Beijing Benz
Beijing Benz (officially Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd) is an automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Beijing, China, and a joint venture between BAIC Motor and Mercedes-Benz Group.
Headquarters in Daxing District, Beijing | |
| Company type | Joint venture |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | August 8, 2005 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | China |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Owner | BAIC Motor (51%) Mercedes-Benz Group (49%) |
| Website | bbac.com.cn |
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| Simplified Chinese | 北京奔驰 | ||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 北京奔馳 | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Beijing Benz | ||||||||||||||||
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It was originally established in January 1984 as a joint-venture with BAIC Motor of Beijing, China and American Motors Corporation (AMC) of Michigan, USA therefore named as Beijing Jeep Corporation (Chinese: 北京吉普汽车有限公司). It was the first Chinese auto-making joint venture with a Western partner. The joint venture continued after AMC was acquired by Chrysler in 1987, when Chrysler merged with German automaker Daimler-Benz AG in 1998 and finally ended their partnership in 2005.
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