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China's BAIC raising Daimler stake to unseat Geely as top shareholder, report says

Employees walk near a Mercedes-Benz logo at the Beijing Benz Automotive plant in Beijing. (Reuters)
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Reuters
December 15, 2019 01:04 PM

BEIJING/FRANKFURT -- Daimler's main China joint venture partner, BAIC Group, has set in motion a plan to double its stake to around 10 percent and win a board seat in the German automaker, as it aims to upstage rival Geely, two sources told Reuters.

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