Mercedes-Benz
USA
Maker of luxury automobiles.
Headquarters:
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645
Employees 1,500+
CEO: Paul Halata
Subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler
Website:
http://www.mbusa.com
Career Site
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler North American Holding Corporation
based in Auburn Hills, MI. It is responsible for the sales, service
and marketing of Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products in the United
States. The company sold 224,421 vehicles in the U.S. during
2005, setting the highest sales volume in its history and
achieving eleven years of consecutive sales growth.
Mercedes is known for its luxury automobiles
and engineering. Cars include sedans, sports cars and SUVs that
are priced from $30,000-$200,000.
There are 329 Mercedes dealerships across
the U.S. and the Manhattan dealership is owned by MBUSA.
Ever since the invention of the motor vehicle
by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz in 1886, Mercedes-Benz has
continued to be a leading innovator in the automotive industry,
pioneering such features as the safety cell body structure (crumple
zones), anti-lock brakes, supplemental restraint system (SRS)
airbags, ESP stability control and traction control.
There are 1,500 employees working with
MBUSA and about 130 in Mercedes-Benz Manhattan.
Mercedes-Benz Service Corp. (testing laboratories in Ann Arbor,
Michigan and Los Angeles, California) has 13 employees.
Total employees working in U.S. dealerships is about 16,000.
History
MBUSA was founded in 1965 with headquarters
in Fort Lee, NJ and moved to its current headquarters in Montvale,
NJ in 1972. Prior to the founding of MBUSA, Mercedes-Benz cars
were sold in the United States from 1957 to 1964 by Mercedes-Benz
Sales, Inc., a subsidiary of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation.
Max Hoffman was the first importer and retailer of Mercedes-Benz
cars in the United States from 1952-1957.
Benefits
Health Care Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Prescriptions and Dental
- Group Life/ AD&D, Supplemental Life/ AD&D, Spouse &
Child Life and Travel Accident
- Flexible Spending Account
- Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Worker's Compensation
Retirement Benefits
- 401(k) Savings Plan with company match
- Pension Plan
- Retiree Medical Benefits
Paid Time Off
- Generous vacation schedule
- Personal Time/ Sick Time
- Holidays
- Bereavement time
- Jury duty
- Military leave
Additional Benefits
- Employee and family vehicle lease and purchase program
- Parts accessories discount program
- Flexible work arrangements (e.g. compressed workweek and telecommuting)
- Business casual attire during summer months
- Summer hours
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which offers information
and support for a wide range of issues that employees and their
families might encounter
- Group legal services
- Group automotive, homeowners and veterinary pet insurance plans
- Adoption Plan
The cafeteria at U.S. headquarters is a
great representation of the internationalism of the company:
serving a daily mixture of Asian, Caribbean, Indian, German,
Spanish, other European, and American delicacies.
Updated May 28, 2006
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