The Mercedes-Benz Group AG is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart,Baden-Württemberg,Germany. It is one of the world's leading car manufacturers. Daimler-Benz was formed with the merger of Benz &Cie.,the world's oldest car company,and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft in 1926. The company was renamed DaimlerChrysler upon the acquisition of American automobile manufacturer Chrysler Corporation in 1998,and was again renamed Daimler AG upon divestment of Chrysler in 2007. In 2021,Daimler AG was the second-largest German automaker and the sixth-largest worldwide by production. In February 2022,Daimler was renamed Mercedes-Benz Group as part of a transaction that spun-off its commercial vehicle segment as an independent company,Daimler Truck.
A luxury car is a car that provides above-average to high-end levels of comfort,features,and equipment. Often more expensive materials and surface finishes are used,and buyers expect better build quality. The usually higher pricing and more upscale appearance is often associated with higher social status of the users,compared to low and mid-market segment cars.
Landwind is a dormant automobile marque owned by the Chinese automaker Jiangling Motor Holding (JMH),a joint venture between Jiangxi Guokong Automotive Investment Corporation (50%),Jiangling Motors Corporation Group (25%) and Changan Automobile (25%).
Chang'an Automobile Co.,Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Jiangbei,Chongqing. Founded in 1862,it is China's oldest automobile maker. It is currently the smallest of the "Big Four" state-owned car manufacturers of China,namely:SAIC Motor,FAW Group,Dongfeng Motor Corporation,and Changan Automobile,with car sales of 5.37 million,3.50 million,3.28 million and 2.30 million in 2021 respectively.
Beijing Benz is an automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Beijing,China,and a joint venture between BAIC Motor and Mercedes-Benz Group.
Beijing International Automotive Exhibition,Beijing Motor Show or Auto China is an auto show held biennially in Beijing,China since 1990. China is currently the largest auto market in the world.
Auto Shanghai,officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition,is a biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show as China's yearly international automotive exhibition. First held in 1985,Auto Shanghai is the nation's oldest auto exhibition,and is considered as an important major international auto show.
JAC Group is a Chinese automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer. The company is based in Hefei,Anhui Province,China.
Mercedes-Benz,commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz,is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG is headquartered in Stuttgart,Baden-Württemberg,Germany. Mercedes-Benz AG produces consumer luxury vehicles and light commercial vehicles badged as Mercedes-Benz. From November 2019 onwards,Mercedes-Benz-badged heavy commercial vehicles are managed by Daimler Truck,a former part of the Mercedes-Benz Group turned into an independent company in late 2021. In 2018,Mercedes-Benz was the largest brand of premium vehicles in the world,having sold 2.31 million passenger cars.
Beijing Automotive Group Co.,Ltd. (BAIC) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shunyi,Beijing. Founded in 1958,it is the sixth largest automobile manufacturer in China,with 1.723 million sales in 2021.
Smart is a German automotive marque. Smart Automobile Co.,Ltd. is a joint venture established by Mercedes-Benz AG and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in 2019 and aimed at producing Smart-badged cars in China to be marketed globally. The venture is headquartered in Ningbo. It produces small battery electric vehicles in their manufacturing plant in China,while previously the marque was known to produce microcars and subcompacts,primarily the Fortwo and Forfour,at Smartville in Hambach,Moselle,France and in the Revoz plant. Its distribution,marketing and aftersales activities in Europe are currently handled by smart Europe GmbH which is headquartered in Stuttgart,Germany.
The automotive industry in South Korea is the fifth-largest in the world as measured by automobile unit production and also the sixth-largest by automobile export volume.
Shenzhen BYD New Energy Co.,Ltd.,trading as Denza,is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Shenzhen,China,specialising in luxury electric cars and a joint venture between BYD Auto Industry and the Mercedes-Benz Group. Founded in May 2010,in late 2014 the company produced a single model with an all-electric range of up to 300 km (190 mi). The car was initially put on sale in selected Chinese cities only. In December 2021 it was announced the Daimler will reduce its share to 10% and BYD will hold 90%.
Senova is a defunct automobile marque owned by the Chinese automaker BAIC Motor,itself a subsidiary of BAIC Group. It was launched in March 2012.
Mercedes-EQ is a series of battery electric vehicles manufactured by Mercedes-Benz. The first model was previewed at the Paris Motor Show in 2016 with the Generation EQ concept vehicle. Mercedes-Benz intends to produce ten EQ models by 2022,three of which will have the Smart brand,representing between 15% and 25% of the company's global sales. All of Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle design and production efforts will target the EQ family.
The Senova X65 is a compact crossover SUV produced by Senova,a sub-brand of BAIC Motor. The Senova X65 debuted on the 2014 Guangzhou Auto Show in November 2014 as Senova's first CUV and was available on the Chinese market in March 2015 with prices ranging from 98,000 yuan to 149,800 yuan,positioning the crossover above the later revealed compact Senova X55 CUV.
Sehol or previously,Sol,is a Chinese car brand launched on April 24,2018 by a SEAT and JAC Volkswagen Automotive Co.,Ltd. joint venture.
The BAIC BJ90 or Beijing BJ90 is a full-size luxury SUV produced from 2016. It is based on the second generation Mercedes-Benz GL-Class which has been renamed to GLS-Class as of the 2016 facelift.
The Mercedes-Benz EQB (X243) is a seven-seat battery electric compact luxury crossover SUV produced by the German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz from 2021.
BAIC BluePark (北汽蓝谷) is BAIC Group's subsidiary mainly engaged in the design,research and development and sales of electric automobiles. BAIC BluePark was restructured from its current subsidiary,Beijing Electric Vehicle Co.,Ltd.. The company currently operate the brands of Arcfox and EV models of Beijing brand.
