Daimler Truck has begun producing Mercedes-Benz branded trucks in China, with the first vehicles rolling off production lines at its joint plant with China's Foton Motor at its new state-of-the-art production site in Huairou, Beijing. on September 23. 

 

Locally produced Mercedes-Benz Actros and Actros C models are expected to be ready for delivery to customers in China in November this year.

 

The new facility covers an area of more than 400,000 square meters and provides a highly-flexible and scalable production line following the lean production principle.A document seen by Reuters in 2020 on plans for the revamp of the joint plant to begin heavy truck production said the target was to produce 50,000 Actros trucks a year.