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Daimler can look back on a tradition covering more than 130 years - a tradition that goes back to Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, the inventors of the automobile, and features pioneering achievements in automotive engineering. Today, the Daimler Group is a globally leading vehicle manufacturer with an outstanding range of premium cars, trucks, vans and buses. Its product portfolio is rounded out by a range of customized financial services and mobility services. Daimler’s goal is to continue playing a leading role in the development of products and services for the future of mobility. The automotive industry is in the process of a fundamental transformation, and we intend to play a major role in actively shaping that change.
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With its strong brands, Daimler is active in nearly all the countries of the world. The Group has production facilities in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa. The global networking of research and development activities as well as of production and sales locations gives Daimler advantages in the international competitive field and also offers additional growth opportunities.
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The products supplied by the Mercedes-Benz Cars division comprise a broad spectrum of premium vehicles of the Mercedes-Benz brand, the Mercedes-AMG high-performance brand and the Mercedes-Maybach luxury brand. These vehicles range from compact models to a highly varied portfolio of off-road vehicles, roadsters, coupes and convertibles, and to the S-Class luxury sedans. The product range is rounded out by the Mercedes me brand and the high-quality small cars of the smart brand. I
As the world’s largest manufacturer of trucks above 6 metric tons gross vehicle weight, Daimler Trucks develops and produces vehicles in a global network under the brands Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Western Star, FUSO and BharatBenz. The division’s 30 production facilities are located in the NAFTA region (17), Europe (7), Asia (4) and South America (2). In China, Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd. (BFDA), a joint venture with our Chinese partner Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd., has been producing trucks under the Auman brand name sinc
Mercedes-Benz Vans is a global supplier of a complete portfolio of vans and related services. The division’s products range from the Citan small van with a gross vehicle weight of 1.8 metric tons to the Sprinter large van with a gross vehicle weight of up to 5.5 metric tons. The models offered in the commercial segment comprises the Sprinter large van, the Vito mid-size van (marketed as the “Metris” in the United States) and the Citan urban delivery van. In the segment for private customers, Mercedes-Benz Vans offers the V-Class multipurpose vehicle, the Marco Polo travel vans and recreational vehicles, and the X-Class mid-size pickup. As a result of the review and prioritization of the product portfolio, production of the X-Class is to be discontinued at the end of Ma
The Daimler Buses division with its Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands is the industry leader for buses above 8 metric tons in its most important traditional core markets: the EU30 region, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. The division’s product range comprises city and intercity buses, touring coaches and bus chassis. The largest of the division’s 14 production plants are located in Germany, France, Spain, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and India. I
The Daimler Mobility division supports the sales of the Daimler Group’s automotive brands with tailored financial services. These services range from leasing, financing and insurance solutions to commercial fleet management services. In addition, the division is a strategic investor in mobility services for ride hailing, multimodal platforms, car sharing, parking and charging. The mobility services of the “YOUR NOW” joint ventures between Daimler and BMW have been consolidated in three units as of January 1, 2020 : FREE NOW & REACH NOW, SHARE NOW, PARK NOW & CHARGE NOW. The mobility ecosystem is rounded out by flexible-use services from Daimler Mobility such as Mercedes-Benz Rent (rental vehicles) and Mercedes me Flexperience (a car-on-demand solution). During the year under review, Daimler Mobility financed or leased approximately 5

Daimler is active in the global automotive industry and related sectors through a broad network of subsidiaries, associated companies and partnerships. The statement of investments of