Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Layoff — July 2026
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGCalifornia Employment Development Department· filed May 7, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Via Oro Ave Long Beach, CA (Los Angeles County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on May 7, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the CA state workforce agency.
Summary
Mercedes-Benz plans to open a new U.S. R&D hub this summer near its Sandy Springs, Georgia, headquarters and will close a technology and engineering facility in California. The company announced the planned closure as it prepares to consolidate research and development activities at the new Atlanta-area center. The article describes this as an upcoming facility shutdown tied to a strategic shift rather than reporting completed layoffs, and it does not specify how many employees will be affected or provide dates for employee separations. The move is framed as part of Mercedes-Benz's reorganization of its U.S. engineering and technology operations.
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the CA state workforce agency on May 7, 2026. The notice covers 72 employees in Via Oro Ave Long Beach, CA (Los Angeles County), with the layoff effective July 6, 2026.
That is roughly 1.5% of the 4,800 people Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 2 layoff events at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. since June 2026, including 72 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 1 additional event known from news reporting.
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