Mercedes-Benz shares have been sharply decrease Thursday after the German carmaker reported a decline in revenue and income as challenges from electrical automobile competitors to provide chains.

Frankfurt-listed shares have been down 5.8% at 10:56 a.m. London time (5:56 a.m. ET), placing the inventory on target for its worst day since Could 4, in keeping with LSEG information.

The corporate stated it had confronted a “subdued market setting marked by intense value competitors,” notably in EVs.

On an analyst name relating to the outcomes, Chief Monetary Officer Harald Wilhelm described the EV market as a “fairly brutal area,” Reuters reported. It comes as some conventional automakers promote EVs for lower than common combustion-engine automobiles — regardless of increased manufacturing prices.

“I can hardly think about the present established order is totally sustainable for everyone,” Wilhelm stated, in keeping with the information company.

Group earnings earlier than curiosity and taxes (EBIT) fell 7% to 4.8 billion euros ($5.06 billion) within the third quarter. Income was down 1.4% to 37.2 billion euros, under the consensus estimate, as passenger automotive gross sales dropped 5%, partially on account of provide chain challenges.

Inflation was a key problem for the corporate, together with provide chain points and overseas trade losses.

Outcomes confirmed total automotive gross sales for the primary 9 months have been roughly secure, with development in Germany and a decline in China.

Mercedes-Benz is focusing on 50% hybrid and EV world gross sales by 2025, and says it should solely launch electric-only fashions from then on. The corporate stated Thursday it remained dedicated to those targets.

Regardless of a sluggish begin to the electrical automobile transition, legacy automakers have introduced bold targets in recent times, however face intense competitors from Elon Musk’s Tesla and Chinese language gamers corresponding to Warren Buffett-backed BYD.

Mercesdes’ share of all-electric automobile gross sales rose from 6% to 11% within the first 9 months of the yr, the outcomes confirmed.