| Corporation link: | | DaimlerChrysler |
| Company name: | | DaimlerChrysler of South Africa (Pty) Ltd., Pretoria |
| Address: | | 7 Settler Way, Gately Industrial Township, PO Box 671 5200, East London |
| Tel: | | +27-43-706-9111 |
| Fax: | | +27-43-706-2812 |
| URL: | | www.daimlercrhysler.co.za
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Intro: The East London plant has had an illustrious history since it was founded in 1948. It has made close than 0,5 million passenger cars and 150,000 commercial vehicles, mostly for the South African market. Its export program began to pick up steam in August 1998, and it has since sent more than 2,000 units of the C-Class's predecessor to Australia.
Since September, 2000 the new C-class is being manufactured here and exported to all the right-hand drive markets around the world. Currently production runs at a rate of 175 units per day.
In addition to the C-class a Mitsubishi pick-up and larger commercial vehicles are also being manufactured here.
With over 3 000 employees, the DCSA East London plant is one the largest employers in South Africa's Border-Kei region.
6844 Mitsubishi pick-ups and 43042 Mercedes-Benz C-class were assembled in 2003.
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Mercedes-Benz C-Class
(2000 - )
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Mitsubishi Colt
(2001 - )
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