Mercedes to Roll Out New Model Offensive After EV Missteps

  • Automaker boosts spending on high-tech combustion-engine cars
  • CEO flags potential to sell €10.5 billion Daimler Truck stake
The Mercedes-Benz EQS.Source: Mercedes-Benz Group AG
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Mercedes-Benz Group AG is gearing up for a near-record slew of new models after its first generation of battery-powered cars fell short.

The product offensive over the next two to three years will also see the S-Class maker pivot to spending more on its lucrative lineup of fuel-burning vehicles. Top-level buyers, in particular, “keep reaching for our high-tech combustion-engine cars,” Chief Executive Officer Ola Källenius said in an interview.