Daimler’s delisting is the latest sign of German companies abandoning U.S. capital markets, opting instead to list solely in Frankfurt, re-fortified. The planned delisting and deregistration of Daimler AG is the latest in this months-long trend, propelled by the growth of Frankfurt and its Xetra electronic exchange, despite a weakening euro. It is also residual of Daimler’s bitter end in the Chrysler saga.

The carmaker announced its intention to “go dark” in a letter to the New York Stock Exchange, detailing its plans to delist its shares and to deregister with the SEC. As cited in a statement by Daimler, the primary reason for the planned listing is “a significant change in the behavior of international investors, who now primarily trade in Daimler shares in Germany and through electronic trading platforms.” Of note, however, Daimler, in its recent annual report, reported consistently low trading volumes in the United States, which amounted to well below 5% of the worldwide trading volume.

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