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VW CEO says smart cars, not EVs, are 'game changer'

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VW Group CEO Herbert Diess talks to members of Greenpeace ahead of the Munich auto show. (REUTERS)
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September 05, 2021 07:30 PM

MUNICH -- Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess said autonomous cars, not electric vehicles, were the "real game changer" for the auto industry.

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