David Reeves began his career at Mercedes Benz at the Tuscaloosa County plant when he was a co-op student at the University of Alabama. The mechanical engineering major and Vestavia Hills native knew early on he wanted to work at the Alabama car plant full time.
As a group leader on the assembly line, Reeves was involved with production of the new C-Class sedan that was introduced to the public on Wednesday from the early planning stages. He went to Germany with several colleagues and learned the ins and outs of what the company expected when the car was to be completed.