Daimler AG reported second-quarter 2013 net profit of 4.58 billion euros, or $6.04 billion, up from €1.56 billion in the same quarter in 2012, reports The Associated Press.
The higher sale in second quarter was attributed to the sale of Daimler stake in aerospace firm EADS.
The company’s sales rose 3% to €29.7 billion.
Mercedes-Benz Cars achieved a new record for unit sales in the second quarter of 2013, according to a news release.
The division’s total sales increased by 9% to 404,700 units in the second quarter, compared to 370,400 in the same quarter in 2012. The division’s second-quarter revenue was €16.3 billion.
Source: Associated Press via Detroit Free Press
