Daimler issues profit warning, blames U.S.-China trade war

Reuters

Published Jun 20, 2018 04:36PM ET

Daimler issues profit warning, blames U.S.-China trade war

(Reuters) - Daimler AG (DE:DAIGn) on Wednesday flagged headwinds for its 2018 earnings mainly due to fewer-than-expected Mercedes-Benz SUV sales and likely higher costs resulting from increased import tariffs for U.S. vehicles into the Chinese market.

The automaker also said the effect of tariffs cannot be fully compensated by reallocating vehicles to other markets.