Corporate Profile
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 relating to automobiles.
Daimler distributes its products in nearly every country of the world and has production facilities on five continents. The company is listed on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt, New York, and Stuttgart.
The current brand portfolio includes the world’s most valuable automobile brand, Mercedes-Benz, as well as smart, Mercedes-AMG, Maybach, Freightliner, Mitsubishi Fuso, Sterling, Western Star, Detroit Diesel, Setra, Orion, and Thomas Built Buses. Daimler is an automotive group with a commitment to excellence, and aims to achieve sustainable growth and industry-leading profitability. The Group’s registered office and headquarters are in Stuttgart.
As the automotive pioneers, it is Daimler’s pride and obligation to live up to its responsibility to the environment and to society, and to shape the future of safe and sustainable mobility – with groundbreaking technologies and high-quality products.
Chairman of the
Board of Management,
Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars
Human Resources &
Labor Relations Director
Daimler Trucks & Buses
Finance & Controlling,
Daimler Financial Services
Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars
Development
 
2008
Amounts in millions of €
Revenue
95,873
   Western Europe
45,916
      thereof Germany
21,817
   NAFTA
21,139
      thereof United States
17,922
   Other markets
28,818
Investment in property, plant, and equipment
3,559
Research and development expenditure
4,442
Cash provided by operating activities
3,205
EBIT
2,730
Net profit
1,414
Earnings per share (in €)
1.14
Total dividend
556
Dividend per share (in €)
0.60
 
 
Research and development expenditure 2009–2010
 
2008
(Dec. 31)
Germany
167,753
United States
22,476
Rest of World
82,987
Gesamt
273,216
 
 
 
Employees by division
 
2008
Amounts in millions of €
Mercedes-Benz Cars
47,772
Daimler Trucks
28,572
Vans, Buses, Other
14,970
Daimler Financial Services
9.282
 
 
Consolidated revenue by division
Further Information
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