Mercedes-Benz Opens New R&D Centre In Shanghai, Its Second In China

Mercedes opens new research and development (R&D) centre in Shanghai, its second in China.

At the centre Mercedes will work in tech fields such as connectivity, automated driving and big data.

Mercedes-Benz said in a statement it is “aiming to attract hundreds of new tech talents”.

Germany’s Mercedes-Benz Group AG has opened a Research and Development (R&D) centre in Shanghai that will focus on mobility technology.

The company said in a statement that the centre, its second R&D facility in China, will work in tech fields such as connectivity, automated driving and big data.

Mercedes-Benz did not elaborate on the size of its investment in the new tech centre, nor how many engineers it plans to eventually hire for the new location.

The German premium carmaker said in the statement it is “aiming to attract hundreds of new tech talents”.

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The establishment of a new Shanghai tech centre follows a move last year by Mercedes to significantly upgrade its R&D capabilities in Beijing, by opening a new R&D facility in China’s capital.

With 1,000 engineers, the new Beijing tech facility is more than three times the size of the one Mercedes-Benz opened in 2014, and the first outside Germany that is more “on par” technically with the firm’s far bigger R&D headquarters near Stuttgart, a person close to the centre said at the time.

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