Mercedes-Benz and Celonis Partner to Accelerate AI-Powered Manufacturing Transformation

Mercedes-Benz Group AG has announced a strategic partnership with Celonis to propel AI-driven digital transformation across its more than 30 global production facilities. This collaboration aims to strengthen the company’s data transparency, process optimization, and real-time decision-making capabilities, setting new benchmarks for intelligent manufacturing.

Advancing the Next Era of Automotive Manufacturing

As the automotive sector transitions toward electric and autonomous vehicles, Mercedes-Benz is deepening its digital ecosystem through its MO360 platform. Integrating the Celonis Process Intelligence Platform enables real-time insights into every order, part, and production process.
Dr. Joerg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, emphasized that “full data transparency empowers teams to act with greater speed and precision while harnessing AI power.”

Operational Details: AI in Action Across Key Workflows

Mercedes-Benz has deployed Celonis across its Order-to-Delivery, Aftersales Service, and Quality Management operations.

• AI-powered copilots enhance production scheduling and logistics efficiency.
• Aftersales analytics identify and resolve logistics bottlenecks.
• AI-driven anomaly detection in quality management ensures faster issue resolution.

The result: improved on-time delivery, accelerated decision cycles, and measurable efficiency gains supported by hundreds of active users.

Economic and Competitive Impact

This deployment reinforces Mercedes-Benz’s competitive positioning as it scales production for next-generation vehicles. The partnership underscores the strategic value of process intelligence in enterprise AI adoption. Celonis Co-CEO Bastian Nominacher highlighted that the collaboration “proves how process intelligence makes enterprise AI genuinely valuable.”

The move follows BMW’s long-standing adoption of Celonis since 2016, signaling a broader industry shift toward intelligent process automation in automotive manufacturing.

Strategic Significance

Celonis’ recognition—ranked #3 on Fortune’s 2025 Future 50 list and #12 on Forbes Cloud 100 2025—further validates its growing influence in digital transformation. For Mercedes-Benz, this partnership represents a key step toward achieving fully transparent, AI-empowered, and sustainable production systems.