While Daimler’s blockbuster plan to split up its car and truck divisions thrilled investors this week, the Mercedes-Benz maker also prepared for the reaction of workers concerned about job security.
Automakers are restarting production at their factories in Hungary gradually after weeks of shutdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. Hungary’s economy is heavily dependent on the vehicle manufacturing sector, which all but halted production last month when the pandemic began to spread in the central European country.
Daimler could face further recalls related to manipulated diesel engines in some of its Mercedes-Benz compact models, weekly magazine Der Spiegel said on Friday, without citing sources.
Daimler has temporarily halted deliveries of a truck engine after finding that, in certain driving conditions, its emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) could exceed legal limits, the company said on Sunday.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group plans to take a major stake in Daimler, German weekly paper Bild am Sonntag reported, citing sources. Geely could become Daimler’s biggest shareholder, the paper said.
Daimler has struck a deal with workers to make electric car components and batteries at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Untertuerkheim, near Stuttgart, in addition to combustion engines, transmissions and axles.
A German government committee investigating carmakers has summoned Daimler for a meeting Thursday to address allegations it sold cars with excessive emissions, the transport ministry said.
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