Daimler AG(THe parent company of Mervedes-Benz) said it had dismissed Ernst Lieb, the head of Mercedes-Benz U.S.A, with immediate effect and gave no reasons for the move. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story.
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Lieb has been removed from his post after five years in the position.
He will be succeeded “until further notice” by Herbert Werner, the U.S. subsidiary’s CFO and vice president for finance and information technology, Mercedes said in a statement Monday.
Mercedes canceled this week’s national dealer meeting — the Mercedes Benz Dealer Business Forum — scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Chicago.
Lieb, a 56-year-old German, had held the position since September 2006. Before that, he was head of DaimlerChrysler Australia/Pacific and previously served as CEO of Mercedes Canada.
The United States is Mercedes’ second-biggest market behind Germany.
Mercedes is battling its German rivals for the titles of top-selling luxury brand in the United States and the world.
Mercedes’ U.S. sales are up 7 percent this year to 170,058 units, behind BMW with sales of 177,679. The Mercedes figures exclude sales of the Sprinter van.
