Mercedes-Benz opened a plant in Alabama in 1995 specialized in making the GLE right now while Audi has plants in Mexico, Hungary and Slovakia, all of them focused mostly on crossovers and SUVs as well. Growing demand for SUV and crossovers could jeopardise growth in the German automotive industry . BMW , Mercedes - Benz and Audi all manufacture their sedan ##s at home but produce SUVs overseas , meaning domestic plants are suffering . The companies have taken steps to move SUV production back to Germany to counterbalance the trend . But questions remain over whether such moves will be enough to prevent further declines in Germany 's manufacturing sector .
Growing demand for SUV and crossovers could jeopardise growth in the German automotive industry . BMW , Mercedes - Benz and Audi all manufacture their sedan ##s at home but produce SUVs overseas , meaning domestic plants are suffering . The companies have taken steps to move SUV production back to Germany to counterbalance the trend . But questions remain over whether such moves will be enough to prevent further declines in Germany 's manufacturing sector .