Things that make you go Hmmmm. Is Toto taking time off to study Mandarin?
Overview of Mercedes-Benz Group AG shareholders.
More than one billion outstanding Mercedes-Benz shares are held around the globe. The Chinese BAIC Group currently holds 9.98 % of the company’s voting rights, making it Mercedes-Benz Group AG’s largest individual shareholder. Other major shareholders include the Chinese investor Li Shufu (since 2018) and the Kuwait Investment Authority (since 1974). Li Shufu holds an equity interest of 9.69% in Mercedes-Benz Group through Tenaciou3 Prospect Investment Limited.
https://group.mercedes-benz.com/inve...der-structure/
Ownership by region are very telling.