Mercedes-Benz research and development India (MBRDI) recently inaugurated a new facility at Whitefields in Banglore. Spread over an area of 20,000 square meters with capacity of 1800 people, this is the single largest R & D facility of Daimler outside of Germany.
Mercedes-Benz R&D India is headquartered in Bangalore where 90 per cent of its workforce is situated. It also operates one satellite office out of the Mercedes-Benz India facility in Pune.
MBRDI has been involved in many areas of Daimler’s R&D engagements including component development of parts and modules for the new generation cars from Mercedes-Benz. The integral seats of the newly launched A-Class and the seats of the new CLA are a few examples of end-to-end projects lead by the MBRDI team.
Commenting on the development, Thomas Weber, member of the board of management, Daimler AG and head of group research, Mercedes-Benz cars development said, "MBRDI is one of our most important hubs within the global research and development organization and the new facility will be a cornerstone for leveraging the Indian talent pool for Daimler.”
