Daimler AG - Facts & Figures

Daimler AG is one of the world’s most successful automotive companies. With its divisions Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Buses and Daimler Financial Services, the Daimler Group is one of the biggest producers of premium cars and the world's biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles with a global reach. Daimler Financial Services provides its customers with a full range of automotive financial services including financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management.

The company’s founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history with the invention of the automobile in the year 1886. As an automotive pioneer, Daimler continues to shape the future of mobility. The Group applies innovative and green technologies to produce safe and superior vehicles which fascinate and delight its customers.

With the development of alternative drive systems, Daimler is the only vehicle producer investing in hybrid drive, electric motors and fuel-cell systems, with the goal of achieving emission-free mobility in the long term. This is just one example of how Daimler willingly accepts the challenge of meeting its responsibility towards society and the environment.

Daimler sells its vehicles and services in nearly all the countries of the world and has production facilities on five continents. Its current brand portfolio includes, in addition to the world’s most valuable automotive brand, Mercedes-Benz, the brands smart, Maybach, Freightliner, Western Star, Fuso, Setra, Orion and Thomas Built Buses.

The company is listed on the stock exchanges of Frankfurt, New York and Stuttgart (stock exchange symbol DAI). In 2009, the Group sold 1.6 million vehicles and employed a workforce of more than 256,000 people; revenue totaled €78.9 billion and EBIT amounted minus €1.5 billion.

Daimler AG	2009
	Amounts in millions of €
Revenue	78,924
Western Europe	36,458
thereof Germany	18,788
NAFTA	19,380
thereof United States	16,569
Asia	12,435
thereof China	4,349
Other markets	10,651
Employees (December 31)	256,407
Investment in property, plant, and equipment	2,423
Research and development expenditure	4,181
thereof capitalized	1,285
Cash provided by operating activities (including discontinued operations)	10,961
EBIT	(1,513)
Value added (including discontinued operations)	(4,644)
Net profit (loss)	(2,644)
Net profit (loss) from continuing operations	(2,644)
Earnings (loss) per share (in €)	(2.63)
Earnings (loss) per share, continuing operations (in €)	(2.63)
Total dividend	0
Dividend per share (in €)	0.00

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Research and development expenditure 2009

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Employees by division 2009

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Consolidated revenue by division 2009