
Volkswagen Group boosts sales revenue and profit in first half of year
The sales revenue of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand in the first six months 2019 increased by 3.4 percent year-on-year to €44.1 billion.

The sales revenue of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand in the first six months 2019 increased by 3.4 percent year-on-year to €44.1 billion.

BAIC has acquired an equity interest of approximately five percent in Daimler AG through Investment Global Co. Ltd., a 100-percent subsidiary.

The British Grand Prix was a spectacular race and a great showcase for our sport.

This world festival of the equestrian sports traditionally includes the Mercedes-Benz Nations’ Cup.

Long-distance travel by car is part of everyday life.

Group revenue amounted to €38,340 million in the first half of 2019, down by 0.7% compared to 2018 H1.

The effort paid off: In June 2019, Romain Dumas once again made history at the wheel of the ID.R, setting a time of 6:05.336 minutes to break the previous record for electric cars by roughly 40 seconds.

The Daimler Mobility business division is a strategic investor in mobility services such as FREE NOW, SHARE NOW and Blacklane.

Net loss attributable to the shareholders of Daimler AG amounted to €1.3 billion (Q2 2018: net profit of €1.7 billion), leading to a decline in earnings per share to minus €1.24 (Q2 2018: plus €1.61).

Every modern race victory by a car sporting the Mercedes star is also an echo of the world’s first competitive motorcar race – the race from Paris to Rouen on 22 July 1894.