Model delays hurt M-B dealer profitability

February 04, 2019 05:00 AM

New-model delays dinged Mercedes- Benz retailer profitability in 2018, and the luxury automaker suffered a "temporary dealer inventory shortfall" in July related partly to the 2019 model changeover.

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