Daimler Truck begins producing Mercedes-Benz branded trucks in China
DAIMLER Truck has begun producing Mercedes-Benz branded trucks in China, with the first vehicles rolling off production lines at its joint plant with China’s Foton Motor in Beijing on Friday (Sep 23), the truck and bus maker said.
China is the world’s biggest market for heavy trucks, with around 1.5 million units sold in 2021 - more than in the US, Japan and Europe combined, according to data from German car association VDA.
But the market is largely dominated by local companies including FAW’s Jiefang, Dongfeng Motor and Sinotruk, which offer more price-competitive products.
Daimler Truck has so far only produced the joint venture’s brand, Auman, in China while selling Mercedes-Benz trucks imported from Germany at a higher price.
A company representative declined to disclose production targets. A document seen by Reuters in 2020 on plans for the revamp of the joint plant to begin heavy truck production said the target was to produce 50,000 Actros trucks a year. REUTERS
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