the ceo ola kaellenius spoke to bloomberg's matt miller. >> something we have been doing research onthan 15 years now. the particular recipe for the e qs is something we developed with a partner. if you look at the car, this bow shape, as our chief designer calls it, why is it like that? form follows function. it has the lowest drag coefficient of any serious production car. the smooth shape helps and many details lead to great efficiency and also gives you the range. >> it keeps the design language pretty clearly mercedes. let's. . get back to the chip shortage used -- let's get back to the chip shortage. you say you prioritize them for vehicles like the s class, but how is it hindering production in 2021? ola: we had disruptions in the first quarter. we will continue to have disruptions in q2. we are never talking -- we are now talking about the recovery scenario with suppliers. it is not 100% clear on supply availability. we are hoping we will be able to make up for much of that loss in the second half of the year. but it is still kind of day to day management. >> how important is

ceo ola kaellenius spoke to bloomberg's matt miller. attery chemistry side is something we have been doing research on for more than 15 years now, and the particular recipe for the eqs is something we have developed with partners. it has very good density. but if you look at the car, this bow shape, as our chief designer gordon wagner calls it, why is it like that? form follows function. it has the lowest drag coefficient of any serious production car. the smooth shape helps and many little details lead to great efficiency and also gives you good range. matt: it keeps the design language pretty clearly mercedes. let's get back to the chip shortage, if we could. you say you're going to prioritize vehicles like this and i assume the internal combustion s class as well, but how hard is it hitting you in terms of production loss in 2021? ola: we had disruptions in the first quarter. we will continue to have some disruptions in q2. we are now talking about what the recovery scenario could look like with our suppliers. in some cases, it is not