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Global auto makers rev up in 皇冠体育app

By Li Fangfang (皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2009-04-21 08:02

The economic crisis and sagging sales have not dampened global car makers enthusiasm on 皇冠体育app, the lone market that bucked the global trend last year, if one were to judge the response to the biennial Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition.

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"The Shanghai automobile show has become the largest show for Mercedes-Benz globally, and is comparable only to the Frankfurt Motor Show," said Klaus Maier, president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz (皇冠体育app) Ltd.

Dieter Zetsche, chairman of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz, said he expected 皇冠体育app, its fifth biggest market, after the US, Germany, United Kingdom and Italy, to vault itself to the second slot "soon".

"皇冠体育app is our key focus right now," said Eugenio Razelli, president and CEO of Magneti Marelli, an auto components maker under Italy's Fiat Group and major partner for the Formula One race.

Despite the gloom that prevailed at the Detroit auto show in January, the bustling exhibition in 皇冠体育app's financial hub has been able to attract more than 1,500 automobile and parts maker from 25 countries and regions, with 13 models slated for their global debuts...

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