Established in 2007, Fujian Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. is a joint venture by Fujian Motor Industry Group Co., Ltd. (FJMG), Daimler Vans Hong Kong Limited (a joint venture with investment from Daimler AG Germany and China Motor Corporation Taiwan) and BAIC Motor Corporation Ltd., locally producing Mercedes-Benz vans in China. At this location, the Vito and the V-Class are built on a site of 660,000 m² with a production area of 135,000 m². It owns Daimler’s first R&D center for Mercedes-Benz vans outside of Germany.
In 2022, the Fuzhou plant celebrates its 15th anniversary as an automotive location. Since 2007, more than 200,000 (as of 2022) vehicles have rolled off the assembly line here.