The Mercedes-Benz plants in East London/South Africa and Bremen/Germany are building high quality cars. That’s the result of a recently published study conducted by the U.S. based market research institute J.D. Power und Associates. On July 13, 2009, Rainer Schmueckle, Chief Operating Officer Mercedes-Benz Cars, received the J. D. Power Gold Plant Quality Award for Mercedes-Benz’ East London Plant and the J. D. Power Silver Plant Quality Award for the company’s Bremen Plant from Jacob George, Vice President, Automotive Product Solutions, J.D.Power and Associates.
“This recognition is another proof for the high quality standards within our Mercedes-Benz Cars production network. We are very proud that our plants – following the J.D. Power Award for our Sindelfingen Plant in 2008 – are on the top of the list again this year,” said Schmueckle, the executive responsible for production, quality and purchasing. “Our success is a result of the company’s dedicated work force throughout our plants. The whole team is working hard every day to constantly secure and enhance the quality of Mercedes-Benz vehicles throughout the entire production process.”