Mercedes-Benz shares rose by more than 5% in Frankfurt on Tuesday morning after the carmaker reported higher second-quarter profit, while warning that continued weakness in China would weigh on full-year car sales.
The company cited “in particular, the negative development of the Chinese market” as it said Mercedes-Benz Cars’ unit sales were now expected to be slightly below the previous year’s level.
This could translate into a decline of between 2% and 7.5% in full-year car sales, according to the definitions used in the carmaker’s 2025 annual report. Reflecting the weaker sales outlook, Mercedes-Benz also expects group revenue to come in slightly below last year’s level. It had previously forecast broadly stable car sales and revenue.
Mercedes-Benz announced the revised outlook alongside its second-quarter results on Tuesday.
Mercedes-Benz reported second-quarter operating profit of €1.55 billion, up 22% from €1.27 billion a year earlier. Revenue fell by 3% to €32.1 billion from €33.2 billion.
