| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : DECEMBER 13, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
Why Stuttgart Is Looking MARKET SHARE Only 1.3% in Asia MAIN PRODUCTS Mercedes passenger cars (66,500 vehicles sold in 1998) BIG VENTURES A joint venture in Beijing to build Jeeps, and one in India to build Mercedes E-class sedans BIG PROBLEM No major local partner, no outlet for truck business, no small car suited for Asian market DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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RELATED ITEMS DaimlerChrysler: Desperately Seeking an Ally (int'l edition) TABLE: Why Stuttgart Is Looking INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||
