Mercedes-Benz Considering Building CLA in Mexico at Nissan Plant

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Chairman Dieter Zetsche says that it is considering building the CLAMercedes-Benz CLA-Class Gen.1Germany, 2013 > present63 versions
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at Nissan's factory in Aguascalientes, Mexico, to fulfill demand in North and South America. He says the decision is at least a year away, and production would not start until 2018 because it would involve expansion of the factory. 

The CLA is currently exclusively built in Hungary, but Mercedes wants to expand production to protect itself from global currency changes.

"Mexico is the best location for the United States," said Zetsche. 

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at its factory in Vance, Alabama, and will add the C-Class in 2014. 

Mercedes is predicting that the CLA will become one of its bestselling cars in the US. 

Source: Automotive News