Mercedes-Benz Cars,
the most luxurious division of
Daimler AG, has posted a tidy before-tax profit of €1.314 billion (around R13.3 billion) for the second quarter of 2012. It sold 370 400 cars in the same period. That
is very good news for the world’s
number three premium car maker (behind
BMW and Audi respectively).
“Despite the high expenses as previously announced for new products and technologies, our
company was once again very profitable in the second quarter. We achieved
strong growth in unit sales and revenue,” stated Dr Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler
AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars.
New cars will further boost
sales and profits over the next 12
months. The new compact and hatchy A-Class
has been launched in Europe and will be in Mzansi within the next few months. So
will the facelifted GLK compact SUV that competes with BMW’s X3 and Audi’s Q5. Next
year we’ll see the facelifted E-Class
and the new GL coming through.
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