Mercedes-Benz Vans launched its new mid-size van - the Vito - at the Chengdu Motor Show in China on Friday. This marks another important stage of Mercedes-Benz Vans expanding its business in China, the world's largest automobile market.

In March this year Mercedes-Benz Vans already successfully launched its mid-size multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) V-Class in China. The first batch of the new Vito rolled off the production line at Daimler's local joint venture Fujian Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (FBAC) in Fuzhou in August. The new Vito will be ready for delivery to dealers at the end of September.

Volker Mornhinweg, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans: "With the launch of the new Vito in China, we completed the roll-out of our highly successful mid-size segment in this growing market. This is another milestone of our ‘Mercedes-Benz Vans goes global' growth strategy. We have successfully entered numerous markets with the new Vito since its launch in 2014 - over 65 in total - and we have significantly increased unit sales ever since. We are convinced it will be as compelling to customers in China, too."

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