Daimler AG (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG)

Daimler AG with its businesses Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Daimler Financial Services, Mercedes-Benz Vans and Daimler Buses, is a globally leading producer of premium passenger cars and the largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in the world. The Daimler Financial Services division has a broad offering of financial services, including vehicle financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management. Daimler sells its products in nearly all the countries of the world and has production facilities on five continents.

The company’s founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, continued to make automotive history following their invention of the automobile in 1886. As an automotive pioneer, Daimler and its employees willingly accept an obligation to act responsibly towards society and the environment and to shape the future of safe and sustainable mobility with groundbreaking technologies and high-quality products. Daimler is an automotive Group with a commitment to excellence, and aims to achieve sustainable growth and industry-leading profitability.

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Brands and Products

Mercedes-Benz Cars

The products supplied by the Mercedes-Benz Cars division range from the high-quality small cars of the smart brand to the premium automobiles of the Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes AMG and Mercedes-Benz McLaren brands and to the Maybach luxury sedans. Most of these vehicles are produced in Germany, but the division also has production facilities in the United States, France, South Africa, Brazil, India, Vietnam and Indonesia, and since the year 2005 also in China. Worldwide, Mercedes-Benz Cars has 17 production sites. Its most important markets in 2007 were Germany with 27% of unit sales, the other markets of Western Europe (34%), the United States (19%) and Japan (4%).

- Mercedes-Benz - Smart - AMG - Maybach

Daimler Trucks

As the world’s leading truck manufacturer, the Daimler Trucks division develops and produces vehicles within a global network under the brands Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star and Mitsubishi Fuso. The division’s 35 production facilities are in the NAFTA region (17), Europe (7), South America (2) and Asia (8). Its product range covers light, medium and heavy trucks for local and long-distance deliveries and construction sites, as well as special vehicles for municipal applications. Due to close links in terms of production technology, Daimler Trucks’ product range also includes the buses of the Thomas Built Buses and Mitsubishi Fuso brands. The division’s most important sales markets in 2007 were Asia (with 31% of unit sales), the NAFTA region (24%), Western Europe (19%) and Latin America excluding Mexico (11%).

- Mercedes-Benz - Freightliner - Mitsubishi Fuso - Sterling Trucks - Western Star Trucks - Thomas Built Buses - Detroit Diesel

Daimler Buses

- Mercedes-Benz - Setra - Orion

Mercedes-Benz Vans

Daimler Financial Services

- Mercedes-Benz Bank - Mercedes-Benz Financial - Daimler truck Financial

Major Shareholders

The largest voting shareholders of Daimler are the State of Kuwait, with 7.0% (as of September 30 2007), Deutsche Bank with 4.35% (as of May 2 2007), and United Arab Emirates with 2.0% (as of January 1 2006).

The regional breakdown of shareholdings as of September 30 2007 was:

- 36.7% Germany
- 36.2% Other Europe
- 19.8% USA
- 7.30% Rest of world

Corporate Governance

The Board of Management

Dr. Dieter Zetsche - Chairman of the Board of Management Daimler AG / Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. Appointed until: 2010; first appointed: 1998.
Günther Fleig - Human Resources & Labor Relations Director. Appointed until: 2009; first appointed: 1999
Dr. Rüdiger Grube - Corporate Development. Appointed until: 2010; first appointed: 2001
Andreas Renschler - Daimler Trucks. Appointed until: 2010; first appointed: 2004
Bodo Uebber - Finance & Controlling / Daimler Financial Services. Appointed until: 2011; first appointed: 2003
Dr. Thomas Weber - Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development. Appointed until: 2010; first appointed: 2003

Supervisory Board

According to German Co-determination Law, the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG consists of twenty members, of whom ten are elected by the shareholders and ten are representatives of the employees.The core functions of the Supervisory Board include the control and monitoring of executive management, appointments to the Board of Management and the approval of the Operative Planning and important corporate decisions.The Supervisory Board has elected Dr. Manfred Bischoff as Chairman and Erich Klemm, Chairman of the Corporate Works Council, Daimler in Germany, as Vice Chairman.

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