On December 2, 2020, the "Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty truck domestic production plan announcement ceremony" was officially announced at Foton Daimler Automotive Training and Experience Center. The Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty truck domestic production plan officially landed in Beijing and started commercial use A new chapter in car development. Dai Binbin, Secretary of the Huairou District Party Committee and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Huairou Science City, Beijing; Zhang Jing, Chief Economist of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economics and Information Technology; Yu Qingfeng, Deputy Secretary and Mayor of Huairou District, Beijing; Standing Committee and Deputy District Committee Leader Guo Wenjie and other leaders attended this event. It is reported that domestically produced Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks are planned to start production at Foton Daimler's new plant in two years, with a total investment of more than 3.8 billion yuan, and will synchronize with Daimler's global latest R&D, manufacturing and verification technologies. , And optimize the system according to the Chinese market and customer scenarios to fully meet the needs of Chinese high-end logistics users for efficiency, reliability, safety, total cost of ownership and optimal life cycle value, and promote a new round of upgrade of China's logistics transportation equipment.

In recent years, China's logistics and transportation industry is developing in a highly efficient, intensive, green, and intelligent direction. The market and customers have increasingly strong demand for high-end logistics equipment, which has also driven the rapid development of China's high-end heavy truck market. Since the establishment of the joint venture in 2012, Foton Daimler has closely followed the development trend of the logistics and transportation industry, has always been committed to providing excellent products and services to the Chinese market and customers, and continues to lead the transformation of the industry's high-end product structure, with a mid-range and high-end market share Continue to improve. The localization of Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty trucks will become an evolution and sublimation of Foton Daimler's new joint venture model. It is also the correct strategic choice for the shareholders to further develop the Chinese market.

Dai Binbin, Secretary of the Huairou District Committee of Beijing and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Huairou Science City, said: "The localization of Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks in Huairou will promote the development of Foton Daimler's high-end heavy trucks to a new level. At the same time. It also plays an extremely important role in building high-precision industrial formats in Huairou District, forming green manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing industry groups, and promoting regional innovation chains and industrial chain optimization and upgrading. As a local party committee and government, we will fully support Futian Daimler is developing in Huaiyin, further expanding its service areas, improving service levels, and trying its best to help solve the difficulties encountered in development, and always move forward side by side with the company on the road of growth."

Zhang Xiyong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of BAIC Group and Chairman of BAIC Foton, said: “BAIC Group adheres to the new development concept and joins hands with Daimler Group to make the Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty truck project a more advanced manufacturing level and energy saving. For projects with better environmental protection and better economic benefits, we will make every effort to promote quality and brand improvement, promote Foton Daimler to achieve the goal of China's heavy truck leader, and create a “new model” of Sino-German coordinated development and win-win cooperation. The high-tech economic structure will make greater contributions!" Hubertus Troska, a member of the board of directors of Daimler AG and responsible for the Greater China business, said: "We hope to grow together with the Chinese market. This is the case for the passenger car business. The same is true for the business. The Chinese truck market is undergoing a transformation phase, especially in the long-distance transportation field. The booming e-commerce and logistics industry has brought considerable market opportunities. We believe that the Chinese truck market has the potential for further development and will remain unwavering. Land contributes to its long-term development. Today is not only another milestone in Daimler’s localization process, but also another example of Sino-German cooperation."

Hubertus Troska, a member of the board of directors of Daimler AG and in charge of the Greater China business, delivered a speech: “China is currently in the best period of development, and the world is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. In the new stage of development, as an automobile company, both We must strive to seize the current period of strategic opportunities, and continue to build core competitiveness in a more complex market environment through concept innovation, business model innovation, technology and product innovation." Foton Motor Party Secretary and General Manager, Foton Gong Yueqiong, Chairman of Daimler Motors, said: "The localization of Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty trucks is not only a milestone for Daimler and Foton Daimler, but also for the Chinese commercial vehicle industry. It will lead China. The development of the heavy-duty truck industry has entered a new stage, promoting the development of the automobile industry, economy and society in Beijing and even the whole country."

Sven Ennerst, member of the board of directors of Daimler Trucks AG, head of product engineering and global procurement, and business in China, said: “Daimler Trucks has transformed our sales through the localization of Mercedes-Benz tractors. The heavy-duty product platform was introduced to China and fully tailored to the needs of Chinese customers. These vehicles will be equipped with Daimler Trucks' leading technology, which demonstrates our clear long-term commitment to the Chinese truck market." The domestically-produced Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty truck products on the platform and tailor-made for the Chinese market will be manufactured in a new factory built by Foton Daimler.

Sven Ennerst, member of the board of directors of Daimler Trucks, head of product engineering and global procurement and China business, delivered a speech made in China, exclusive to China. Based on the needs of China’s heavy-duty truck market, the trucks produced at the new plant will meet the international standards of Mercedes-Benz trucks, equipped with the latest equipment and the latest Mercedes-Benz truck production and quality processes, so as to efficiently assemble high-quality trucks. Quality trucks. It is reported that the domestically produced Mercedes-Benz trucks will meet all the expectations of Chinese users for the Mercedes-Benz brand: the latest technology, extraordinary reliability, superior quality, benchmark efficiency and safety performance.Editor/Xing Wentao