The Egyptian German Automotive Company was founded 1996 as a Joint-Venture between Egyptian entrepreneurs and Daimler AG. Supported by the Egyptian government, EGA built a high-tech plant in the industrial area of 6th of October City, some 30 km southwest of Cairo. During the following years, EGA managed to achieve sustained growth by extending the model range and sales figures. Starting with the E-class model in 1997 and the C-class followed in 1999 as CKD production and additionally starting 2006 with SKD production for the S-class followed by GLK in 2009.