Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes

Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryAutomotive
Founded31 March 2014; 10 years ago (31 March 2014)
Headquarters
Aguascalientes
,
Mexico
ProductsAutomobiles
Production output
90,408 (2019)[1]
Owner
Number of employees
3,600

Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes (COMPAS) is a joint venture manufacturing plant between Mercedes-Benz Group and Nissan based in Aguascalientes, Mexico.[2][3] The factory was announced in July 2015 as a strategic alliance between the two companies.[4] Both companies invested a total of $1 billion for construction and operation of the manufacturing plant. The production site is located near the Nissan Aguascalientes A2 plant.

At the time of its establishment, the plant was targeted to have an initial annual production capacity of more than 230,000 vehicles and was to create about 3,600 direct jobs by 2020.[5] Production of Infiniti vehicles began in 2017, while the first Mercedes-Benz model, the A-Class, rolled off the line in September 2018.[6]

The A-Class production at the plant ceased in 2020 to focus on the Mercedes-Benz GLB, caused by the market demand shifting from sedans towards SUVs.[7]

  1. ^ "Mercedes A-Class is booted back to Germany". Automotive News. 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  2. ^ "Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance Break Ground for New Joint-Venture Plant in Mexico". marsMediaSite. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. ^ "DAIMLER AND RENAULT-NISSAN ALLIANCE START MANUFACTURING JOINT VENTURE IN MEXICO". The Alliance - Renault Nissan Mitsubishi. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  4. ^ "Daimler, Nissan partner to build $1B joint plant in Mexico". Today's Motor Vehicles. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  5. ^ "COMPAS collaboration: Daimler and Nissan plant new seeds in Mexico". Automotive World. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  6. ^ Rascon, Ricardo. "Overview of Mercedes-Benz's Plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico". insights.tetakawi.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  7. ^ Stopford, William (2020-07-20). "Mercedes-Benz: SUV demand forces A-Class Sedan production move". CarExpert.