Company profile
- Industry
- Automotive (luxury vehicles)
- Founded
- 1926
- Headquarters
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Ownership
- Brand of Mercedes-Benz Group AG
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The analyses
The Cannibalization Choice · Decision Forks
Mercedes Built an Electric Empire to Protect a Gasoline One. Then Both Cracked.
Mercedes was praised for 'going all-electric' and disrupting its own cash cow. It did the opposite — it ring-fenced EVs inside a luxury halo to defend ICE margin. EQS sales collapsed 52% in the U.S. in 2024, and Cars margin fell from 12.6% to 5.0% in two years.
8 min
The Cannibalization Choice · Decision Forks
Mercedes Split Off Its Trucks to Close a Conglomerate Discount VW's 2019 IPO Exposed
The popular story says trucks were dragging down the luxury car brand. They weren't - the two share almost no customers. The real reason: capital markets refused to pay full price for a conglomerate, and a 2019 VW IPO proved exactly how much was being left on the table.
7 min
The Repositioning · Business Model
Mercedes Climbed Up-Market to Escape Volume. In 2024 Volume Came Back to Collect.
Mercedes' luxury pivot looked like a structural margin moat — 14.6% RoS in 2022. Then 2024 arrived: China volume sank 7%, net pricing turned negative, and Cars margin collapsed to 8.1%. The mix-shift didn't replace the cycle. It amplified it.
8 min
The Reversal · Decision Forks
Mercedes Sold 168,800 EVs in 2025, Down 9%, While BMW Grew to 442,072
The story is that Mercedes abandoned its 2030 all-electric pledge in 2024. But the pledge always said 'where market conditions allow.' The real reversal isn't in the slides - it's that Mercedes sold 168,800 EVs in 2025, down 9%, while BMW sold 442,072, up 3.6%.
7 min