Its cars are becoming more electric and digital, but Merc’s CEO won’t lose sight of the brand’s spirit Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius is clearly proud of the new C-Class Electric saloon. Proud enough to travel from Stuttgart to Helsinki to pop into the launch event and, after spending 20 minutes fielding questions from a buying pack of eager reporters, take me on a private 45-minute drive of the Finnish countryside. He wants to show off this car and is keen for Autocar readers to understand what it can do. “It’s nice and quiet and feels more like an E-Class,” says Källenius, as we glide along in notable tranquillity. “We’re doing…
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