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Mercedes Declined Lutnick's Bid to Move to US, CEO Tells The Pioneer

Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius rejected U.S. tax incentives to relocate headquarters, emphasizing the company’s strong Swabian roots; SUV production will move to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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In an interview with a German media outlet, Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick made the overture roughly a year ago, dangling tax relief and other incentives.

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Mercedes-Benz's executive director rejected a Trump cabinet secretary's attempt to attract the manufacturer's headquarters to the United States from Germany, where its roots date back to the invention of the car. Mercedes' executive director, Ola Källenius, stated that the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, made the proposal about a year ago, offering tax exemptions and other incentives, he said in an interview with The Pioneer, a Germa…

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Times Live broke the news in Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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