Mercedes-Benz electric van factory (VAN.EA) in Jawor
Mercedes-Benz is expanding its plant in Jawor in Lower Silesia (Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone "Invest Park") with a new factory for light commercial vehicles based on the fully electric, modular VAN.EA architecture. Construction was symbolically inaugurated in December 2024, and from 2026 all newly developed medium and large Mercedes-Benz vans are to be built on this platform. The company announced outlays exceeding EUR 1 billion; employment in Jawor is to grow by around 2,500 people. In 2025 assembly of the structure of the production halls was under way.
How it went
Assessment: too early to assess. Signals only where documented.
Timeline
- Construction start Dec 2024
- Original date 2026
- Current date 2026
Change history
- Dec 2024 stage: construction
Significance
The investment makes Jawor one of Mercedes-Benz's key electromobility centres in Europe: it is a new factory for light vans on the fully electric VAN.EA platform, being launched alongside the engine and battery plant operating since 2019. The company announced outlays exceeding EUR 1 billion, and total employment in Jawor is to grow by around 2,500 people (contractually at least 300 new jobs, including 30 for people with higher education), which is associated with additional jobs at suppliers and subcontractors in the region. Series production of the new generation of commercial vehicles is to start from 2026.
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- Money.pl Dec 2024StatusStageConstruction startOriginal dateCurrent dateCost
Stage „Budowę nowej fabryki symbolicznie zainaugurowano w środę w Jaworze, na terenie Wałbrzyskiej Specjalnej Strefy Ekonomicznej"
Original date „Począwszy od 2026 r. wszystkie nowo opracowane średnie i duże samochody dostawcze Mercedes-Benz będą oparte na modułowej, elastycznej i skalowalnej architekturze elektrycznej VAN.EA"
Cost „niemiecki koncern zamierza zainwestować w Jaworze ponad 1 mld euro"
- Invest in Wrocław (ARAW) 2025StatusStageInvestorConstruction start
Status „In Jawor, Lower Silesia, the next phase of construction has begun"
Construction start „In December 2024, a ground-breaking ceremony was held"
Investor „The value of Mercedes-Benz AG's investment in the construction of an engine and battery factory for cars in Jawor is approximately €600 million, or over PLN 2.5 billion."
- Mercedes-Benz Group AG Dec 2024InvestorOriginal date
- Eurobuild CEE 2024Investor