The Daimler Trucks Division
Overview
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, Western Star and Mitsubishi Fuso. The division’s 33 production facilities are in the NAFTA region (16), Europe (7), South America (1), Asia (8) and Africa (1).
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 2008 were Asia (with 33% of unit sales), the NAFTA region (21%), Western Europe (18%) and Latin America excluding Mexico (13%).
Facts & figures: Daimler Trucks
Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany
Employees
79,415 (December 31, 2008)
EBIT
EUR 1,607 million (FY 2008)
Revenues
EUR 28.6 billion (FY 2008)
Unit sales
472,100 units (FY 2008)
Responsible Board of Management Member
Andreas Renschler
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