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And they've been talking a lot about their motors this year.","canonicalId":"brand:mercedes-benz-2da6bee1-2c59-4e63-8ca8-f0d3c6600182","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"Mercedes-Benz is a well-known luxury automobile manufacturer that owns Yes, sir, the electric motor specialist mentioned.","simplifiedExplanation":"Mercedes-Benz is a famous car brand that makes luxury vehicles and owns the company Yes, sir."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Martyn Lee","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/daily-jaguar-fires-ev-design-boss-kia-ev2-and-byd-extends-warranties/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}