A few days ago, Zhidian Mobility learned from Mercedes-Benz officials that the brand will update its internal combustion engine, including hybrid models, to make the brand enter the next decade (2030). Mercedes-Benz plans to launch an all-electric product line in Europe by 2030, according to the brand's previous plans, and the latest** also indicates that in six years, sales of electric vehicles (pure electric and hybrid) will account for only half of total production.
It is understood that Mercedes-Benz's total global sales in 2023 will be 2,491,600 units, a year-on-year increase of 15%；EBIT was 19.7 billion euros, down 3.0 percent year-on-year9%；Revenues were 153.2 billion euros, up 2.2 percent year-on-year1%。Affected by inflation and the cost of the ** chain, Mercedes-Benz's EBIT was 142200 million euros, down 129%。In addition, according to the Group's outlook for 2024, revenue expectations are at the same level as the previous year, and EBIT and free cash flow expectations for industrial businesses are slightly below the previous year's levels.
According to Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius in an interview, "We will launch a new product lineup in 2027 and take us into the 2030s. He then said that plug-in hybrids will be "continuously updated" in the coming years. Although Mercedes-Benz, like most automakers, has invested heavily in electrification, consumer demand has also proven weaker-than-expected; In the survey, consumers also said that they were worried about the lack of charging infrastructure as one of the reasons for their reluctance to accept electric vehicles, and some consumers were also worried about the serious depreciation of some electric vehicles.