Mercedes-Benz can rightfully be considered the most profitable manufacturer of vans. Over the past year, the company managed to increase its own revenue by 16%.
Daimle AG concern, producing Mercedes-Benz, commercial transport, revealed his own reports over the past year. The company’s revenue increased by 16% and reached 631 million euros. This figure allowed Mercedes-Benz to be considered the most profitable manufacturer of vans. The company produces not only vans. Furniture for vans is also made, which brings additional profit. Sales were expanded, despite the fact that the leading sales market – Western Europe had deficiencies. The sales pace almost doubled in Latin America, as well as in China. The head of the company Folker Morchinweg noted: it was possible to return the sale to the previous volume – 270,000 cars over the past year. The company paid special attention to cooperation with the GAZ Group, since last year in Nizhny Novgorod it has been producing Sprinter Classis. 190 million euros were invested in the developed project, after the past year 166 thousand Sprinter ClassIS managed to sell, which is more than 5% compared to past data. In Russia, approximately 150,000 cars are sold every year, including Mercedes-Benz. Using local production, the company intends to expand its own production in this segment by about 3-4 times. And at this time, sales of the new FAW Bestn B70 sedan began in the Russian Federation. He received a sports design, a new engine and a six -speed transmission. The cost will be about 860 thousand rubles.