The Daimler-shareholders ' group net result was, at EUR 2.4 billion; in 2018, it had been EUR 7.2 billion. The drop in profits, the employees get to feel: The approximately 130,000 employees subject to Collective agreements will receive in 2020, only 597 Euro result of participation, such as Daimler announced on Tuesday. A one-time recognition bonus of up to 500 Euro. In the previous year, the premium had stood at 4965 Euro.

sales at the previous year's level

in This regard, Daimler 2019 sold 3.34 million vehicles, about as many cars, Trucks and buses as in the previous year. In 2018, there were 3.35 million vehicles. Sales rose three per cent of 167,4 billion euros in the previous year to 172.7 billion euros.

"While our results reflect in the year 2019, the continued strong demand for our attractive products, we can't be satisfied," said CEO Ola Källenius. "Especially significant one-time charges negatively affected our financial results in the past year." Daimler 44,22 EUR +1,18 (+2,73%) Xetra

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structural change and diesel scandal

The group of the diesel scandal charged in addition to the structural change in the auto industry. So Daimler had declared at the end of January, estimated additional expenses to be between 1.1 and 1.5 billion euros in connection with diesel vehicles would press the operating result.

Källenius stressed that the future of the company spent now "the CO2-neutral mobility, as well as in the consistent digitisation". To achieve this, had been increased investment in new technologies substantially. dpa/Marijan Murat/dpa The window at the group headquarters of Daimler AG in Untertürkheim lights.

"The challenges of the Transformation in the auto industry," wants to ask Daimler to the group information with a "sustainable business strategy". To achieve the CO2 targets and to Finance important future-oriented fields of electric mobility and connectivity are also "a huge technical and financial effort is, however, necessary". The resulting cost burdens called for "comprehensive measures", among other things, to increase efficiency and to streamline the company.

by the end of 2022, 1.4 billion euros will be saved when staff

a Daimler already announced staff reduction by the end of 2022, the personnel costs are to be reduced by more than EUR 1.4 billion. The goal is a world more socially compatible job cuts, including the reduction of management positions, was "" declared the group. At the end of November, the group announced that worldwide at least 10,000 Posts to be deleted. By the end of 2019 Daimler employees worldwide, nearly 299.000 people.

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til/afp Date Of Update: 11 February 2020, 10:01