Daimler rolls out luxury MPVs

Hangzhou - Daimler AG is showing its ambitions in China's high-end multipurpose vehicle (MVP) market as it rolls out two luxury models, the Viano and Vito.

The vehicles are produced by Fujian Daimler Automotive Co Ltd, a three-way venture between Daimler AG, Fujian Motors Group (FJMG) and China Motors Corp from Taiwan.

Target buyers of the luxury MPVs are "a little bit different" in China than in Europe and the US, said Volker Mornhinweg, executive vice-president of Daimler AG, at a test drive in early June.