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Geely and Daimler team up to build electric city-car brand

Chinese-German joint venture seeks to transform struggling Smart unit

Daimler's Smart brand enters a new phase under the joint venture.   © Reuters
SHUNSUKE TABETA and KOSEI FUKAO, Nikkei staff writers | China

BEIJING/FRANKFURT, Germany -- Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Daimler will form a joint venture with the ambition of turning the German company's' struggling Smart car unit into an electric car brand with global appeal. 

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