Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Budget
€2 — €0
EP Access
4
accredited persons
Staff
15
5.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Mercedes-Benz Group AG is one of the most successful automotive companies in the world. With Mercedes-Benz AG, the vehicle manufacturer is among the largest providers of high-end passenger cars and premium vans. Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG offers financing, leasing, vehicle subscriptions and rentals, fleet management, digital services related to charging and payment, insurance brokerage, as well as innovative mobility services. Mercedes-Benz sells its vehicles and services in almost every country worldwide and operates production facilities in Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa. The brand portfolio includes Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, and Mercedes me, as well as the brands of Mercedes-Benz Mobility: Mercedes-Benz Bank, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, and Athlon. In 2024, the Group sold around 2.4 million vehicles with approximately 175,000 employees. Revenue amounted to €145.6 billion, and EBIT totaled €13.6 billion.
EU Legislative Interests
EU Green Deal; New EURO 7/VII standards; Revision of CO2 car and van fleet regulation; Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR); Battery regulation; Implementation General Safety Regulation (GSR); Revision renewable energy directive; End-of-life vehicle regulation; Strategy for sustainable and smart mobility; Revision energy taxation; Zero pollution action plan; Revision REACH; EU industrial policy; Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) and EU raw material policy and partnerships; Net Zero Industrial Act (NZIA); EU trade policy incl. WTO and its reform; EU economic and political relations with US and China EU trade and investment relations and negotiations with third countries; EU sanction policy; Anti-subsidy investigation battery electric vehicles; EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation; Carbon border adjustment mechanism; Connected and automated driving; EU driving license directive; Coordinated Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS); Data protection; Digital and data strategy; Artificial intelligence act; EU data act; Software defined vehicle concepts; Platform regulations; Competition policy; Sustainable finance; Corporate sustainability reporting directive; Corporate sustainability due diligence directive; Standard essential patents regulation; Late payment regulation; Regulatory simplification (Omnibus packages).
Communication Activities
Mercedes-Benz Annual Report 2024 with integrated Sustainability Report https://group.mercedes-benz.com/documents/investors/reports/annual-report/mercedes-benz/mercedes-benz-annual-report-2024-incl-combined-management-report-mbg-ag.pdf#page=112
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Mercedes-Benz ist Mitglied in folgenden Verbänden: - ACEA - VDA - Amcham EU - European Roundtable for Industry (ERT) - ICC Deutschland - BusinessEurope - Deutsches Aktieninstitut - Wirtschaftsrat Deutschland der CDU - IP2I - Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN).
Additional Information
From EU funding programs, we received EUR 166,723.88 (year 2024). Additionally, Mercedes-Benz participates in credit programs of the EIB; therefore, we also refer to the EIB’s annual report. Furthermore, we refer to the publicly accessible databases of EU institutions regarding EU financial aid. We would like to point out that all information has been prepared with the greatest possible transparency and will be adjusted at any time should, for example, new requirements arise in the course of the publication of guidelines by the Joint Secretariat.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.