Daimler AG operates in the Motor vehicles and car bodies sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares DaimlerChrysler with three other
automobile manufacturers in Europe:
Volkswagen AG
(2018
sales of 235.85 billion Euro [US$261.18 billion]
of which 73%
was Passenger Cars),
Exor Nv
of Italy
(143.29 billion Euro [US$158.69 billion]
of which 77%
was FCA), and
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV
which is
also
based in Italy
(110.41 billion Euro [US$122.27 billion]
of which 66%
was NAFTA).
Sales Analysis.
DaimlerChrysler reported sales of 167.36 billion Euro (US$185.34 billion)
for the
year ending
December of 2018.
This
represents
a very small
increase of 1.8%
versus 2017, when the company's sales were 164.33 billion Euro.
Sales at DaimlerChrysler have increased during each of the previous five years
(and since 2013, sales have increased a total of 42%).
Sales of Daimler Financial Services saw an increase
that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up
8.4% in 2018, from
22.31 billion Euro to 24.18 billion Euro.
DaimlerChrysler also saw significant increases in sales in
Daimler Trucks (up 6.7% to 36.46 billion Euro)
and
Daimler Buses (up 4.1% to 4.42 billion Euro)
.
Not all segments of DaimlerChrysler experienced an increase in sales in 2018:
sales of Mercedes -Benz Cars fell 1.7% to 89.47 billion Euro.