Joint venture Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd. (BFDA) to produce and distribute Mercedes-Benz trucks in China. Based on Daimler Trucks platform strategy, new heavy-duty truck “Made in China, for China”. Vehicles will get state-of-the-art Daimler Trucks technology. Start of production planned in two years from now in new BFDA truck plant in Huairou. Investment of more than 3.8 billion RMB (over 485 million euros) by joint venture BFDA for acquisition of new plant and set-up of new infrastructure and production lines. Leveraging the potential of the world’s largest truck market, China sales expected to contribute to Daimler Trucks’ global development