As of October 1, 2021, Daimler Mobility AG will be divided into two independent companies: Mercedes-Benz AG for the development, production and sales of passenger cars and vans and Daimler Truck AG for trucks. Daimler Mobility AG is absorbed into the other two companies. Ola Källenius, who has previously held this position in a personal capacity, will become CEO of the higher-selling Mercedes-Benz AG. Daimler Truck AG will continue to be managed by Martin Daum.
Since 2019, three subsidiaries have been operating under the umbrella of Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz AG, Daimler Truck AG and Daimler Mobility AG for financing and mobility solutions. There were numerous connections and joint activities between the three subsidiaries, for example in sales, research and personnel.
Daimler Trucks will continue to include Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks (MBS) in the future, under whose responsibility the Unimog, Zetros and Econic trucks will be manufactured, configured and sold according to customer requirements. This also includes the variants that are equipped according to military requirements and are grouped under Mercedes-Benz Military Vehicles. Whether and how the military versions of theG-Classcan be assigned here has not yet been conclusively clarified.
Mit der Aufteilung des Konzerns in zwei unabhängige Unternehmen sollen Kundennähe und Effizienz gesteigert werden. Den Kundenstamm für Mercedes-Benz bilden vor allem Privatkunden, während Daimler Trucks vornehmlich auf Kunden aus Firmen, Organisationen und Behörden ausgerichtet ist. Derzeit werden gemeinsame Unternehmungen und Besitz (Dokumente, Liegenschaften und z.B. das Mercedes-Benz-Museum) auseinanderdividiert und den neuen Eigentümern zugeordnet.
There will be changes for customers as the sales organizations are being restructured and partially rebuilt. For contacts between companies, contracts must be concluded, like between two completely unrelated companies. Agreements are no longer permitted for antitrust reasons.
Mercedes-Benz AG and Daimler AG are scheduled to be listed in the DAX 40 on December 1, 2021.
Gerhard Heiming
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