<Tr> <Th> Parent </Th> <Td> Daimler AG </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> http://www.mbusi.com/ </Td> </Tr> <P> Mercedes - Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) is a Mercedes - Benz automobile manufacturing plant near Vance, Alabama . It is located about 34 miles (55 km) west of Birmingham and about 19 miles (31 km) east of downtown Tuscaloosa . The factory was announced in 1993 and produced its first vehicle, an ML320, in February 1997 . </P> <P> From its inception to 1999, the president and CEO of MBUSI was Andreas Renschler . When he was promoted to Head of Global Executive Management Development for DaimlerChrysler, he was succeeded by Bill Taylor . Taylor resigned effective June 2009, and was succeeded by Ola Kaellenius, who was succeeded by Markus Schaefer in July 2010 . </P>

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