rolled off the assembly line there. However, while the EQC initially shared its platform with the ICE model, this is no longer the case: the battery-electric GLC retains the name of its ICE counterpart but is built on the MB.EA-M, a dedicated electric vehicle platform.The production lines in Hall 9, the plant’s largest assembly hall, have long been designed to manufacture vehicles with diverse powertrains. Alongside the GLC in ICE, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid variants, the fully electric EQE—based on the EVA2 platform—is also assembled there. With the introduction of the battery-electric GLC, Hall 9 now produces another electric model. Mercedes states that the current production ramp-up of the GLC underscores the site’s ‘efficiency, flexibility and focus as a centre of excellence for core-segment models within the Mercedes-Benz global production network.’“Our colleagues in Bremen have once again successfully delivered. With the ramp-up of the all-new electric GLC, they are mastering its complex integration into ongoing production with the utmost professionalism, supported by our consistent digital transformation,” said Michael Schiebe, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, responsible for Production, Quality & Supply Chain Management. “In doing so, Bremen is strengthening its role as a centre of excellence for core-segment models and is once again setting new standards in automotive engineering.”Mercedes does not disclose the production volumes or the model mix at the Bremen plant. However, the company did emphasise how well the new electric model is already selling: “The all-new electric GLC has generated more orders in the first three months than any other electric model in the company’s history.”While models like the EQC may not have set a particularly high benchmark, Mercedes significantly improved its performance with the electric CLA—and even this model is now being outperformed by the electric GLC. Image: Mercedes-Benz Image: Mercedes-Benz Image: Mercedes-Benz Image: Mercedes-Benz Image: Mercedes-Benz Image: Mercedes-Benz Image: Mercedes-Benz Image: Mercedes-Benz Image: Mercedes-Benz Image: Mercedes-BenzAdditionally, Mercedes provides insights into its in-house component manufacturing processes. While the battery systems for the EQE were transported by rail from Baden-Württemberg to Bremen, Mercedes subsidiary Accumotive now supplies the Bremen plant with the new battery generation from its facility in Kamenz. As previously announced, the GLC is fitted with an 800-volt system. The electric drive units are manufactured at the Sebeș plant in Romania.“The site has specifically expanded its production portfolio to include components for electric vehicles and is the second site within the global production network, after Untertürkheim, to supply vehicle plants with electric drive units,” Mercedes explains.From Sebeș, the electric motors—including a Mercedes-developed rear-axle unit with a two-speed transmission—are not sent directly to the Bremen vehicle plant. The Hamburg plant plays a central role in manufacturing electric axles and other key components for the powertrain. “Hamburg has been supplying the Bremen plant with electric axles for the EQE since 2022 and now also manufactures components for the electric GLC,” the Stuttgart-based company stated.“In 2019, we were the first plant to integrate an electric vehicle into ongoing series production. Plug-in hybrids and fully electric models are now an integral part of our product portfolio. We owe all of this, including the successful ramp-up of the all-new GLC, to our employees, who tackle the most complex tasks with great commitment and total dedication – every day, in every shift,” said Michael Frieß, Site Manager and Head of Production at the Mercedes-Benz Bremen plant.Michael Peters, Chairman of the Works Council at the Mercedes-Benz Bremen plant, added: “With the start of production of the GLC, we’ve not only made a successful start to this year but have also taken a first and very important step towards the future of our plant. The GLC represents the new face of our brand. We’re delighted to be able to build this forward-looking model here in Bremen and expand our product family with another vehicle.”mercedes-benz.com
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