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Mercedes-Benz could enter defense production — CEO

TASS · · 117 words

Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius stated to The Wall Street Journal that the company is open to entering defense production to support Europe's defense needs. The article also notes a report from Der Spiegel regarding potential talks between KNDS and Mercedes-Benz concerning a plant in Ludwigsfelde.

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“German automotive company Mercedes-Benz is willing to branch into defense production, CEO Ola Kallenius told The Wall Street Journal.”
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The claim is reported by multiple independent news sources, including Reuters and TASS, both citing the original interview with The Wall Street Journal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mercedes-Benz Argentina S.A.U. is the Argentine subsidiary of international conglomerate Mercedes-Benz Group which produces and markets Mercedes-Benz utility vehicles in the country. The company (head…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mercedes-Benz Group AG (formerly Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler, and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive company headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of the world…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sten Ola Källenius (born 11 June 1969) is a Swedish-German business executive. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO of the Mercedes-Benz Group. Källenius was the first non-Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola_Källenius
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“Kallenius said any defense-related operations would account for only "a minor share" of the business compared with passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.”
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The specific detail regarding defense operations being a 'minor share' of the business is only explicitly mentioned in the TASS report among the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sten Ola Källenius is a Swedish-German business executive. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO of the Mercedes-Benz Group. Källenius was the first non-German to hold both posi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola_Källenius
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Ola Kallenius, defense-related operations would account for only "a minor share" of the business compared with passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.
https://tass.com/world/2131715
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web search NEUTRAL — May 15 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that the German automaker was willing to move into defense production as long as it made "business sense".
https://www.aol.com/articles/mercedes-benz-ceo-tells-wsj-221…
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“Der Spiegel reported that German-French defense group KNDS is in talks with Mercedes-Benz regarding a potential purchase of the automaker’s plant in Ludwigsfelde, south of Berlin.”
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