Open For Business: DaimlerChrysler’s Sprinter Assembly Plant In Charleston, South Carolina Kicks Off Production

The new DaimlerChrysler plant in Ladson just outside Charleston, South Carolina has officially kicked off production of the Mercedes Sprinter (under the Dodge and Freightliner brands, of course). Due to growing sales, the former plant in Gaffney, which boasted an annual capacity of around 22,000, could no longer cope with production requirements. The new plant, featuring 180 employees and 460,000 sq. feet, features an annual capacity of 32,000 units, and came at the cost of $35 million…