To meet demand for new models, Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz plants have introduced numerous special shifts.
In the Rastatt plant, 21 special shifts from January to November were agreed with the works council.
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Ten special shifts are planned in November and December for the production of the C-Class and the GLK in the Bremen plant.
In the Sindelfingen plant, four Saturday shifts were introduced for the S-Class production and the working time was extended by around 30 minutes.
For 2014, another extension of the working time by 74 minutes per day has already been agreed with the works council for S-Class production.
The Tuscaloosa plant has worked 10 additional Saturdays. The powertrain plants are also expanding output – this year, workers at Untertürkheim have added special shifts every weekend to supply the body plants with engines, transmissions, axles and components.
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