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Daimler will soon start selling the new smart electric drive in China after authorities gave the carmaker the green light to start importing the small car into the world’s biggest market. The German premium car group said the electric version of the smart will go on sale in China before the end of the year. [...]
Volkswagen Group will start selling electric vehicles in China from 2014 as part of its overall strategy to become a world leader in green mobility. The German automaker also reaffirmed plans to boost its footprint in the world’s biggest car market by investing almost 10 billion euros over the next three years. “We will be [...]
Mercedes-Benz has opened a new sales training center in Chengdu in southwestern China, the biggest of its kind outside Germany. It is the sixth Chinese facility operated by the premium car division of Germany’s Daimler. The center is capable of offering 55,000 training days a year for employees of Mercedes dealerships. Mercedes has 260 dealers [...]
Daimler’s Chinese joint venture officially opened a new product development center for vans this week, as the German premium car and truck group continues to broaden the geographical spread of its operations. The center, located in Fuzhou in southeastern China, houses a design and computation department, a proving ground, several component and complete-vehicle test rigs and [...]
The Shanghai auto show will take place April 20-29 against a backdrop of continued strong sales growth in the world’s largest car market. The organizers, China’s automobile manufacturers’ association, said the show’s theme will be “Innovation for a Better Life.” The event will focus on the growth of the Chinese car industry, innovation and green [...]
Daimler will acquire a 12 pc stake in Beijing Automotive Group’s (BAIC) passenger car division, the first time a western carmaker invests directly in a Chinese auto group. The two companies were already working together in various areas, but the investment lays the groundwork for closer cooperation in the world’s biggest car market. Daimler will [...]
Audi opened a new r&d center as well as a digital showroom in China, underscoring the importance of the world’s largest auto market to the German premium car brand. The Volkswagen Group subsidiary opened its first digital Audi showroom in Asia in Beijing last week, exporting a new sales model that it plans to introduce [...]
Kuka said it had received a major order to build a car body assembly line for a German premium carmaker in China. The German robotics and plant engineering group said its Chinese subsidiary had booked the order, which it said is valued “in the mid-double-digit million euro range.” Kuka will develop and build a car [...]
BOCHUM — CEO Hakan Samuelsson wants to nearly double worldwide sales of Volvo Cars in the next seven years. To accomplish this, he wants to strengthen the Swedish car brand, reduce complexity in its vehicle lineup and boost sales in China and the US in particular. Samuelsson, who succeeded Stefan Jacoby at the helm of [...]
Ericsson will help Volvo Cars speed up the roll-out of new connected car services, as the Chinese-owned Swedish automaker plans to boost its competitiveness in the global premium car market. Volvo said in a press release it will rely on Ericsson’s Multiservice Delivery Platform to provide cloud-based infotainment, apps and communication services in its upcoming [...]
