Mercedes-Benz has premiered its new A-Class L Sedan at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2018). The notchback model being presented there features a 6 cm longer wheelbase (2789 instead of 2729 mm) and is a ...
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The millionth vehicle has been built at Beijing Benz Automotive Co (BBAC). This joint venture between Daimler and BAIC has been in place for over ten years and undertook tremendous development over the last decade. Daimler Greater China ...
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China is one of the world’s largest automotive consumer market, by late 2015 car ownership in the country reached 172 million cars, and the volume is accelerating. It can be projected in the next few years, Chinese market demands for ...
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Nissan Motor is reportedly in talks with to acquire a one-third stake in Mitsubishi Motors for about JPY200bn ($1.8bn). The talks are in preliminary stages and have not been finalised. The companies are discussing several matters ...
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Chinese automaker BAIC Motor has assembled its first mass-produced all-electric Sport Utility Vehicle. The all-electric SUV, EX200, can drive for 200 kilometers on a single charge. It only takes half an hour to charge to 80 percent of ...
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China's new 10-year new-energy vehicle development plan has more objective, practical goals than the one released in 2012, after NEV sales in the first quarter accounted for only 5 percent of this year's original target. The Ministry of ...
The automobile industry has officially become the latest battleground for China's three Internet giants after Tencent Holdings Ltd announced a foray into smart cars. The owner of China's most widely used instant messaging app WeChat has ...
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A 1,200-kilometer highway that links two of China's biggest cities is being equipped with a charging system for electric vehicles, a big sign of improvement in the development of such facilities. Despite a number of measures taken by the ...
On December 19, Beijing-based Chinese steelmaker Shougang Iron and Steel Co. announced that its net asset value is expected to increase by an estimated RMB 3.4 billion ($0.55 billion) due to its holding company BAIC Motor Corporation Ltd ...
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In the presence of Germany’s Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and the Chinese State President Xi Jinping, Daimler AG and its Chinese partner Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC Group) today signed an agreement on the further ...
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German automaker Daimler has acquired a 12% stake in its Chinese partner BAIC Motor, the passenger car unit of Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC Group). This transaction marks the first investment by a non-Chinese automotive company in a ...
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Automotive driveline components manufacturer GKN Driveline has broken ground on the expansion of its CVJ systems production plant in Chongqing, China. For this expansion, GKN Chongqing Driveshaft (GDC), a joint venture by GKN, Shanghai ...
Italian auto maker Fiat Group SpA will look for a second partner in the Chinese mainland in a bid to develop Jeep, a brand under Chrysler Group LLC. Zeng qinghong, general manager with GAC Group, signed a framework agreement with Mike ...
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German manufacture, Daimler has started the trial production at its under construction engine manufacturing plant in China. The construction of the facility, which is a subsidiary of Beijing Benz Automobile (BBAC), a joint venture between ...
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German automotive manufacturer Daimler has acquired 12% stake in the passenger car unit of its Chinese partner Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) for $875m. The acquisition will help the company in expanding presence in the world's biggest ...
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