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>That is why Honda is a bigger company than Mercedes

I was curious if this was accurate. Here are some recent numbers for revenue and unit sales:

Honda -> $144B revenue

- 12.4M motorcycles, ATVs, etc.

- 3.3M automobiles

- 5.7M generators, small engines, etc.

Daimler -> $207B revenue

- 2.4M automobiles

- 0.5M trucks

- 0.4M vans

- 0.03M buses

So, Daimler seems to be about 40% larger in revenue, but Honda sells almost 40% more automobiles. But 2.4M automobiles for Daimler seems like it's still comparable in scale.

Honda seems to still be largely a motorcycle and small engine company, in the global picture, while Daimler has a substantial business in heavy duty commercial vehicles including nameplates that aren't necessarily associated with Mercedes by the average person.



Good point. I was thinking cars, but Europe seems to have every cab as a Mercedes.

That's a lot of cars.




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