WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Katie Britt issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, Mercedes-Benz global leadership, and Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in celebrating the assembly of over five million vehicles at the Mercedes-Benz assembly plant in Vance, Alabama, Mercedes' $4 billion pledged additional investment in its Alabama operations, and the global unveiling of two new Mercedes models.

Mercedez-Benz unveiled the new GLE and GLS models at its Tuscaloosa County facility and announced a $4 billion investment in the plant over the next several years, highlighting Alabama as a pillar of global auto manufacturing.

Senator Britt spoke on Alabama's manufactur...