- Daimler's Brazilian plant (located in São Paulo) is expected to produce 20 000 vehicles per year from 2015/2016. The models manufactured there will be the new generation of C-Class, CLA and GLA for the local market. The carmaker's objective is to become the leader in the premium car segment in Brazil by 2020.

- According to the carmaker, the Brazilian market is expected to grow by 50% between 2013 and 2020, becoming the fourth largest worldwide market by 2020 (behind China, Europe and the United States), with significant growth of the Premium segment.

- Currently, Brazil is already the world's fifth largest market (behind China, Europe, USA and Japan), with 3.8 million vehicles sold last year (2.85 million PC and 0.95 million commercial vehicles).

- The Sao Paulo plant will be Daimler's third plant in Brazil. Its two other plants  produce trucks and buses.

- The return of Daimler's in the production of passenger cars in Brazil has been accelerated by the tax rate (raised by 30% since 2011) on vehicles manufactured outside the Mercosur.

- Daimler produced in the past the Mercedes Class A (1999 to 2005) and the Class C (2008 to 2010) in small quantities.