Mercedes announces investment decision

Another significant investment decision was announced by Mercedes-Benz in a press release on Feb. 10. Mercedes-Benz Türk has said the company plans to double the production capacity of its truck manufacturing facility in the Central Anatolian province of Aksaray with a 113-million-euro plan until 2018. 

The company also said the aim was to increase the number of workers in the production facility from 1,800 to 3,000 in the next three years. 

Around 20,000 trucks were manufactured in the facility last year, according to the press release. Mercedes manufactures buses in its Ho?dere plant in the Marmara region.
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