New car plant opens 14 Sep 2007 - By Staff reporter Comments | 0 Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share to E-mail Print this page LAST THURSDAY saw the official opening of DaimlerChrysler South Africa’s new plant for the production of the Mercedes Benz W 204 C-Class series in East London. Sign up to our mailing list and get daily news headlines and weekly features directly to your inbox free. Subscribe to receive print copies of Freight News Features to your door. View the discussion thread.