Daimler's Sino-German production joint venture Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC) has successfully commemorated its tenth anniversary. The joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Motor was established on August 8, 2005, and started to locally produce its first E-Class vehicles (model series 211) just about four months later.

Today the Beijing-based site is the only Mercedes-Benz plant worldwide that manufactures front- and rear-wheel-drive vehicles and engines under one roof. The anniversary event also saw the lighting of a 6 meter rotating Mercedes-Benz star that will shine brightly in future above the BBAC site.

"2015 marks a decade of a successful partnership between Daimler and BAIC. Our joint venture BBAC undertook tremendous development over the past ten years to now become a key production hub for our company on a global level," said Hubertus Troska, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Greater China. "BBAC represents the firm confidence of Mercedes-Benz in the Chinese market, because continuous investment in localization has and will always be essential for our business growth in this country."

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