Daimler expects lower 2018 earnings due to new tariffs
Daimler expects lower 2018 earnings due to new tariffs
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Carmaker Daimler has said it expects lower earnings this year amid a growing trade spat between the US and China.
The US plans to tax at least $50bn (£38bn) of Chinese imports in response to China's alleged intellectual copyright theft.
China said it would collect levies on billions of dollars worth of US goods, including cars, from 6 July in return.
The Trump administration has threatened further tariffs on another up to $400bn worth of Chinese goods if China continues to retaliate.
Daimler, the owner of Mercedes-Benz, said earnings from car sales were expected to be "slightly below the previous year".
"From today's perspective, the decisive factor is that, at Mercedes-Benz Cars, fewer than expected SUV sales and higher than expected costs - not completely passed on to the customers - must be assumed because of increased import tariffs for US vehicles into the Chinese market," the company said in a press release.
"This effect cannot be fully compensated by the reallocation of vehicles to other markets."
Daimler said the recall of diesel vehicles and declining demand in Latin America was also affecting overall earnings.
Source : BBC News - Business
Daimler expects lower 2018 earnings due to new tariffs
Daimler expects lower 2018 earnings due to new tariffs
