July 23, 2015 - Daimler continues along path of profitable growth.
- Unit sales in second quarter significantly above prior-year level at 714,800 vehicles (+14%)
- Revenue rises to €37.5 billion (Q2 2014: €31.5 billion; +19%)
- Group EBIT of €3.7 billion (Q2 2014: €3.1 billion; +20%)
- Group EBIT from ongoing business of €3.8 billion (Q2 2014: €2.5 billion; +54%)
- Net profit of €2.4 billion (Q2 2014: €2.2 billion; +8%)
- Free cash flow of the industrial business of €3.4 billion in first six months 2015 (Q1-2 2014: €1.4 billion)
- Significant growth in unit sales and revenue anticipated for full-year 2015
- Group EBIT from ongoing business expected to be significantly higher than in 2014
- Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars: “We achieved our targeted margin for Mercedes-Benz Cars in the first half of the year. In all other automotive divisions, we are about to achieve our margin targets. We will systematically continue along the path we have taken.”
- Bodo Uebber, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG for Finance & Controlling and Daimler Financial Services: “As a result of the course we set in the past, we continue to grow profitably and are on the right track to fulfill our forecasts for the year 2015.”