Mercedes-Benz is currently considering whether or not to start making its popular C-Class sedans right in Vance, Alabama. The plant is already responsible for making the M, GL and R-Class so the German giant could definitely make the C-Class at Vance too. Let’s not forget that Mercedes poured $290 million into the expansion of the plant earlier this year but never said what the purpose of the investment was.

And if you’re reading this from Sindelfingen, Germany, the current home of the C-Class then you should know Mercedes plans to save all those 3,000 jobs by shifting SL production from Bremen to Sidelfingen. And don’t worry Bremen Mercedes builders, your jobs will be saved too. It looks like the it’s a win-win-win situation but we’ll see more once Mercedes-Benz goes public with the changes!

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Facelifted C-Class

The most current W204 Mercedes Benz C-Class has been available since 2007 and will be due for a mid-life facelift around 2010. As the computer generated rendering suggests, the car’s designers are choosing to focus on only minor changes such as new wheel and bumper designs. Besides some exterior styling changes, there will surely be some updates to the interior and a list of mechanical changes.

Some of the changes likely would be the addition of new BluTec diesel powertrains and engine stop-start systems, as well as more direct-injected models. Like previous updates, the new changes will be incorporated across the C-Class range but there may also be a major addition to the lineup – a new C-Class Cabrio. Placed below the E-Class Cabrio, the new model will probably feature two doors and is likely to have a conventional soft-top roof in order to keep costs down. More to come.

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