Question: But, as Daimler recognizes, selling Mercedes through Chrysler dealers--with all the memories of the Volare and K-Car--could damage the car's treasured cachet.
Daimler realized it was bad reputation to sell Mercedes through Chrysler dealers.

Answer: yes

Question: Conceived by Louis Le Vau, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, and landscape designer Andre Le Netre in 1661, it was completed 21 years later.
It took 21 years to complete their brainchild.

Answer: yes

Question: Is that all? The cashier asked after scanning all the items, and before Balbina could answer, began to recite from memory:
The cashier suddenly stood up and ran out of the shop without any warning.

Answer:
no