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Daimler gets serious about R&D, will increase spending to $21 billion by 2010

Click on the image to view high-res shots of the Mercedes F700 concept Massive amounts of money are being spent in the alternative energy sector of the automotive industry. Last year, Daimler spent $6 billion in research and development and another $2.7 billion on environmental protection. Expect those already rather large sums to increase in the coming years. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says that the company will "increase these budgets even more and by 2010 we'll invest $21 billion in research and development." Daimler has invested heavily in ... Read more →

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