Chinese New Year 2012: End one week before Valentine’s Day

If you were wondering when the Chinese New Year 2012 celebrations are going to stop this year you might be surprised to know that the Chinese New Year is celebrated for 15 days and not just for 1 day like New Year is Celebrated by most European Countries. The Chinese New Year is one of the most important holidays in China and many Chinese Workers or Immigrants to foreign countries will use this time to travel back to China and their homes within China. This also rings true to China’s large workforce taking the Chinese New Year as part of their annual leave.

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More Than Two Million SUVs Delivered to Customers

Dr. Joachim Schmidt

“Our entire SUV family is extremely popular among our customers, particularly in the USA and in its second largest market China. With the launch of our first sport utility vehicle – the G‑Class – more than 30 years ago, we entered a segment in which we are now very successful with a total of five models. The SUVs today are an important pillar of Mercedes-Benz’s growth and have regularly posted a new sales record in every month since July 2010.”

Successful launch of new M-Class in November

Start of local GLK production in China

Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz’s SUV models are celebrating another milestone. Since the launch of Mercedes-Benz’s first sports utility vehicle – the G-Class – over 30 years ago, more than two million G-Class, M-Class, R-Class, GL-Class and GLK-Class models have been delivered to customers.

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