Mercedes makes more profit, but its passenger car division struggles

NAMPA / DPA

2026-07-28

Stuttgart (dpa) - German carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday posted a rise in group profit for the first time in three years, but a sharp slump in China sales continued to weigh heavily on its car division. From April to June, group net profit climbed 13.5% compared with the same period last year, rising from ?957 million to around ?1.09 billion ($1.2 billion), , the Stuttgart-based carmaker said. The last time the DAX-listed company recorded a ye......

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