Advertisement
UK markets open in 33 minutes
  • NIKKEI 225

    37,628.48
    -831.60 (-2.16%)
     
  • HANG SENG

    17,219.65
    +18.38 (+0.11%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    82.97
    +0.16 (+0.19%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,330.10
    -8.30 (-0.35%)
     
  • DOW

    38,460.92
    -42.77 (-0.11%)
     
  • Bitcoin GBP

    51,482.20
    -1,888.31 (-3.54%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,391.15
    +8.57 (+0.62%)
     
  • NASDAQ Composite

    15,712.75
    +16.11 (+0.10%)
     
  • UK FTSE All Share

    4,374.06
    -4.69 (-0.11%)
     

Daimler aims for worldwide carbon-neutral production by 2022 - CEO

Ola Kaellenius, CEO of German luxury car manufacturer Daimler AG, speaks during a TV interview after the annual results news conference

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German luxury automaker Daimler on Monday announced tougher carbon emissions targets, saying it aimed to reach carbon dioxide-neutral production of passenger cars worldwide by 2022.

"Now we go for worldwide carbon-neutral production by 2022," CEO Ola Kaellenius said, adding that the goal included battery production.

The carbon goal previously had just applied to Europe.

(Reporting by Ilona Wissenbach; writing by Thomas Seythal; editing by Riham Alkousaa)