worry lines would have taken the Mercedes-parent Daimler no Corona-crisis. Now, however, the share price collapsed in such a way that the group had to emphasise the handlebar Ola Källenius (50), you do not need state help, and the small dividend of Euro 0.90 per share was not at risk to the annual General meeting.
But why? Clearly, the Corona to estimate the impact hardly. But finally, the Swabians have a gigantic Portfolio, the paragraph before the BMW, not in front of the Audi, worlds ahead of Lexus, Jaguar, or Volvo, and a whole Dimension ahead of Tesla. It’s up to the turning for the electric mobility?
A game of ball the stock exchange
Not directly: While the BMW can on Serenity, and money is the main owner families of Klatten and Quandt, and Audi, the mighty VW group is the owner of Porsche and Piëch families and the German state of lower Saxony hold your protective Hand, Daimler is at the mercy of the stock market.
analysts worry that Chinese companies could shop in the face of the ailing share price still further in the Mercedes-mother. Geely, currently owns just under ten per cent of Daimler, BAIC to five per cent – and makes no secret of the fact to want more. More packages to keep Kuwait and Renault-Nissan.
cars are expensive to start
is The Problem of the expensive electric. But the core business, out of the billions to come – because the “normal” Mercedes are in demand, but cost Daimler a lot. Their development is more expensive than the competition.
in Addition, the competition has sacrificed income Armenian models long since the SUV Boom. Alone the front-wheel-drive platform alongside the A-class (hatchback), the A-class sedan, the long A-class (for China), the B-class (MPV), the coupe counterpart, the CLA and the combination of the CLA Shooting Brake, the all of the C-class on the fur of the back, but sharper are expected. The new GLA and GLB, for which some customers will dispense with the profit orientation in the GLC to come.
Problem detected
the oldest car builders in the world Is going to end (since 1886)? The star burned up in the atmosphere, are likely to remain prophecies of doom: The stock price is expected to at least rise to the Corona. Källenius (50) is tuned to process streamlining and cost reduction. And the Board gets new faces. In addition, a severance program runs: Like almost all of the 300’000 building-employees-giant Set, probably 10’000 to 15’000.
is Deleted, which promises to be hardly any return on investment. So support for the next S-class, the Cabrio, the end of the hapless X-class Pick-ups is sealed, as well as of the SLC. Types such as the CLA are not likely to experience the next Generation. Only in the booming SUV Segment is not well thinned out, especially since according to the Pair of GLC and (electro-)EQC also the electric versions of GLA and GLB by the name of EQA and EQB are almost finished.
Also in the commercial vehicle world will be converted, for the purpose of more yield: While Daimler, Mercedes, Freightliner (USA), Thomas Built Buses (US school buses), Western Star (USA), BharatBenz (India) and Fuso (Japan), the largest Truck manufacturer in the world. But the Van-division suffers recently.
Padding instead of a mess
But it’s a good sign there is growing. For example, that the SUV Trend reached the summit and the sedan Renaissance celebrates. Where it matters, is not spilled, but padded. The new S-class should dominate from the fall of 2020, the profit-making luxury saloon League. In the spring of 2021, the new Mercedes C-class, driving in automated Driving is progressing. In the summer of 2021, the first starts to work completely autonomously-star-Stromer: the Luxustyp EQS.
Even the sports cars are experiencing a Revival. The AMG GT was a success, but in fact against the Porsche 911 and co. harder than I thought. The SL is only a shadow of its former self. However, in 2021, the new SL comes (new with a soft top). He should so take, like the later in a twin pack co-developed the new AMG GT.
Smarts second Chance
in Addition, Smart gets a second Chance. The now German-Chinese brand, resides, develops and builds for the future with Geely in China. The new Smart will start after the conversion to electric-brand 2022 – and then, finally, money in the coffers. It is established that larger models, such as the for more than 15 years-thought-out SUV. If he is, as once planned, Formore?
