Utility vehicles
Daimler Trucks sells over 500,000 trucks worldwide in 2015
Stuttgart, January 11, 2015 - Daimler Trucks has grown in 2015 and, based on initial data from December, has increased its annual sales to over 500,000 trucks. In 2014, Daimler Trucks sold 495,700 vehicles of the Mercedes-Benz, FUSO, Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Built Buses and BharatBenz brands worldwide.
The final sales figures for 2015 will be presented at Daimler's annual press conference on February 4. While the truck markets in North America and Europe grew significantly over the course of the year, the important markets of Brazil and Indonesia slumped. The market in Turkey also declined in recent months due to political uncertainties. In November and December in particular, market conditions deteriorated significantly once again.
Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler Trucks & Buses: "In 2015, we sold over 500,000 trucks - and increased our sales for the third year in a row. Thanks to our leading products, we have thus delivered one of the best years in the history of Daimler Trucks - despite some very difficult markets. This is a great achievement by our global team. I would like to thank all employees for their outstanding commitment."
Dr. Bernhard commented on the further prospects for Daimler Trucks:
"The market environment in our business will remain challenging in 2016. Nevertheless, we are keeping our sights firmly set on our next sales target of 700,000 trucks in 2020."
Bernhard continues: "Leaning back is not an option. We are continuing to focus on implementing our strategy. In the IAA year, we will once again demonstrate our technology leadership and focus on important developments such as connectivity as well as efficiency, active safety and, most recently, autonomous driving. We will continue to expand our global presence and move even closer to our customers with six regional centers. And I also see great potential in expanding the global platform strategy beyond the powertrain," Bernhard continued.
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