Automakers

Daimler will speed up electric shift

Daimler Chairman Manfred Bischoff, left, and CEO Ola Kallenius stand next to a Mercedes EQS ahead of the automaker's 2021 annual meeting on March 31.
Daimler Chairman Manfred Bischoff, left, and CEO Ola Kallenius stand next to a Mercedes EQS ahead of the automaker's 2021 annual meeting on March 31. (DAIMLER)
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Reuters
March 31, 2021 09:47 AM

Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler said it will accelerate its shift to electric cars as it builds on a strong start to 2021 despite a global semiconductor chip shortage, but gave no details of how fast its car line-up will go electric.

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