Daimler Provide Vehicles for the Seventh Asia Europe Meeting

Beijing – The world’s top leaders will be riding in the world’s top luxury car next week in Beijing.

Daimler Northeast Asia Ltd (DNEA) and Mercedes-Benz (China) Ltd. (MBCL) will provide 145 S-Class sedans to European and Asian heads of state attending the Seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) October 24 and 25 in Beijing, as part of their sponsorship of the event.

The Asia-Europe Meeting is one of the most important diplomatic events in China this year. With a theme of ‘Vision and Action – Towards a Win-Win Solution’, the meeting draws the attention and participation of leaders and delegates from 45 Asian and European countries and organizations, which will participate in in-depth discussions on international and Asian-European regional politics, the economy, society and culture.

“Heads of state require the safest, most reliable and most comfortable vehicles befitting their position, therefore we are happy that while they are in Beijing for the Asia-Europe Meeting, their transportation needs will be met by our flag ship S-Class,” said Ulrich Walker, Chairman and CEO of Daimler Northeast Asia. “As a European company with operations in Asia and a strong commitment to the region, we are delighted to partner with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support this important event. We hope that providing premium transportation services, much like we did for the Sino-African summit two years ago, will help contribute to the event’s goals of supporting Asian-European ties.”

A handover ceremony was held today at the Fangfeiyuan, Diaoyutai State Guest House with the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry, DNEA and MBCL, which included Mr. Liu Jieyi, Mr. Wu Hailong from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, joined by Mr. Ulrich Walker and other executives.

Mr. Liu Jieyi, Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed: “On behalf of the Secretariat of the Preparatory Committee of the Asia-Europe Meeting, we appreciate the contribution of Daimler Northeast Asia and Mercedes-Benz (China) Ltd. Providing sedans demonstrates strong support to the ASEM event. It also represents your company’s global vision and strategic foresight. We wish you continued success in China.”

Founded in 1996, the Asian-Europe Meeting is aimed at expanding and deepening the equal dialogue and mutually the beneficial cooperation so as to create a win-win solution and benefit the people of both continents. ASEM’s members now include China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, the 10 nations of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the ASEAN Secretariat, the 27 nations of the European Union, and the European Commission.

Providing an exclusive driving and riding experience, and being the flagship model of Mercedes-Benz, the S-Class has set new standards for the luxury sedans with its pioneering design concepts and sophisticated technologies, and also marks the trend of the industry. The S-Class is also the world’s first automobile with an Environmental Certificate, its emission standard is significantly below the EU4 limits. Various state-of-the art technological innovations are seen with the S-Class, including the Night View Assist, rear-seat entertainment system, HDD (Hard-Disc Drive) Navigation System, PRE-SAFE® occupant protection and newly developed wireless Bluetooth module.

Daimler is expanding production, sales and financing of passenger cars and commercial vehicles under the Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Maybach and smart brands in Northeast Asia.