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| ln 1988 (27. Sept), state leader Li Peng, Li Landing and Zou Jiahua attended signing ceremony for introduced project of BENZ heavy-duty truck which is ceremoniously held by China North industries Group Corporation, Inner Mongolia. FIRMACO1, First Machinery Group Corporation and Germany Daimler-Benz Corporation at Great Hall of the People. |
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| 1988 Report of the Daimler-Benz Board of Management, Edzard Reuter Chairman |
Cooperation Project China
After four years of negotiations, Daimler-Benz AG and the Chinese engineering group North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) signed the contracts in September 1988 for the manufacture of Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty trucks in Baotou, Mongolia. Production of a broad range of heavy-duty trucks from 16 tones GVW is to commence in the first half of 1990. Over the space of six years, 15,000 pkd kits will be delivered to China and assembled there. Following this industrialization process, annual production is expected to reach 6,000 units, with a local content of 90%. |
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