MUNICH: Daimler AG said it will intensify efforts to cut costs to manage the industry’s shift to electric vehicles after third-quarter earnings exceeded forecasts, despite weaker profitability from the Mercedes-Benz cars unit.
The world’s biggest luxury-car maker – reeling from two profit warnings this year partly related to diesel-emissions investigations – also said provisions already made to cover the probes might not suffice and could drag on profitability, according to a statement yesterday.
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