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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

Industry

Automotive

Website

mercedes-benz.com

Headquarters address

Mercedesstraße 120, 70372 Stuttgart, Germany

Stock Code

FWB:MBG

Year founded

1926

A Mercedes-Benz CLA is showcased at the Shanghai Motor Show last year. Photo: dpa

Germany

Mercedes to accelerate localisation as China revenue slump hits 2025 profits

Despite a weak outlook, the company unveils a strategy to further localise production in China, introduce AI-based upgrades and launch new models.

13 Feb 2026 - 4:46PM

Good Schools Guide

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Americas and the Caribbean

Why China’s BYD and Geely are eyeing Mexico’s idle auto plants

12 Feb 2026 - 10:30PMvideocam

Interview

In conversation: Hong Kong creative duo Offgod:Tate, aka Tate and Andrew Mok

The Hong Kong-born, Gen Z brothers talk about collaborating with Adidas, and meeting their heroes Pharrell Williams and Takashi Murakami.

12 Feb 2026 - 8:00AM

Hong Kong-born brothers Tate and Andrew Mok are the multidisciplinary creative duo known as Offgod:Tate. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

ByteDance

ByteDance joins Chinese rivals offering freebies in bid to acquire AI app users

TikTok parent plans to give more than 100,000 tech products as gifts, as well as red packets through lucky draws on the Doubao app.

11 Feb 2026 - 8:00AM

China-EU relations

‘Mother of all trade deals’: EU pivots to India in historic trade shake-up

Brussels diversifies away from China and US risks, while the pact makes India a more attractive place for European firms to sell vehicles and fuel growth.

28 Jan 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

Major foreign carmakers set to stage a comeback in China this year: analysts

Foreign carmakers ‘will fight back because they will have the same products’ as their Chinese rivals, consultancy head Denis Depoux says.

23 Jan 2026 - 10:00AM

Volkswagen workers seen at an assembly line in the German carmaker’s plant in Qingdao, in eastern Shandong province, on December 23, 2025. Photo: AFP

China-EU relations

China-EU deal on EVs marks rare agreement in frosty relations

The EU will waive tariffs on China-made battery electric vehicles if carmakers set a minimum price that offsets the effect of subsidies.

13 Jan 2026 - 5:00PM

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mercedes-Benz buys US$191 million stake in Chinese autonomous driving developer

The German carmaker obtains a 3 per cent stake in Chongqing Qianli Technology.

25 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM

Artificial intelligence

ByteDance AI model usage grows over tenfold on strong demand from Chinese firms

‘AI is being adopted at an unprecedented speed,’ Tan Dai, president at cloud unit Volcano Engine, says.

18 Dec 2025 - 8:56PM

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Electric & new energy vehicles

High-end car sales sink in China as cheaper brands trump European marques

Many buyers were swayed by a 20,000 yuan (US$2,830 ) trade-in subsidy offered by the government for purchasing electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

14 Dec 2025 - 3:22PM

Porsche’s all-electric Macan Turbo sports car is displayed at the 17th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2024) on April 23, 2025. Photo: Shutterstock

China-EU relations

China leans on German carmakers to help break Brussels tariff deadlock

Commerce vice-minister urges German industry leaders to leverage their clout to push the European Commission towards a compromise on the anti-subsidy probe.

8 Dec 2025 - 8:58PM

Formula One (F1)

F1 title race blown open after Verstappen win, Norris, Piastri disqualification

McLaren boss apologises to drivers over car infringement; Red Bull driver’s win narrows gap in drivers’ championship with two rounds left.

23 Nov 2025 - 8:21PM

Semiconductors

How Nexperia saga exposes Europe’s waning influence in US-China chip war

The dispute around the Dutch chipmaker shows the erosion of Europe’s geopolitical neutrality in the face of escalating US-China rivalry.

15 Nov 2025 - 11:00AM

Nexperia is caught in a geopolitical tussle between the Netherlands and China. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Artificial intelligence

Tesla, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz win China’s approval to deploy AI chatbots in cars

China has approved the first foreign carmakers to roll out in-vehicle AI assistants, opening the door for wider adoption.

13 Nov 2025 - 7:26PM

Domestic brands have been rushing to register their own AI services to gain a competitive edge over foreign brands. Photo: Handout

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s car industry preps for next-level self-driving: Hesai

Use of advanced hardware will pick up next year, with some carmakers already adopting it to ‘pre-empt rivals’, CFO says.

13 Nov 2025 - 8:30AM

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong filmmaker Peter Chan escapes injury after crashing luxury SUV

Chan’s Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV collided into roadside railings in Deep Water Bay when he reportedly swerved to avoid a dog.

11 Nov 2025 - 7:48PMvideocam

Formula One (F1)

US Grand Prix: Verstappen cruises to victory, cuts chunk out of F1 lead

Red Bull’s four-time world champion led from pole position to chequered flag to finish 7.959 seconds clear of title-chasing Lando Norris.

20 Oct 2025 - 6:16AM

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of Team Netherlands raises his trophy after winning the 2025 US Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas on Sunday. Photo: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Style Edit

Style Edit: How Tommy Hilfiger built an affordable luxury empire

The American designer discusses his brand’s global success, its ‘classic with a twist’ aesthetic, and a lifelong passion for motorsports.

17 Oct 2025 - 10:00AM

China-EU relations

As China’s EV boom makes the EU anxious, is it too late to work together?

Decades after their first joint venture, EU carmakers fear losing their markets to China’s upstarts. Is it too late for them to work together?

15 Oct 2025 - 11:25AMvideocam

Trending in China

China camper van man leaves vehicle for strangers to use, creates viral ‘car relay’

‘Idealistic’ motorhome owner hands over keys after running checks on person taking wheel; act of kindness faces mixed reaction on social media.

10 Oct 2025 - 6:00PM

The owner of a camper van in China leaves his expensive vehicle unlocked and invites strangers to use it. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

China-EU relations

Why new EU steel tariffs to curb Chinese imports are giving carmakers a headache

Proposal to cut tariff-free quotas, double duties for imported steel triggers sell-off in Europe’s auto stocks, complaints from industry group.

9 Oct 2025 - 11:46PMvideocam

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) is introduced to a BMW iX3 car by BMW CEO Oliver Zipse (centre) at a motor show in Munich. European auto manufacturers have been hit hard by EU steel tariffs. Photo: AFP

Formula One (F1)

F1: Russell wins in Singapore, McLaren seal constructors’ title

George Russell holds off Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, with Oscar Piastri in fourth.

5 Oct 2025 - 10:10PM

International Property

The rise of branded residences and why Hong Kong is an outlier

Hong Kong remains relatively untouched by the branded residences model, largely because of the strength of established local developers.

5 Oct 2025 - 9:30AM

China-EU relations

Car trade in reverse as Germany’s deficit with China jumps 143%

Carmakers from the EU’s biggest economy suffer decline in Chinese market while China’s models boom in Europe.

25 Sep 2025 - 10:59AMvideocam

China was the largest source of foreign exhibitors at this month’s IAA Mobility trade fair in Munich, with 116 companies including EV makers BYD, Xpeng and Leapmotor, and battery giant CATL. Photo: Xinhua

Artificial intelligence

Tesla upgrades EV voice assistant system with AI from DeepSeek and ByteDance

DeepSeek’s namesake chatbot and ByteDance’s Doubao AI model are expected to help Tesla better engage with EV buyers in China.

23 Aug 2025 - 7:23AM

Visitors check out a Tesla electric vehicle on display at the third China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 16, 2025. Photo: EPA

Malaysia

Is Malaysia’s EV boom a cybersecurity risk?

A new report says the industry’s shift towards software-dependent vehicles is creating new vulnerabilities for hackers to exploit.

30 Jul 2025 - 3:24PM

India

Electric avenue: Tesla unveils first India showroom

While few Indians will be able to afford one, the opening is less about selling and more about building Tesla’s brand, analyst says.

15 Jul 2025 - 12:06PMvideocam

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