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New S class key to boosting Mercedes profit margins, China sales

Sales of the S class are key for Daimler's bottom line.
May 17, 2013 05:00 AM

SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) -- Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche was leaning back in the rear seat of a prototype Mercedes-Benz S-class sedan in 2010 when he realized it didn't recline far enough.

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