Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE), opens new tab CEO Ola Kallenius told the Wall Street ?Journal on Friday that the German automaker ‌was willing to move into defense production as long as it made "business sense".

 

"The world has become a more ?unpredictable place, and I think it is ?absolutely clear that Europe needs to increase its ?defense profile," Kallenius told the publication. "Should we ?be able to play a positive role in ?that, we would be willing to do so."