Fujian Benz [SEP] parent company
Fujian Benz
Fujian Benz Automotive Co., Ltd., formerly Fujian Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd., is a light commercial vehicle manufacturing company based in Fúzhōu, and a joint venture between the German Daimler AG, the Chinese state-owned Fujian Motors Group and the Taiwanese China Motor Corporation.
History.
The company was founded in June 2007 as Fujian Daimler Automotive Co. It began construction of an assembly plant in the Qingkou Investment Zone, Fúzhōu in October 2007. For establishing of the joint venture and building the plant facilities,
Fujian Motor Industry Group Company and the Hong Kong Daimler Vans Limited total invested €434,600,000.
Series production of Fujian Daimler's first product range, the Viano transporter, began in April 2010.
In November, 2011, Sprinter was launched.
Fujian Daimler officially changed its name to Fujian Benz in March 2012.
In March 2013 Fujian Benz opened a new product development center in Fuzhou, constructed at a cost of around RMB 500 million (approximately €60 million).
In Mar. 2016, Fujian Benz launched