Mercedes Benz ML320 SUV History part 1

The Mercedes W163 was filed under the name of AAV (for all vehicles Activities) in 1996 and sold since 1997 as the M-Class. Thus, co-founder of the class of SUVs like the Mercedes Benz ML320 SUV .


The first appearance was in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic, Park II.


The W163 was, as now his successor, built in the Mercedes plant in Tuscaloosa, in Alabama, USA. The Alabama commitment dates back to before the merger of Chrysler. Among the ships built in Tuscaloosa, who arrived at the start of production of Mercedes Benz ML320 SUV quality defects hitherto unknown, eliminating the advantage of low production in the factory was destroyed again.

Due to high demand for the model and quality defects in the start-series, a relatively small number of vehicles in Graz (Austria) Steyr-Puch was made. These Mercedes Benz ML320 SUV do not even need, but the quality is much better than their U.S. counterparts.