[Global Network Financial Comprehensive Report] Recently,the Mercedes-BenzThe Group announced business data for the third quarter, showing that the Group's sales volume was 525,300 units, a year-on-year decrease of 12%. In the first three quarters, the Group's sales volume reached 1.6 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 9%. In the third quarter, the Group's sales volume of pure electric vehicles reached 51,200 units, a year-on-year increase of 9%.
Germany's Voice recently that German automakers are facing stagnation, massive job cuts and the transformation of the electric car market, and Prime Minister Murts called for a summit to extend the limit of the internal combustion engine ban. He criticized the EU's new car combustion regulation 2035 ban plan to harm industrial competitiveness, seeking to promote technological development rather than direct ban; market research and analysts warned the need for clarity and coordination of subsidy policies to boost demand.
The report also mentioned that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for the withdrawal of the EU's 2035 ban on new vehicle fuel regulations. In an interview with NTV, he said the EU's plan was "wrong" and added: "We should not ban it, but promote technology development, which is what I pursue."
But Craig Mailey of market research firm Cox Automotive said Mertz's actions could erode confidence in the transition to transport and that "consumers need clarity in this uncertain market environment".