Inside Look at Mercedes C-Class Production at its Alabama Assembly Plant

The newly designed Mercedes C-Class is the first sedan the automaker is producing in the U.S. at its Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant. Mercedes-Benz Head Dieter Zetsche said, 'it was about time to have our best selling sedan in America being built for Americans, in America.' To get the plant ready to produce a sedan, it had to be retooled and employees had to be trained to use more sophisticated technology. Jason Hoff is the CEO of Mercedes-Benz U.S. International and he's responsible for the Tuscaloosa plant. Hoff said, 'The C-Class uses very advanced technology. From a materials standpoint, it uses aluminum, it uses forged aluminum, the joining technology of the different body parts are things that we didn't do thus far on SUVs.' The new C-Class, which is hitting showrooms now, is priced at a little more than $41,000, about $1,000 higher than last year's model. TheStreet's Ruben Ramirez reports from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.