TITLE

Sprinter assembly plant opens

PUB. DATE

April 2007

SOURCE

Trailer / Body Builders;Apr2007, Vol. 48 Issue 6, p5

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article discusses the opening of the Sprinter assembly plant at Ladson, South Carolina by DaimlerChrysler in April 2007. The new plant has a production capacity of 32,000 units, with 180 employees working to reassemble the Sprinter on a 460,000 square-foot site. $35 million was invested in the plant. According to the article, the Sprinter is the top-performing van in North America.

ACCESSION #

25155769

 

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