Daimler CEO says meeting 2021 emissions targets will be significant challenge
10/09/2019 09:36
FRANKFURT, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Cutting average emissions
from the Mercedes-Benz passenger car fleet to meet the European
Union's 2021 target is going to be a significant challenge,
Daimler DAIGn.DE Chief Executive Ola Kaellenius said on
Tuesday.
"We have all the right vehicles on offer to reach those
targets. Having said that, we cannot mandate what the customer
buys. The 2021 targets are a significant challenge," Kaellenius
said.
Customers are still opting to buy Mercedes sports utility
vehicles (SUVs), which now amount to around a third of total
sales. The trend toward increased sales of SUVs has not changed
over the past 25 years, Kaellenius said.
(Reporting by Edward Taylor
Editing by Tassilo Hummel
)
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