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Ola kaellenius, Daimler's chief executive, said this week that Europe will introduce stricter emission standards in 2020, and the new standards "will be a challenge" for Daimler group, which will face penalties if it fails to meet the standards, foreign media reported. According to previous reports, Daimler group has produced about 7000 vehicles since it was put into production in March 2019. But to meet the emissions targets, he said he would not reduce the price of Mercedes pure electric vehicles. News said that last month, due to media reports of insufficient supply, Mercedes Benz EQC reduced its production capacity to 30000 vehicles, half of the planned reduction. However, Daimler group denies that the brand has battery supply problems, and will not reduce the production target of Benz EQC in 2020. However, at the company's annual performance press conference, kanglinsong also said that it was difficult for the group to reach the new emission limit in Europe. According to foreign media, Daimler group's profit fell in 2019, and part of its loss in the fourth quarter of last year was due to regulatory issues related to diesel emissions. Daimler group cut dividends to reduce costs for research and development and urban pure electric vehicles, according to eurocar news. Daimler also said it would cut administrative and personnel costs by more than 1.4 billion euros by the end of 2022. In 2020, Mercedes Benz will also launch EQA to expand its product line. Foreign media commented that Daimler's failure to produce enough pure electric vehicles was the main reason for its failure to meet the emission standards.