The Daimler Buses Unit
Overview
The Daimler Buses division with its brands Mercedes-Benz, Setra and Orion is the world’s leading manufacturer of buses and coaches above 8 tons. The product range supplied by Daimler Buses comprises city and intercity buses, coaches and chassis.
The most important of the 15 production sites are in Germany, Turkey, Latin America, France, Spain and the NAFTA region. In 2009, 50% of the division’s revenue was generated in Western Europe, 16% in the NAFTA markets and 16% in Latin America (excluding Mexico).
Daimler Buses
2009
Amounts in Millions of €
 
EBIT
183
Revenue
4,238
Return on sales
4.3 %
Investment in property,
plant and equipment
78
Research and development expenditure
     thereof capitalized
212
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Production
32,666
Unit sales
32,482
Employees (December 31)
17,188
 
Unit sales
2009
Total
32,482
Western Europe
7,219
     thereof Germany
2,831
NAFTA
3,899
Latin America
(excluding Mexico)
16,286
Other markets
5,078
 
Shaping Future Transportation
Shaping Future TransportationPreserving resources and reducing emissions of all kinds, while at the same time ensuring maximum road safety - these are the aims of the Shaping Future Transportation initiative. It combines all activities of Daimler's commercial vehicle busines- ses in order to make transportation of people and goods as sustainable and safe as possible. more
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