Mercedes-Benz E-Class Buoys Daimler Earnings

Daimler AG beat analysts third-quarter earnings estimates and improved its cash flow, 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class - 225.JPGlargely on the success of the new E-Class.

Daimler made about $700 million before interest and taxes, the automaker reported. That was nearly a $2.2 billion swing from a loss to a profit.

In the U.S., Mercedes-Benz's September sales were off nearly 10 percent from a year earlier, but sales of the just-launched E-Class soared 28 percent.


 

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