Since Dyke-Benz has never had such a joint venture in the world, it is the highest-end brand in the world that has settled in Beijing. From the beginning, the strategic thinking and future development of the two sides, as well as the arrangement of specific projects, are very different. In 2003, SARS broke out in China. For half a year, we have been looking for places to negotiate all over the world, and we have encountered many difficulties, which are difficult to express in simple language.
But these difficulties exist objectively, and subjectively, the goal of both sides is the same, that is, we must complete the project as soon as possible. Therefore, we are also painful and happy.
Beijing Benz's next-generation brand-new C-class and E-class cars are made in China at the same time.
The localization of domestic Mercedes-Benz is still being talked about as a thing, especially during the debate on parts policy between China, Europe and America a few months ago, there were many speculations and rumors, and even many people worried that the Beijing Mercedes-Benz project would be aborted.
In fact, Beijing Benz has a very detailed localization plan, and it is also stepping up efforts to actively promote localization. However, this process is more difficult. In particular, how to integrate those enterprises produced in China into the global procurement system. If a global supplier of Mercedes-Benz comes to China to build a factory for production, it is not economical to supply only one factory of Beijing Benz in batch, and it must be included in the global procurement system of Mercedes-Benz. However, the prospect is still good, the goal of localization has been achieved, and now the speed is also accelerated.
The most exciting thing is that Beijing Benz is ready to start full-scale domestic operation from the next generation of C-class and E-class cars. Unlike the C-class and E-class cars being produced, the new C-class and E-class cars are released simultaneously around the world. We have been working hard for this!