Here’s what you need to know:
- Daimler Truck AG reported resilient 2025 results despite an 8% sales dip to 422,510 units and a 19% decline in adjusted group EBIT to €3,778 million.
- North American sales fell 26% to 141,814 units, while Mercedes-Benz Trucks saw growth and a 35% market share in the EU30 heavy-duty electric segment.
- Daimler signed a definitive agreement with Toyota to integrate Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino into ARCHION Corporation by April 1, aiming for greater scale in Asia.
- Management projects 2026 sales between 330,000 and 360,000 units, supported by a €7.7B liquidity cushion and the Fifth Generation Freightliner Cascadia launch.
Daimler Truck AG reported “resilient financial group results” for 2025 last week, finishing within its guided range in a demanding business environment defined by declining key markets.
Globally, the company reported sales of 422,510 trucks and buses worldwide in 2025, down 8% against 2024, with an adjusted group EBIT of €3,778 million, down 19% year over year. In North America, Daimler sales were down 26% to 141,814 units, with revenue down by 21% and EBIT down 35% to €1,998 million. European results were stronger; Mercedes-Benz truck sales were up by more than 300 units, with Trucks Asia also up 4% and Daimler Buses up 2%.
Executive assessments from Daimler leaders
“Our 2025 results show improved operational performance in a challenging business environment, while we delivered on our strategic ambitions: We are market leaders in North America and Europe in medium- and heavy-duty trucks, reached double-digit profitability at Daimler Buses, and achieved significant order intake in the Defense business,” says Karin Rådström, President and CEO. “We are executing on our efficiency measures ahead of plan and are determined to drive the transformation of our industry and for our customers at the speed of right.”
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CFO Eva Scherer adds, “We delivered resilient financial results in 2025 with an adjusted return on sales of 7.8% and a strong net industrial liquidity of €7.7 billion. For 2026, we are positioned for operational improvement on higher volumes and efficiency gains compensating materially higher tariff effects. With a rising order momentum, we anticipate the second half of the year to be stronger than the first half. Including the expected cash-in from the strategic Fuso-Hino transaction, we are forecasting a significant Free Cash Flow increase in 2026.”
Global milestones amid stiff market headwinds
Daimler reports it continued to advance its position as a global leader in the commercial vehicle industry in 2025 with decisive steps in product innovation, technological transformation and customer focus. Pursuing a flexible technology strategy that enables the company to transform at the “speed of right”, Daimler Truck states it strengthened its zero‑emission vehicles portfolio and broadened its global product range while enhancing its operational footprint.
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In Europe, the group further accelerated the transition to offer zero‑emission vehicles for various customer demands and Mercedes-Benz Trucks achieved a market-leading 35% market share in the medium‑ and heavy‑duty battery‑electric trucks segment in the EU30 region.
In North America, Daimler cites the introduction of its Fifth Generation Freightliner Cascadia as a highlight while in Latin America, it reinforced its product offensive with the all‑new Mercedes‑Benz Axor.
Another major strategic step was the signing of the definitive agreement of Daimler Truck with the Toyota Motor Corporation to integrate Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino Motors into ARCHION Corporation, enabling greater scale and synergies in Asia. Daimler states the closing of the planned transaction to integrate the businesses is targeted for April 1.
Group outlook for 2026
For the 2026 financial year Daimler Truck anticipates the market for Class 8 trucks in North America to range between 250,000 and 290,000 units. The market for heavy-duty trucks in the EU30 region is expected to range between 290,000 and 330,000 units. Overall, for 2026 the group projects unit sales to range between 330,000 and 360,000 units (2025: 315,000 units from continuing operations). Daimler also reports its global incoming orders were up 2% in 2025.
Adjusted EBIT on group level is expected to be in the range between €3.2 billion and €3.7 billion. The group states its outlook continues to be subject to macroeconomic and geopolitical developments, in particular possible effects from the US trade policy. Daimler Truck is assuming that the current USMCA framework remains in place, and its guidance “does not include potential impacts from supply chain disruptions or adverse macroeconomic effects arising from the Middle East conflict.”
