Electric cars necessary to protect Mercedes jobs, says labor leader

2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric DriveMercedes-Benz parent Daimler is pushing for more electric cars, and that has the company's labor leaders thinking about how such a shift might affect its workers. Electric motors and drivetrains require far fewer components than internal-combustion engines, meaning fewer workers are needed to assemble them. The technical knowledge needed to design...