Water protection

DaimlerChrysler’s aim in terms of water protection is to use this precious commodity as sparingly as possible and to avoid contaminating water resources. This applies in particular to dry areas in which clean water is a particularly valuable natural resource. In order to conserve water, resource-efficient techniques such as closed-loop systems are used. As a result, specific water consumption per vehicle built at DaimlerChrysler has fallen dramatically in recent years.

In 2006, DaimlerChrysler consumed 31 million cubic meters of water. Compared with the previous year (35 million cubic meters), this represents a drop in consumption of approximately 10 percent. Most of the Group’s production plants do not channel their wastewater into rivers, but instead into local water treatment plants through the public sewer system. However, because of the multitude of possible materials contained in wastewater and the differences between local regulations, DaimlerChrysler does not comprehensively document the relevant statistics. Detailed local figures can be found in the environmental reports of the various production locations.