Las Vegas, Dusseldorf. Against the backdrop of another customs dispute between the USA and Europe, the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will significantly expand its production in the USA – albeit later than previously planned. The SUV model GLC should now roll off the production line in the US plant in Tuscaloosa “a little later than 2027,” CEO Ola Källenius told the Handelsblatt at the CES technology trade fair in early January. The DAX group originally wanted to produce the vehicle in the factory in the US state of Alabama next year.