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Mercedes-Benz Vans launches new Vito in China; unveiling electric van of future this week

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The new Vito will be ready for delivery to dealers at the end of September. In the first half of 2016, Vito and V-Class continued to be the strongest sales drivers. The first batch of the new Vito rolled off the production line at Daimler’s local joint venture Fujian Benz Automotive Co., FBAC) in Fuzhou in August. t, plus 41%).

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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“The size of the market contraction in Russia is the biggest wild card facing vehicle manufacturers across the European continent, if not the world, in 2015 and 2016.” According to the analysis, the current anti-trust campaign environment could alter the relationships among consumers, dealer and OEMs. million units.

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