{"id":160088,"date":"2025-02-25T17:56:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/?p=160088"},"modified":"2025-02-25T18:43:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:43:37","slug":"mercedes-benz-shifts-strategy-to-boost-profits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/mercedes-benz-shifts-strategy-to-boost-profits\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz shifts strategy to boost profits"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Mercedes-Benz is adjusting its priorities with a broader range of combustion-powered vehicles, while cutting production costs in response to a difficult economic environment.<!--more--><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The German automaker has announced a series of measures designed to strengthen margins and boost profits in the face of an uncertain market. In response to falling demand for its electric vehicles, the German brand is refocusing on combustion engines while continuing its transition to electrification. This strategy could mark a turning point in the automaker&#8217;s approach.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Electrification in slow motion<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In its new product strategy, Mercedes-Benz plans to launch <strong>19 combustion engine models <\/strong>and<strong> 17 electric vehicles by 2027<\/strong>. This choice marks an inflexion after a difficult year, in which <strong>sales of battery-electric vehicles fell by 25%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mercedes-Benz has thus confirmed a slowdown in its transition to electrification<\/strong>, including in the LCV sector. 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