Following Volkswagen, Daimler now comes under pressure: The shares of the Stuttgart-based carmaker have fallen after a report on US emissions investigations. BMW also suffered losses.
Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG
Monday, 19.02.2018
11:46 clock
shares from Daimler have on the stock market after one Newspaper report lost value in the wake of the US emissions scandal, In the morning it went for the papers by 1.92 percent to 71.11 euros downhill. The values of German premium-class manufacturers also declined overall, as did moderate losses of 0.5 percent BMW demonstrate. Of the Dax however, commuted within a narrow range around the breakeven point.
The loss was preceded by a report of “Picture on Sunday“, according to Volkswagen now also Daimler should increasingly be targeted by the US investigators. A spokesman for the group did not want to comment on the details of the newspaper’s inquiry at the request of the newspaper. It has been cooperating with the US authorities for more than two years and ensuring comprehensive transparency.
The “image” refers to US intelligence files, according to which there were several software functions at Daimler, which were probably developed only to pass the US emissions tests on the test. A dealer then spoke of further investigations with the risk of significant fines.