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The automaker will go from 3 locations to one with an unknown location for its new headquarters in Silicon Valley
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Mercedes-Benz will rev its electric motors at its research lab in Sunnyvale and rip out of the parking lot for unknown horizons.
The unit of Stuttgart-based Mercedes-Benz Group plans to relocate its Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America division from its 71,700-square-foot headquarters at 309 North Pastoria Avenue, the Silicon Valley Business Journal reported.
The timing of the measurement is not disclosed.
Mercedes-Benz is consolidating its R&D footprint in Silicon Valley from three buildings to one, according to an unidentified spokeswoman. Its local research arm has its main office in Sunnyvale, plus two unknown locations.
The company declined to disclose where the new studios would go, whether it had found a new site, or whether it would rent or buy.
Mercedes rents its 3 buildings in Silicon Valley.
“Like many Silicon Valley companies, we are continually looking for opportunities that align with our vision and goals,” Mercedes’ spokeswoman said in an email, adding that the company will announce its new location this year.
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America leased its existing Sunnyvale to Palo Alto-based owner Peery Arrillaga in 2013. The terms of its lease are unknown.
The R&D department, founded in 1994, rented a workplace in Palo Alto in the past. It currently develops electric powertrains for the Mercedes-AMG, EQ, G and Maybach ranges, according to its website.
Show cars to emerge from its design center include the AMG Vision Gran Turismo, Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Coupe and Cabriolet, Vision EQ Silver Arrow and Vision C111.
—Dana Barthélemy