Crisis; What Chip Crisis? Mercedes Sales Dive 25%, Profit Jumps Nearly 20%. “Good times for Mercedes are coming, because when the chips are rolling again, the profit increases significantly. But Tesla will become an even stronger competitor in the future” The semiconductor shortage, which has crippled manufacturing by mass car makers, is a “crisis” made […]
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Mercedes Profits Slip, But Industry Implications Are Reassuring
Mercedes Profits Slip, But Industry Implications Are Reassuring. “Our goal is to return to our target margin corridor of 8% to 10% by 2021” Mercedes Benz parent company Daimler reported sharply lower profits for the 2018 4th quarter, but reassured investors looking for evidence of how a possibly troubled year for the auto industry might […]
Mercedes Launches Fuel Cell Hybrid For Customer Tests
Mercedes Launches Fuel Cell Hybrid For Customer Tests. “The interplay between battery and fuel cell, a long range and short refueling times make the GLC FCELL a vehicle which boasts high everyday practicality,” Daimler’s Mercedes took a step closer to bringing a fuel-cell hybrid to the market when it announced the handover of the GLC […]
Geely Purchase Of Mercedes Stake Prompts Hopes, Fears
Geely Purchase Of Mercedes Stake Prompts Hopes, Fears. Could It Delay The Expected Truck Float? “Geely won’t be the last to make a move on German auto assets” Investors wondered how to figure out the significance of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group’s purchase for around $9 billion of a close to 10 per cent stake in […]
Mercedes Expects Strong Profits
Mercedes Expects Strong Profits. But Storm Clouds Gather Including Diesel Threat. Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz cars, was hugely profitable again last year and expects to perform at least as well in 2018, but investors are worrying that the strength of the euro might knock it off course, while ongoing spending on new technology won’t necessarily […]
Mercedes Raises Profit Estimate But Investors Not Impressed
Mercedes Raises Profit Estimate But Investors Not Impressed. “underlying Mercedes Benz margins provide little cause for excitement” Mercedes parent Daimler, which shocked markets with an early release of better than expected profits, is under pressure from investors despite changing its forecast for 2017 to “significant” earnings growth from “slight”. Daimler was forced by regulators […]
Mercedes Unveils New S Class Limo In Shanghai
Mercedes Unveils New S Class Limo In Shanghai. “the S-Class remains the technological pioneer” Mercedes unveiled its latest version of the top-of-the-range S class in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, which boasts big advances in autonomous driving and electrification. The new S class goes on sale first in Europe from July. Expect sales to start in the […]
Mercedes To Retain Global Premium Sales Crown In 2017
Mercedes To Retain Global Premium Sales Crown In 2017. First Place Likely For Years To Come. Mercedes, which grabbed the title of world champion premium car maker from BMW in 2016, looks likely to retain it in 2017 and hold on to the crown for the foreseeable future, led by its performance in China in […]
Mercedes Profits Strong, But Investors Wary Of Spending Need
Mercedes Profits Strong, But Investors Wary Of Spending Need. “Mercedes margins to stay high, but so too will investments” Mercedes paid the price for predicting slowing sales momentum for 2017, after climbing so strongly last year it was able to claim the title of global premium leader for the first time in more than 10 […]
Strong Mercedes Profits To Continue In 2016
Strong Mercedes Profits To Continue In 2016. Launch Of New E-Class Will Underwrite Earnings Performance. “We expect Mercedes to deliver a 10.1 per cent operating margin in 2016” Mercedes-Benz’s impressive portfolio of new cars and SUVs is expected to spur more strong profits in 2016, although analysts worry that its turnaround might be derailed by […]