Daimler in China: A Century of success
China Daily | Updated: 2013-09-24 06:40
1924: The sales department of Mercedes Automotive China Agency for Mercedes cars is established in Shanghai.
1936-1939: More than 2,800 Mercedes-Benz trucks are manufactured in Shanghai and Hong Kong. In addition, the first bus chassis are delivered to China roughly at the end of the following decade.
1956: A joint venture is established for selling Mercedes-Benz cars in China between German Otto Wolff Automotive Ltd and a local partner in Hong Kong.
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