Strong preliminary results for the first quarter 2023 exceed capital market expectations.

Mercedes-Benz Cars delivered an adjusted Return on Sales of 14.8%, due to healthy net pricing, higher sales and a good product mix - despite negative effects from higher material costs and increased research and development expenses.

The adjusted Return on Sales of the Mercedes-Benz Vans division rose to 15.6% due to substantially improved net pricing and higher unit sales.

Mercedes-Benz Group EBIT increased to € 5.5 billion, mainly resulting from the higher EBIT of the Mercedes-Benz Vans division.

The strong profitability of the automotive divisions translated into an industrial free cash flow of € 2.2 billion significantly exceeding market expectations.

The following figures for the first quarter 2023 are preliminary and unaudited:

• Mercedes-Benz Cars adj. Return on Sales of 14.8% (consensus: 13.4%)
• Mercedes-Benz Vans adj. Return on Sales of 15.6% (consensus: 13.1%)
• Mercedes-Benz Mobility adj. Return on Equity of 15.6% (consensus: 15.8%)
• Mercedes-Benz Group EBIT: € 5.5 billion (consensus: € 4.9 billion)
• Mercedes-Benz Group Industrial Free Cash Flow: € 2.2 billion (consensus: € 1.2 billion)

The company also has been able to post solid growth rates for both battery electric and Top-End Vehicles in the first quarter.

The full quarterly results will be published on April 28th, 2023.