Mercedes‑AMG is taking groundbreaking steps to strategically reorganize its motorsport division to meet future requirements and plans. As part of this initiative, the performance and sports car brand of Mercedes‑Benz has established a new subsidiary called “Affalterbach Racing GmbH.” This new entity will oversee all conceptual and technical customer sport activities for AMG, including the development of the new Mercedes‑AMG GT3. Additionally, Mercedes‑AMG GmbH intends to acquire a portion of its long-standing partner HWA AG, with both companies having signed a letter of intent.
Affalterbach Racing GmbH will enhance this expertise and apply it specifically to future projects, creating synergy effects with various AMG road vehicle development areas. A more in-depth technological exchange is also planned.
In conjunction with the new company foundation, AMG is pursuing another strategic move by holding intensive talks with HWA AG to take over its customer motorsport division. Both parties have signed a non-binding term sheet and are currently in the approval phase.
“Motorsport is part of the DNA of Mercedes‑AMG. This currently includes GT Sport in particular, in which we’ve been very successful for years. Going forward, we not only want to continue these successes but also expand them further. We continue to see a growing interest in GT3 vehicles and are therefore working intensively on our successor model. In order to utilise our in-house expertise even more effectively, we’ve strategically strengthened the motorsport division with the new business unit at the Affalterbach site and set an important course for the future. With Affalterbach Racing GmbH, we will now be able to act even more flexibly and quickly.” said, Michael Schiebe, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes‑AMG GmbH
“I’m very pleased to be reaffirming our long-term and sustainable commitment to customer racing with the establishment of Affalterbach Racing GmbH. With it, we seek to further expand our extremely successful global GT customer sport programme. As a first step, the new GmbH is focusing on the development of the new GT3 racing car so that we can continue to offer our international customers a safe, reliable vehicle that is capable of winning.” added, Christoph Sagemüller, Head of Mercedes‑AMG Motorsport
