Mercedes-Benz Korea's Bold Investment Drives Regional Community Co-Growth

Mercedes-Benz Jungnang Showroom and Service Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Mercedes-Benz Korea is gaining attention as a partner of the local community through active investments, including building one of the largest infrastructures for a single imported car brand in Korea.

According to the imported car industry on the 25th, Mercedes-Benz Korea currently operates a network and infrastructure with the largest scale for a single imported car brand, consisting of a total of 59 official showrooms nationwide, 73 official service centers, and more than 1,200 work bays.

In particular, the service centers have expanded to about twice the size compared to 2014, focusing on service expansion. In 2014, Mercedes-Benz Korea invested 52 billion KRW to build a parts logistics center in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, and five years after its establishment, in 2018, invested an additional 35 billion KRW to expand the facility to about twice its size to improve service quality and enhance customer satisfaction.

Mercedes-Benz Korea's investment in the local community also extends to various automotive education and talent development programs. Mercedes-Benz Korea operates programs such as the work-study dual program for high school graduates called ‘Ausbildung’ and the social contribution program ‘Mercedes-Benz Mobile Academy,’ which provides excellent Mercedes-Benz technology and global educational know-how to domestic university automotive departments.

In 2015, Mercedes-Benz Korea opened the Mercedes-Benz Training Academy, a standalone training facility boasting the largest scale among education facilities in the domestic imported car industry. With a total investment of 25 billion KRW, it is the first of its kind in Asia and the third worldwide after Germany and France, a unique standalone training facility of Mercedes-Benz.

Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz Korea is also actively carrying out social contribution activities to fulfill its responsibilities as a corporate citizen. Notably, six years after the launch of the Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee, the cumulative donation amount has reached 30.1 billion KRW, the highest level in the imported car industry, demonstrating efforts for coexistence with the local community.

A Mercedes-Benz Korea official stated, “We regard co-growth with the local community as a key value and have continued steady investments to realize this. We plan to maintain our position as the number one imported car brand through active domestic investments for customers and the local community in the future.”

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