On December 13, the Peking Financial Regulatory Bureau's website published a reply approving Gert Christian Middelhauve's qualification as Director and General Manager of Mercedes-Benz Autos Finance Co., Ltd. The company is required to ensure that the approved personnel strictly comply with the relevant regulatory provisions of the Financial Regulatory Bureau, and must assume office within three months from the date of this administrative license decision, reporting their arrival status in a timely manner as required. If they do not assume office within the specified period, this approval document will become invalid, and the decision-making authority will handle the cancellation of the administrative license.