Key Figures
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            2021  | 
            
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            2020  | 
            
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Volume Data1 in thousands  | 
            
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Deliveries to customers (units)  | 
            
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            8,882  | 
            
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            9,305  | 
            
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            –4.5  | 
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Vehicle sales (units)  | 
            
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            8,576  | 
            
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            9,157  | 
            
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            –6.3  | 
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Production (units)  | 
            
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            8,283  | 
            
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            8,900  | 
            
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            –6.9  | 
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Employees at Dec. 31  | 
            
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            672.8  | 
            
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            662.6  | 
            
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            +1.5  | 
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Financial Data (IFRSs), € million  | 
            
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Sales revenue  | 
            
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            250,200  | 
            
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            222,884  | 
            
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            +12.3  | 
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Operating result before special items  | 
            
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            20,026  | 
            
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            10,607  | 
            
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            +88.8  | 
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Operating return on sales before special items (%)  | 
            
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            8.0  | 
            
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            4.8  | 
            
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Special items  | 
            
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            –751  | 
            
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            –931  | 
            
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            –19.4  | 
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Operating result  | 
            
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            19,275  | 
            
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            9,675  | 
            
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            +99.2  | 
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Operating return on sales (%)  | 
            
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            7.7  | 
            
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            4.3  | 
            
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Earnings before tax  | 
            
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            20,126  | 
            
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            11,667  | 
            
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            +72.5  | 
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Return on sales before tax (%)  | 
            
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            8.0  | 
            
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            5.2  | 
            
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Earnings after tax  | 
            
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            15,428  | 
            
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            8,824  | 
            
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            +74.8  | 
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Automotive Division2  | 
            
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Total research and development costs  | 
            
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            15,583  | 
            
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            13,885  | 
            
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            +12.2  | 
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R&D ratio (%)  | 
            
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            7.6  | 
            
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            7.6  | 
            
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Cash flows from operating activities  | 
            
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            32,402  | 
            
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            24,721  | 
            
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            +31.1  | 
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Cash flows from investing activities attributable to operating activities3  | 
            
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            23,793  | 
            
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            18,364  | 
            
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            +29.6  | 
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of which: capex  | 
            
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            10,496  | 
            
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            11,065  | 
            
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            –5.1  | 
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 capex/sales revenue (%)  | 
            
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            5.1  | 
            
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            6.1  | 
            
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Net cash flow  | 
            
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            8,610  | 
            
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            6,357  | 
            
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            +35.4  | 
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Net liquidity at Dec. 31  | 
            
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            26,685  | 
            
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            26,796  | 
            
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            –0.4  | 
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Return on investment (ROI) in %  | 
            
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            10.4  | 
            
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            6.5  | 
            
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Financial Services Division  | 
            
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Return on equity before tax4 (%)  | 
            
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            17.3  | 
            
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            8.8  | 
            
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Volume Data in thousands  | 
            
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Employees at Dec. 31  | 
            
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            117.6  | 
            
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            118.7  | 
            
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            –0.9  | 
        
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Financial Data (HGB), € million  | 
            
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Sales revenue  | 
            
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            70,917  | 
            
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            67,535  | 
            
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            +5.0  | 
        
Net income for the fiscal year  | 
            
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            4,041  | 
            
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            6,338  | 
            
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            –36.2  | 
        
Dividends (€)  | 
            
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per ordinary share  | 
            
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            7.50  | 
            
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            4.80  | 
            
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per preferred share  | 
            
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            7.56  | 
            
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            4.86  | 
            
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