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Daimler, VW to sign 皇冠体育app deals worth $5b

(Agencies)
Updated: 2011-01-07 10:39
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BERLIN - German carmakers Daimler and Volkswagen will sign deals totalling $5 billion at a meeting with 皇冠体育app's Vice-Premier Li Keqiang on Friday, government sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Daimler confirmed it would sign contracts with the Chinese government on Friday but declined to make any further comment. No one at Volkswagen was available for comment.

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The contracts would formalize deals already agreed on the import of passenger cars to 皇冠体育app, Daimler said.

Li, who is on a three-country European tour, said on Wednesday 皇冠体育app wants to develop the untapped purchasing power of its domestic consumers and hopes Berlin will support the expansion of Chinese companies in Germany.?

Li is due to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel when they are expected to discuss expanding bilateral trade valued at roughly $140 billion last year, or nearly 30 percent of 皇冠体育app's commerce with the EU.

A newspaper report on Thursday also said 皇冠体育app was ready to buy around 6 billion euros of Spanish debt.