Mercedes-Benz executive Kang Linsong: "In China, for China" is upgraded to "In China, for the world"

On March 22, at the China Development High-level Forum 2026 annual meeting, Kong Lin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mercedes-Benz Group GmbH, stated in an interview that in the past few years, we have been emphasizing the establishment of a research and development system in China. The previous research and development strategy of "in China, for China" has now been upgraded to "in China, for the world". Our research and development team in China closely cooperates with teams in Germany and other global regions, leveraging China's innovative ecosystem and collaborating with top technology partners. This not only meets the needs of Chinese customers, but also becomes our advantage in serving the global market, which is our core direction.