Mercedes to restart Alabama SUV plant next week after parts shortage

Daimler AG's (DE: DAIGn) Mercedes-Benz SUV plant in Alabama will resume production next week, the company said on Thursday, after being down this week because of parts shortages caused by a fire at a key supplier.
Daimler's Mercedes-Benz U.S. International plant outside Tuscaloosa will gradually ramp up production as parts begin to arrive next week, the company said in a statement.
The same May 2 fire, at a Meridian Magnesium Products plant in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, caused Ford Motor Co to lose more than a week of production of its highly profitable F-series pickup trucks at three U.S. plants.
After parts production restarted at the Michigan plant and at another Meridian plant in Britain, Ford Motor Co (N: F ) said it would resume truck production at one plant on Friday and two others on Monday.