Mercedes-Benz Freezes New Investment in Germany, Considers Factory Closures
Mercedes-Benz has frozen new investment in Germany and put factory closures on the table, as costs deepen. The report cites a 31% Q3 2026 decline in China sales and a full-year passenger-car margin forecast cut to 2–3%.
With China sales falling 31% in Q3 2026 and its full-year passenger car margin forecast cut to 2-3%, Mercedes-Benz is facing a difficult question - how much of its manufacturing future can Germany still afford?Mercedes-Benz is no longer treating factory closures in Germany as a distant restructurin…