Reviewing the past to understand the future, China's logistics and transportation industry is rapidly advancing along the path of high-quality development. Mercedes-Benz Trucks is also making steady progress, firmly advancing the localization process of high-end heavy-duty trucks. The domestically-produced Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty trucks will simultaneously inherit Daimler's globally leading technology and 100% of the three-pointed star quality, while providing products that "better understand China" to help Chinese cargo customers improve speed and quality. At 9:30 AM on September 23, 2022, the first domestically-produced Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty truck will roll off the production line. Please stay tuned to the Transporters Network, and look forward to it!

The first mass-produced Mercedes-Benz domestic heavy-duty truck will officially roll off the production line at the Autumn Equinox, opening a new chapter for Mercedes-Benz trucks in China and creating a new starting point for Daimler's global production layout.

A significant milestone in the localization of Mercedes-Benz trucks. At that time, Dr. Holger Scherr, President and CEO of Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd., will share the latest news about Mercedes-Benz domestically produced heavy-duty trucks. The application of Mercedes-Benz trucks' cutting-edge global technology, manufacturing standards, and intelligent equipment in China.

The ceremony for the rollout of Mercedes-Benz's first domestically produced heavy-duty truck!

Dr. Holger Scherr, President and CEO of Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd., stated in his speech that from blueprint to reality, from concept to design, and now to the present products and factory, we have always been continuously advancing and striving for excellence. At this moment, we are witnessing the rollout of Mercedes-Benz's first domestically produced heavy-duty truck, which is expected to be delivered to customers in November. At that time, the value goal of "in China for China" will be truly realized. Currently, China's logistics industry is developing toward efficiency, conservation, low carbon, and intelligence. The market and customers have increasingly strong demand for high-end products. Now is the best time for Mercedes-Benz to enter China's high-end market. At the same time, thanks to the solid foundation of China's manufacturing industry, our localization process in China has been greatly accelerated. We firmly believe that our value proposition will also become the key to our success in the market. With advanced technology, exceptional reliability, benchmark TCO performance, and outstanding uptime, we provide efficient solutions for our users' vision and help customers succeed. Today, our new factory is about to begin new production tasks. This is an important moment for Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty trucks. For Foton Daimler, this is undoubtedly a crucial milestone. The new factory covers an area of over 400,000 square meters, with a total investment of over 3.8 billion yuan. It boasts multiple leading technologies with a designed annual production capacity of 60,000 vehicles. Our highly flexible welding production line has 148 robots with an automation level close to 100%, featuring modular standard orientation, carbon fiber robotic grippers, and AGV automatic vehicles for automatic conveyance. The painting workshop is designed according to the non-contact principle, achieving complete automation. This workshop is environmentally friendly, applying the latest powder coatings and water-based paints. Most importantly, we have also installed the most advanced exhaust gas and wastewater treatment systems, ensuring extremely low emissions from the factory, far below strict regulatory emission limits. The layout of the final assembly line realizes the principles of lean production. This production line is equipped with automatic screw torque control devices that can track torque. In addition, it is equipped with online testing devices that can test all software and mechatronic functions. The final line is equipped with a light measuring machine for measuring multiple parameters and conducting final tests before products are delivered to customers. All production facilities are equipped with the latest inspection systems. Our quality management follows the strictest Mercedes-Benz standards, with production indicators adopting a four-channel inspection loop method to promptly detect quality issues during the production process. Mercedes-Benz engineers were deeply involved in the design of the new factory. Thirty experienced manufacturing experts from Germany and Turkey provided us with detailed on-site guidance and training. All our efforts are aimed at fulfilling one mission: to 100% embody Mercedes-Benz's ultimate pursuit of trucks.

Chang Rui, Party Committee Secretary and Chairman of Beiqi Foton Automobile Co., Ltd., stated in his speech that in 2012, after an eight-year marathon, Foton Daimler embarked on a new journey of joint venture cooperation and established Foton Daimler. Since its establishment, Foton's market cost advantages and Daimler's technology and brand advantages have released tremendous energy, continuously leading the development of China's high-end heavy-duty trucks. Foton Daimler has also actively absorbed the concepts, systems, and experience of both shareholders, successively launching high-end heavy-duty trucks such as Auman EST and Galaxy, and has become a benchmark for development with a full lineup of AMT offerings. The shareholders launched the high-end heavy-duty truck project in 2014. Since its inception, the H6 project has been anchored in "Built in China, Exclusive to China." It is a high-end heavy-duty truck product meticulously developed based on China's operating condition characteristics and customers' exclusive needs. In addition to adopting Mercedes-Benz's latest technology, both parties conducted nearly four years of research on product planning, committed to providing Chinese customers with high-end heavy-duty truck products featuring leading technology, reliable quality, driving safety, and optimal total cost of ownership. TA will not only directly promote Foton Daimler's optimization of its product portfolio structure and enhance its core competitiveness and operating capabilities, but will also help Daimler further improve its global market layout and achieve steady development. The rollout of the H6 product demonstrates the strength and confidence of both Foton Automobile and Daimler in basing themselves in China while facing the global market. China's leading heavy-duty truck enterprises are accelerating the upgrade of high-end products, new forces in vehicle manufacturing are strongly entering the new energy heavy-duty truck field, and the industry landscape is being rapidly restructured. Future competition will be even more intense.