BETTER PARTSAgain winstalarm at Mercedes-mother Daimler
Daimler is with a new profit warning came. The parent company of Mercedes-Benz is counting on additional costs in connection with the settlement of the dieselschandaal in the automobile business. It also includes the sales of vans by delays in delivery of vehicles and there is also an issue around cutting fluid.
The group now expects a gross margin (ebit), which "significantly" below the level of last year. Previously, the forecast is still slightly lower than in 2017. Also for the personenautodivisie of Mercedes-Benz and the busjestak, the estimates are more pessimistic.
On the fair in Frankfurt was shocked and responded. The rate was interim for about 7 percent. In June, Daimler also been a winstalarm given. That had more to do with the Chinese import tariffs on American cars.
Daimler also came with provisional figures for the third quarter. According to the company from Stuttgart, were the performance is significantly weaker than the market had predicted. The gross profit declined in the recent period, to nearly 2.5 billion euros from 3.4 billion euros a year earlier. At the truckdivisie did Daimler also good business.
Last month it became known that Daimler ceo Dieter Zetsche next year early is going to resign. Zetsche is in may followed by the Swede Ola Källenius, who is now head of development. Källenius is the first non-German head of the autoconcern.
The German professional BMW came in september even with a winstalarm, because of price pressures and the handelsspanningen in the world. Also the costs for new emission rules to weigh on the profitability, according to BMW.