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Daimler Truck opens Czech plant to ease German production strain

A strategic move to cut costs and improve efficiency. The new Czech site will create 1,000 jobs while strengthening Daimler's European production network.

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Daimler Truck opens Czech plant to ease German production strain

Daimler Truck's new plant is designed to have an annual production capacity of around 25,000 units, according to the company, and is expected to create roughly 1,000 jobs. The firm plans to invest a sum in the low to mid triple-digit millions in the new site, as per its own statements.

The partial relocation of truck production to the Czech Republic is part of the company's broader push to cut costs and strengthen its competitiveness. The new location offers "compelling advantages in both logistics and cost structures," the company said in a statement.

Daimler Truck aims to become more efficient, resilient, and flexible amid rising complexity driven by an increasing variety of vehicle models. The Wörth plant in Rhineland-Palatinate will remain the lead and high-volume facility within the production network.

"We are constantly reaching our limits here—including in terms of space," Jürgen Distl, head of operations at Mercedes-Benz Trucks, told the German Press Agency. Some of the production volume will shift to the new site, which will result in "fewer trucks being built in Wörth in a normal year." The same applies to the plant in Aksaray, Turkey. "The lion's share will still come from Wörth," Distl added.

According to the company, the Wörth plant has the capacity to produce around 100,000 vehicles annually. In 2025, output was roughly 66,000 units, compared to about 97,000 in 2023. The Aksaray facility can manufacture around 30,000 vehicles per year. The new Cheb plant will give Wörth "the much-needed breathing room," Distl said in the statement.

The Wörth site will continue to evolve to ensure it remains economically viable even as market conditions change.

Plans to shift part of production to a lower-cost country had been known for some time. Last year, Daimler Truck launched its "Cost Down Europe" savings program, aiming to reduce operating costs on the continent by more than €1 billion by 2030, with around 5,000 jobs set to be cut in Germany.

Michael Brecht, head of the group works council, noted that the Czech plant would also benefit German sites and their employees. During negotiations over "Cost Down Europe," employee representatives had insisted that the focus should not be solely on efficiency and cost-cutting—growth strategies were equally essential. With the Wörth plant

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