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联系人新闻稿信息福建奔驰汽车工业有限公司林矜 0591 - 22799999-5001 2012年04月23日嘉利公关顾问（广州）公司李婉雯 020 - 38878488-821Fujian Benz Leads High-End MPV Market into theEra of "Mercedes-Benz"——Viano Vision Diamond World Premier and VianoPioneer Officially DebutCore info：•Luxury business vehicle Viano Vision Diamond world premier，shows the future development of Mercedes-Benz MPV•Viano Pioneer launches in China with five innovations —Dynamic,Suspension, Space, Seats, and Appearance, to lead the developmenttrend of demostic high-end MPV market•Viano Courtesy launches, 1000 units of limited edition, only designedfor high-end business reception.•Fujian Benz entire range gathers in Beijing Auto Show,enriching the "All-Around Business Traveling Solution".Biennial banquet of automotive industry—the12th BeijingInternational Automotive Exhibition kicks off on 23rd,April. The entire range of the forefront company in Chinesehigh-end business vehicle market—Fujian Benz appears,with the most attractive edition Viano Pioneer —a newgeneration flagship product of Fujian Benz—lanching forsale, and the global debut of Viano Vision Diamond conceptPage 2 car. Fujian Benz perfectly embodied the theme of "YourSpace for Your Success", in the transformation of Mercedes-Benz business vehicles being closer and closer to Chineseconsumption demands.In W4 hall of luxury brands, Fujian Benz is the onlybusiness vehicle brand. Although the exhibition space isnot big, the booth design with the main tone of black andgray still completely manifests the high-end, generousnessand elegance, which is classic and modern.The premiere ceremony of Fujian Benz entire range is kickedoff by the first official high-level talks between Chairmanand CEO of Daimler Northeast Asia Ltd., Ulrich Walker andChairman of Fujian Benz and Fujian Auto Co., Ltd., Mr. LianXiaoqiang in Beijing Auto Show. From the talks between thehigh levels of two shareholders, we can see that as theonly manufacturing center in the Asia-Oceanic region, therapid growth of Fujian Benz and its actions of continuallylaunching products for meeting demands of Chinese customersand Chinese market have won the strong support andrecognition from both sides of shareholders.Fujian Benz Booth PictureViano Pioneer: Five innovations of dynamic, suspension,space, seats and appearance, accomplish distinction.New generation of Viano Pioneer is equipped with a 3.5Lengine with original Mercedes-Benz packaging, whichprovides more power –190kw/5900rpm maximum output andPage 3 340N·m/5000rpm maximum torque, with 5-gear manumatictransmission further improving the matching ability ofdynamic, for the fastest starts, and high torque at lowspeeds. The Viano Pioneer goes from 0 –100km/h in just12.8 seconds, bringing a faster take-off and a steadierdriving! This achieves a perfect coordination between theuncompromising passion and the extreme comfort, andprovides a perfect business travel service for Chinesehigh-end business vehicle customers.Viano Pioneer's suspension system underwent elaborateadjustments and improvements based on the demands ofChinese road conditions and customers. More flexible thefront and rear suspension springs and high efficient shockabsorbers are equipped, to perfectly eliminate shaky rideswith no compromise of controllability and driving comfort.Moreover, the unique FR (Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive) ofViano Pioneer compared with similar class vehicles,distributes the weight even more evenly, maintainingabsolute stability for vehicles even at full speed, turning,and acceleration.Viano Pioneer PictureAs what Viano Pioneer claims— Your Space for Your Success—perfectly reflects its space advantage. The Pioneerupdated where only two of the four rear seats could fullyslide back and forth, giving all four rear seats thatability, better utilizing and matching the floor space ofthe vehicle. The third row seats can slide back more than230mm, allowing for a more flexible space transformation ofPage 4 seating and luggage space. Viano Pioneer’s adjustableface-to-face seats layout with a collapsible table allowsfor more convenient and comfortable meetings, entertainment,and relaxation during travel. The sunroof is almost coveredby an entire glass, providing bright interior lighting. Inthe 3-piece panoramic sunroof design, the first and secondsunroof are adjustable, with the fixed third sunroof,providing plentiful options for the front, middle andbackseat passengers and an extraordinary view. Moreover,the upgraded NVH and a mass of applications of high-techsound insulation composite materials make Viano Pioneer becapable of providing quiet and comfortable businesstravelings at any road conditions.By nearly one year of development on the adaptability ofthe seats system, the Pioneer has designed the exclusiveseats for Chinese high-end businessmen The seats softnessdegree and the radians and angles of the abutted surfacecorrespond more closely to the Oriental body, relievingfeelings of fatigue through long-distance traveling forpassengers via even softer seats with excellent coating andsupport function. Viano Pioneer is rated as the most healthand comfortable high-end business vehicle, with remarkablecabins providing extreme driving experience.Viano Pioneer has a concise, generous and grand shape. Theunique grille is combined with the dynamic aesthetics andfunctional technology. The rear-view mirror can now befolded back electronically, and xenon headlights bring awider and clearer view for drivers and makes night drivingPage 5 safer. Also, the new equipped headlight cleaners provideadequate lighting at any time and on any road. The exhaustpipes use stainless steel materials to extend the lifeperformance and to be more stylish and sporty. The newflint gray painting is particularly worth mentioning, ascompared to the common black or silver color it gives amore distinguished business color for the Viano Pioneer.Viano Vision Diamond: luxury forefront leads the futuretrend of business vehiclesViano Vision Diamond —globally premieres in Beijing AutoShow, is a new innovation created by the designers ofMercedes-Benz. President and CEO of Fujian Benz AutomotiveCo., Ltd., Rene Reif said, "My mission is to see the future.Viano Vision Diamond is the future trend of luxury businessvehicles."The unique two-tone black & white design for businessvehicles gives Viano Vision Diamond a strong artistic charm.The 19 inch alloy wheels with 5-spoke-design set off theproud temperament, while the highlights are its big brakes,high-gloss black paint with golden plated Mercedes-Benzlogo, which subtly represent the distinguished brandlineage.The Viano Vision Diamond integrates two iPad2’s, oneiPhone4 and an iPod Touch so a special app has been created,called DIAMOND APP which allows passengers to use thesedevices to control interior sound, light and multimediafunctions. The color of the windows can be changed fromtransparent to dark at the touch of a button. Electrochromatic glass isPage 6 used for the rear side windows, the back window and partition, and iscontrolled via the DIAMOND app on the iPad..Viano Vision Diamond PictureThe porcelain-color DINAMICA leather partition equipped betweencockpit and the rear compartment brings a more private andindependent space for the rear compartment, complemented by anintegrated 40 inch screen, lowerable in the wall partition. The two-tone concept is used for the interior trim as well. The rearcompartment is equipped with premium quality materials like nappaleather, leather DINAMICA and a deep-pile carpet in porcelain-color; contrasted topstitching, trim strips, and black piping.Meanwhile the cockpit is contrasted in black; highlighted withtopstitching, trim strips and porcelain-color piping. Luxurious seatswith automatic heating function, cooling function and massagefunction, with seats in perforated nappa leather porcelain-colored.Viano Vision Diamond is equipped with a router, the seamlessconnection with internet is available via wireless LAN. The centerconsole between the two seats in the rear compartment containschampagne glass holders and an ashtray, four glass holders for bottledrinks on the side board with three of them having cooling function,and one champagne glass holder. The Bang & Olufsen sound systemconsists of a 1.320 watt ICE power amplifier with 12 highperformance speakers and 3 illuminated tweeters that are mountedthroughout the rear compartment, making Viano Vision Diamond acomplete moving theater. However, the most awe-inspiring thingmay be the black trim strip –which is lavishly embellished by 8half-carat diamonds.Viano Courtesy: more warm designs, exclusively for high-endPage 7 receptionViano Courtesy —built exclusively for the star hotel reception byFujian Benz—debuts with Viano Vision Diamond and VianoPioneer as well. It adds many design details for improvingVIP honors, like seats development, umbrella hangers,clothes hangers, containing boxes, and string bags forluggage compartment, etc. Viano Courtesy launches 1000units of limited edition for sale with XXX RMB.Picture of Viano Courtesy with detailsSprinter: large size business vehicle with the best safetyExcept Viano Pioneer, Viano Vision Diamond and VianoCourtesy displaying in luxury brand exhibition hall, FujianBenz also sets a joint promotion booth with DaimlerNortheast Asia Ltd., at outdoor exhibition area, promotinglarge size Sprinter and expert-class MPV Vito. Sprinterwith advantage of safety, uses the world advanced and mostcomprehensive ESP technology, and is also the only modelused Laser Beam Welding technology in the similar classvehicles. 35 Meters LBW makes the body strength andcrashworthiness further surpass all other competitors to be the best.Sprinter PictureVito: extra-long wheelbase, further ahead to beprofessionalPage 8 Vito is another main force vehicle model under Fujian Benz,with "Expert-Class MPV" market position by its 3430mmextra-long wheelbase. Roomy interior space with threeeditions of 7-seats(2+2+3), 8-seats(2+3+3) and 9-seats(2+2+2+3), for the diversified space demands of users.Vito becomes an ideal car for numerous high-end industryusers by meeting various possibilities of their demands ofproduct applicability.Vito PictureFujian Benz: enriches "All-Around Business Travel Solution"At this Beijing Auto Show, Fujian Benz brings a strongbusiness vehicle lineup with fancy charm, with richer "All-Around Business Travel Solution". Since Fujian Benzlaunched local-made Mercedes-Benz business vehicles in 2010,it has had many accomplishments in Chinese high-endbusiness vehicle market in the aspects of product upgradepace, perfect inheriting of Benz quality, care to customerdemands and product design art. At this Beijing Auto Show,Fujian Benz manifested the "Confidence on Chinese Market"of President and CEO of Fujian Benz Automotive Co., Ltd.,Rene Reif, by promoting one global premiere model, onedomestic premiere model, and limited edition of VianoCourtesy all at once. Moreover, Fujian Benz improves theseats for entire Viano range, for a better seating comfort.Viano Pioneer —Fujian Benz new generation flagshipproduct— will further extend the product lineup and marketcoverage for Fujian Benz, enrich the "All-Around BusinessPage 9 Travel Solution", and inject more luxurious personalizedvitality into the brand image of Mercedes-Benz businessvehicles, creating more expectations from Chinese high-endbusiness vehicle users to such an honorable and gloriousbrand.— End —。