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Daimler: Shift to electric cars non-negotiable despite virus

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FRANKFURT – Germany's Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars, made only a small profit in the first quarter of 2020 as the company shut down factories and shifted into cash preservation and cost management mode during the coronavirus crisis.

The company's CEO said Wednesday the Stuttgart-based automaker was now engaging in a gradual re-start of production — and would continue its investment in electric cars and digitalization.

He called the shift to new technologies “non-negotiable” despite the severe disruption from the virus outbreak. Net profit was 168 million euros ($182 million), down from 2.1 billion euros in the same quarter a year earlier.

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