Mercedes-Benz Group

XETRA: MBG40Mixed / Improving· Provisional

0 followersAutomaker·Stuttgart, Germany·Founded 1926

German luxury automaker producing the EQ-series fully electric line (EQS, EQE, EQB) while maintaining a large ICE and PHEV portfolio across passenger cars, vans, and trucks globally.

40/100

Mixed / Improving· Provisional

ClimateTicker Green Score · how it's calculated

Greenwashing risk: highData confidence: high

Why it's on ClimateTicker

Mercedes-Benz is a legacy luxury ICE automaker in a difficult electrification transition: it holds SBTi-validated near-term targets and publishes detailed climate disclosures, but its EV share remains in the low double digits, BEV sales fell sharply in 2024, and the company actively lobbied against strict EU CO2 fleet standards while still facing the tail of a multi-decade diesel defeat-device scandal. The gap between marketing ambition and verified product-level impact is meaningful and warrants scrutiny.

laggardMercedes-Benz generates revenue primarily by designing, manufacturing, and selling premium and luxury passenger cars, vans, and trucks globally under the Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, and Mercedes-Maybach brands, supplemented by financial services and mobility solutions.

Commitments & Certifications

CDP: A− ↗other: Climate Action 100+ focus company ↗SBTi: Targets validated — 1.5°C (Scope 1+2), well-below-2°C (Scope 3) ↗

Controversy & Greenwashing Watch

highDiesel Defeat Device — U.S. Multi-State Settlement ($149.6M)

In December 2025, Mercedes agreed to a $149.6M settlement with 48 U.S. states over illegal defeat devices installed in ~211,000 diesel vehicles between 2008–2016 that allowed vehicles to far exceed NOx limits in real-world operation.source ↗

highLobbying to Weaken EU CO2 Fleet Standards and Oppose ICE Ban

Mercedes-Benz's CEO and 2024 Climate Policy Report actively advocated for weakening EU CO2 standards for light-duty vehicles, removing non-compliance penalties, opposing an ICE ban, and calling for technology-neutrality — directly undermining the regulatory environment needed for decarbonisation.source ↗

mediumBEV Sales Collapse and Dropped 'All-Electric by 2030' Ambition

Global BEV passenger car sales fell ~22% in 2024, with the flagship EQS sedan down 52% in the U.S.; Mercedes quietly softened its earlier 'all-electric by 2030 where markets allow' target, undermining prior EV transition marketing claims.source ↗

mediumUndisclosed Industry Association Climate Lobbying

InfluenceMap found that Mercedes-Benz failed to disclose the climate policy advocacy of at least three member industry associations — including Business Europe, FCAI, and SIAM — whose positions oppose science-aligned climate regulation.source ↗

highOngoing Global Diesel Investigations (Canada, Germany, South Korea, Brazil)

Canadian regulators, the German KBA (mandatory recalls through 2024), South Korean authorities (sanctions imposed and appealed), and a Brazilian antitrust body (proceeding opened July 2024) all continue active diesel-emissions investigations against Mercedes-Benz.source ↗

highDiesel Defeat Device — U.S. Federal Settlement ($2.2B)

In 2020, Mercedes paid $2.2B to resolve U.S. federal government emissions cheating allegations and claims from 250,000 U.S. vehicle owners related to undisclosed auxiliary emission control devices.source ↗

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