https://phys.org/news/2018-10-daimler-profits-diesel-scandal.html > Operating, or underlying profits were even harder hit, falling 27 percent to 2.5 billion euros, while revenues were down 1.0 percent at 40.2 billion. > "The automotive industry and thus also Daimler are still in a very challenging environment," chief executive Dieter Zetsche said in a statement.