Sina US Stock News reported on the 20th, Beijing time, that German auto giant Daimler Group released financial reports on Friday saying that net profit for the third quarter fell from 2.6 billion euros in the same period last year to 2.18 billion euros, and earnings before interest before tax (EBIT) fell 14% to 3.46 billion euros, slightly below the average forecast of 3.5 billion euros of analysts surveyed by FactSet.

However, revenue increased from 38.6 billion euros in the same period last year to 40.81 billion euros, slightly higher than expected, and reached a record high.