Mercedes-Benz Vans again set a sales record in 2015, with an increase of 9% to 321,000 units. At €11.5 billion, revenue was also significantly higher than in the previous year (2014: €10.0 billion). The division achieved EBIT of €900 million in 2015, which is substantially higher than the prior-year earnings of €682 million (+32%). Return on sales increased to 7.8% compared with 6.8% in 2014. video navigation: 00:08 Mercedes Vito 01:00 Mercedes Sprinter 01:37 SETRA 02:45 Mercedes CITARO NGT 03:43 Mercedes Arocs 05:08 Mercedes Actros autonomous driving 05:51 Mercedes Actros Safety Truck 06:21 Mercedes-Benz Buses Campus Safety 06:37 Mercedes Sprinter Adaptive ESP EBIT reflects the very positive development of unit sales, especially in Europe and the NAFTA region. This was primarily driven by very high growth rates for the V-Class and the new Vito. Higher efficiency of material usages also had a positive impact on earnings, while EBIT was reduced by expenses for warranties and customer goodwill. In 2014, EBIT was increased by €61 million due to a gain on the reversal of an impairment on the carrying value of the Chinese joint venture Fujian Benz Automotive Corporation. Daimler Trucks increased its unit sales by 1% to 502,500 vehicles in 2015, the highest level since the year 2006. Revenue grew by 16% to €37.6 billion (2014: €32.4 billion). The division’s EBIT of €2,576 million was substantially higher than the €1,878 million achieved in 2014 (+37%). Return on sales increased to 6.9% from 5.8% in the previous year. The positive earnings development was mainly the result of higher unit sales in the NAFTA region and Europe, as well as the realization of further efficiency improvements and positive exchange-rate effects. Negative effects on earnings resulted from lower unit sales in Latin America and Indonesia. Additional negative factors were higher expenses for warranties and customer goodwill and for capacity expansion, as well as advance expenditure for new technologies and vehicles. EBIT also includes expenses of €58 million for workforce actions in connection with the ongoing optimization programs in Brazil and Germany. Further expenses of €61 million resulted from the sale of Atlantis Foundries (Pty.) Ltd. Prior-year earnings were reduced by an expense from the impairment of the investment in Kamaz PAO. Daimler Buses sold 28,100 buses and bus chassis worldwide in 2015 (2014: 33,200). This significant decrease in unit sales was largely due to the ongoing poor economic situation in Brazil. Nevertheless, the division was able to maintain its clear leading position in its core markets for buses with a gross vehicle weight of over 8 metric tons. Business with complete buses in Western Europe developed favorably during the year under review, with sales increasing from the prior-year level. Revenue was at €4.1 billion (2014: €4.2 billion). The division’s EBIT for 2015 amounted to €214 million and was thus 9% above the prior-year level (2014: €197 million). Return on sales amounted to 5.2% (2014: 4.7%). Positive effects on earnings primarily resulted from the good business with complete buses with a positive product mix in Western Europe, as well as further efficiency improvements. The development of earnings also benefited from positive exchange-rate effects. There was an opposing impact from the continuation of the difficult economic situation in Latin America. Earnings include a gain of €16 million on the sale of shares in New MCI Holdings Inc. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/OldBenzClub?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daEMGqWJ2yU If you like our channel and you have the desire and ability - you can donate funds for the development of the channel. Thank you. https://goo.gl/aLR4Nv sound: Remembering Past Everything by P C III

• published: 08 Feb 2016
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