Mercedes Benz works to become a coronavirus vaccination site in West Alabama
Mercedes-Benz offers to help with COVID-19 vaccinations By Kelvin Reynolds | February 9, 2021 at 6:06 PM CST - Updated February 9 at 6:06 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Mercedes Benz US International wants to help with coronavirus vaccination efforts in West Alabama.
“We are ready and we are able. We’re on standby to basically ramp up with one week’s notice to be ready to go at MBUSI,” according to Steven Nichols.
He told people attending Tuesday’s West Alabama Works Quarterly meeting, that the company has cleared out its visitors center in hopes of using it as a COVID-19 vaccination site. Nichols said the company has submitted an application to the state.
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District 2 Commissioner Jerry Tingle looks on during Wednesday s meeting of the Tuscaloosa County Commission. (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch)
TUSCALOOSA, AL As Mercedes-Benz U.S. International moves forward on a massive expansion of its facilities in Vance, the Tuscaloosa County Commission is doing its due diligence in understanding the nuances of how the expansion will impact the area s infrastructure.
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Mercedes-Benz is no stranger to off-roaders, building the legendary G-Class since 1979, but the growing popularity of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment in North America during the 1980s encouraged the manufacturer to develop one too.
In early 1991, the Stuttgart-based carmaker announced plans to build such a vehicle through a joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors.
Using the Montero/Pajero platform as a base, they intended to develop a model that would be sold both as a Mercedes-Benz and as a Mitsubishi, but it all got canceled a year later with the companies citing