SHANGHAI — Mercedes-Benz stated it opened a analysis and growth middle in Shanghai that can give attention to mobility expertise.
The middle, its second R&D web site in China, will work in tech fields similar to connectivity, automated driving and massive information, the corporate stated in an announcement.
Mercedes-Benz didn’t elaborate on the dimensions of the funding within the new tech web site, nor what number of engineers it plans to ultimately rent for the situation.
It stated within the assertion it’s “aiming to draw a whole lot of latest tech skills.”
The institution of a brand new Shanghai tech middle follows a transfer final yr by the premium automaker to considerably improve its R&D capabilities in Beijing, by opening a brand new R&D facility in China’s capital.
With 1,000 engineers, the brand new Beijing tech facility is greater than 3 times the dimensions of the one Mercedes opened in 2014, and the primary exterior Germany that’s extra “on par” technically with the corporate’s far larger R&D headquarters close to Stuttgart, an individual near the middle stated on the time.