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Lewis Hamilton’s mysterious message after the Brazilian GP has led to speculation he is ready to call a premature end to his Mercedes career before his switch to Ferrari next year. Photo: AFP

Mercedes have no plans for Hamilton to call early end to career at Formula 1 team

Team denies that 7-time world champion, who released a cryptic radio message after the Brazilian GP, will be absent from the final 3 races.

EU investments in China soar to new quarterly record of US$3.9 billion

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Xiaomi unveils US$114,000 Ferrari lookalike in luxury car venture

China’s Great Wall Motors to open factory in Brazil in May: report

GWM will focus on producing the Haval H6, a hybrid sports SUV that has been approved to benefit from a Brazilian tax incentive programme.

Great Wall Motors is China’s largest manufacturer of SUVs and pickup trucks. Photo: via Weibo

Verstappen, Red Bull seek to rebound, McLaren hope to strike as F1 heads to Baku

Red Bull’s supreme domination, which has lasted for more than two years, will end if McLaren outscore them by nine points on Sunday.

Here’s why tiny Hong Kong is so important for China’s EV producers

Carmakers are turning to Hong Kong as buyers shed their disdain for made-in-China EVs, while companies use the opportunity to fine-tune their products that appeal to markets in Asia and elsewhere.

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Explainer | Which are the top EV brands and bestselling models in Hong Kong?

Carmakers from across the world are vying for a slice of the city’s fast-growing EV market. The Post takes a look at the top five carmakers and models.

Crowds throng Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui to take a look at the Xpeng electric cars during their launch in May. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Mercedes-Benz teams up with ByteDance on AI for in-car systems

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has struck a partnership with the cloud unit of ByteDance for ‘cooperation and exploration’ of large language models, generative artificial intelligence and big data.

Mercedes-Benz Korea reveals battery supplier list to calm EV fire anger

The company said the EQE 350 that exploded into flames and damaged hundreds of vehicles had a battery from China’s Farasis Energy.

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Mercedes approved for L4 driving tests in Beijing, ahead of Tesla’s robotaxi

Mercedes-Benz has been given approval to conduct level-4 autonomous driving tests in Beijing, the first international carmaker to get such a nod, as Tesla awaits permission to deploy its full self-driving technology.

Flags with the Mercedes logo are seen in front of the company’s customer centre in Sindelfingen, Germany, February 13, 2023. Photo: AFP

BMW raises prices after China’s brutal discount war fails to boost deliveries

BMW’s decision to stop offering discounts could trigger others like Audi and Mercedes-Benz to follow suit as mainland China’s price war hurts automakers’ financials.

This photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows a roll-off ceremony of the 6 millionth car produced by BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. Photo: Xinhua

Tencent pushes wider adoption of AI-powered smart mobility system in auto sector

The Chinese tech giant already counts more than 100 carmakers and various automotive industry players as partners.

Germany’s China shock: as Scholz leaves Beijing, alarm raised about economic ties

German industry debates how to proceed after finding cracks in a once robust and mutually beneficial relationship.

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Mercedes’ Wolff says Formula One’s China return an ‘important moment’ for the sport

China, which last held its Grand Prix in 2019, is key to the sport’s global presence as it is the world’s largest automotive market and second-largest economy, he says.

A man gets an overview of the Shanghai International Circuit ahead of the weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

American Hustle IRL? Meet Nadine Menendez, wife of US senator Bob Menendez

Bob proposed by singing a song from The Greatest Showman at Taj Mahal, but years later the couple have been accused of being involved in an Egyptian bribery scheme

Who are Nadine Arslanian and her husband Bob Menendez, and why are they facing a slew of legal charges? Photo: Getty Images

Foreign firms at China Development Forum call for action as Beijing vows changes

Industry and information technology minister touts benefits of setting up R&D centres in China and teaming up with domestic firms, as inbound investments have slowed amid geopolitical tensions.

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What’s the buzz over Hong Kong budget? Is it time to buy flat, who pays more tax?

Property agents say they expect sales to increase as a result of the end of curbs.

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Chinese EV maker Nio signs licensing deal with Middle East start-up Forseven

Deal highlights the increasing influence Chinese companies have on the development of the global EV industry, analyst says.

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A car takes shape on an EV production line at the NIO Second Advanced Manufacturing Base in Hefei, in east China’s Anhui Province, on February 1, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

Nio unveils ET9 executive sedan, its most expensive EV yet

The Shanghai-based carmaker said the ET9, an executive sedan with a host of cutting-edge technologies it has developed, will be priced at about US$112,151, and is expected in the first quarter of 2025.

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BMW, Mercedes-Benz to set up charging network joint venture in China

The venture will aim to install at least 1,000 high-power charging stations with about 7,000 charging piles in the world’s largest EV market by the end of 2026 to ‘provide Chinese customers with premium charging services’, BMW says.

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Japan’s carmakers to showcase electric cars to prove credentials

Japanese carmakers will display EV concepts to send the message they are willing and able to make battery-powered car sightings more common on the country’s roads in the years to come.

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Toyota’s Kayoibako EV concept is seen at a media event ahead of the Japan Mobility Show in Hachioji, Tokyo. The show will run from October 26 to November 5. Photo: Bloomberg

Hong Kong government must lead charge to keep EV sales up: campaigners

Wheels could come off bid to end use of fossil fuel cars if government ends tax breaks to make electric vehicles more attractive, campaigners warn.

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A bid to win drivers over to electric cars to cut pollution may fail if subsidies to make EVs more attractive are withdrawn, industry figures have warned. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong’s M+ to display work by dissident mainland Chinese artist Ai Weiwei

Ai’s A Ton of Tea, a cube-shaped sculpture of tea leaves and wood and to go on show at M+ museum, was created to highlight the drink’s major role in Chinese culture.

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Opinion | Being the world’s biggest car exporter will only get China so far

China can build on its advantage in exports and EV expertise for its next leap in the global auto industry – by investing in R&D and cultivating world-class brands.

‘Not about price’: Mercedes eyes all-electric line-up as Malaysia EV sales surge

The luxury German carmaker says there’s ‘big demand’ for its EVs so that’s all it wants to sell in Malaysia by 2030. But China’s BYD and Elon Musk’s Tesla want a slice of the pie, too.

A worker inspects an all-electric EQS passenger car on an assembly line at a Mercedes-Benz manufacturing plant in Germany earlier this year. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong anti-triad police undercover operation foils knife attack plan

Plain-clothes officers foil knife attack plan and arrest two men in early morning operation outside shopping centre in Tseung Kwan O.

Anti-triad police say they have foiled a knife attack plot with the arrest of two men. Photo: Warton Li

China’s Li Qiang warns of ‘de-risking’ risks during Germany, France visits

The Chinese premier pitched ‘openness and cooperation’ as pressure mounts in Brussels to protect the bloc from economic dependencies and strengthen its resilience.

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Mercedes-Benz sandwiched by 2 buses causes Hong Kong rush hour indigestion

Online photograph shows luxury saloon squeezed between two buses on busy road.

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Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is part of German manufacturer Daimler AG, and the brand is used for luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. The name first appeared in 1926 under Daimler-Benz but traces its origins to Daimler's 1901 Mercedes and to Karl Benz's 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, widely regarded as the first automobile.
Chairman / President
Ola Källenius
CEO / Managing Director
Ola Källenius
CFO / Finance Director
Harald Wilhelm
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Automotive
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Mercedesstraße 120, 70372 Stuttgart, Germany
Stock Code
FWB:MBG
Year founded
1926
last updated:
30 September, 2024
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