Popemobile Goes Electric With Vatican’s New Mercedes G-Wagon

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(Bloomberg) -- Mercedes-Benz Group AG may be struggling to sell its electric cars, but it just landed a heavenly endorsement: Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, will ride in a ...

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