Daimler Sells Smart Cars Through Sina Microblog Service in China
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Daimler AG, the world’s third-biggest luxury-vehicle maker, will sell a limited edition of its Smart city car through China’s largest microblog service as it reaches out to the country’s 564 million Internet users.
Daimler will offer 666 units of the two-door Smart car from tomorrow on Sina Corp.’s Twitter-like Weibo service. Buyers have to register online and put down a 1,999 yuan ($321) deposit for the 128,888-yuan model, according to the Sina.com website.