DaimlerChrysler Corporate

Stuttgart -- October 09, 2007 -- Each new Mercedes-Benz model is also an answer to contemporary questions. Safety, environmental protection, comfort: these and other factors determine the properties and equipment of state-of-the-art vehicles. The Stuttgart-based motor manufacturer is able to look back on a long tradition of solving problems and incorporating the solutions in outstanding products – from the first two automobiles of 1886 through to the present-day lineup.

Approaching the Vision of Accident-free Driving: An autonomous intelligent cruise control system was tested within the framework of the Prometheus research project.

Nissan One of Only Two Global Automakers Chosen

TOKYO (Oct. 11, 2007) - Nissan Motor Co. today announced it has been selected for the first time to be listed on the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI), comprised of companies with advanced strategies and information disclosure regarding climate change.

Nissan and DaimlerChrysler (the corporation’s name at the time the index was released) were the only two automakers on the list.

The Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of DaimlerChrysler AG (stock exchange abbreviation: DAI) has approved the renaming of the company as Daimler AG by a 98.76% majority.

The points added to the agenda at the request of the shareholders received only 2.94% of the votes at most and were therefore rejected.

Slightly above 5,000 shareholders attended the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, which was held at the Messe Berlin exhibition grounds. This figure amounted to 51.6% of the total number of DaimlerChrysler shareholders.

- Approximately 6,000 shareholders expected in Berlin
- Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG and Head of Mercedes Car Group: 'The strength of our brands is one of our most valuable assets.'

BERLIN, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Management and the Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler AG will today recommend to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting that the name of the Group be changed to Daimler AG following the disposal of 80.1% of its stake in Chrysler Holding LLC.

Expression Of Higher Performance Potential And Improved Environmental Compatibility

Sep 11, 2007 -- Stuttgart - With new model designations, beginning in 2009 Mercedes-Benz successively plans to emphasise the technical innovations in its automobiles and the benefits they provide for customers. The number used in the model name then no longer will refer to the displacement of the internal combustion engine, but will indicate its actual performance potential. Addenda such as “BLUETEC” or “HYBRID” indicate the employed drive system technology.

Sep 07, 2007 -- East London/ Stuttgart - Mercedes-Benz has launched series production of the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan in its plant in East London, South Africa. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, visited the plant on Thursday to celebrate the production start and investments into the new facility. Together with the President, Rainer Schmückle, Chief Operating Officer of the Mercedes Car Group, Dr. Hansgeorg Niefer, Chairman of the Management Board of DaimlerChrysler South , Joachim Follmann, East London Plant Manager and numerous stakeholders gathered at the plant to commemorate the occassion.

Stuttgart, Sep 28, 2007 -- Uwe Werner (54), new Chairman of the Works Council of DaimlerChrysler’s Bremen Plant, effective as of October 1, 2007, will be court-appointed as employee representative to the Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler AG on a motion of the Group’s Works Council.

Uwe Werner succeeds the current Chairman of the Works Council of the Bremen Plant, Udo Richter. Richter will enter into retirement effective as of September 30, 2007, when he will also step down from his employee representative assignment to the Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler AG.

Source: DaimlerChrysler

* Sponsorship to conclude at end of present agreement on December 31, 2008
* Mercedes-Benz and ATP draw a positive conclusion

Stuttgart, Sept. 28, 2007 -- Mercedes-Benz has decided to conclude the current three year contract with the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals), first initiated in 1996, at the end of 2008. Against the background of a revised brand positioning concept and changes in communication structures, the focus in the sponsoring activities of Mercedes-Benz is changing too. In future, the emphasis will shift to activities in golf, equestrianism and soccer as well as fashion and lifestyle.

* Local manufacturing of Mercedes-Benz luxury coaches in Pune
* Start of production in the first Quarter 2008
* Business will be operated by DaimlerChrysler India

Sep 04, 2007, Stuttgart/Jalandhar – DaimlerChrysler AG is planning to enter a Co-operation with the Indian Company Sutlej Motors Ltd (SML) located in Jalandhar, Punjab. The two companies intend to build bus bodies on Mercedes-Benz chassis manufactured by DaimlerChrysler India Pvt. Ltd. (DCIL), which is a 100% subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG.

The collaboration of DaimlerChrysler and SML encompasses the development, production, marketing, sales and after sales of luxury rear engine coaches. The Mercedes-Benz chassis will be manufactured by DCIL, the body will be built up by SML. DCIL then will handle Sales and After-Sales of the coaches. The first vehicles will roll off the line in the first quarter of 2008.

* New structure for the Daimler Group
* Net profit of €1,849 million (Q2 2006: €2,146 million)
* Net profit from continuing operations of €1,443 million (Q2 2006: €1,804 million)
* Group revenues of €23.8 billion (Q2 2006: €24.6 billion)
* EBIT in the magnitude of €8.5 billion anticipated for the new DaimlerChrysler Group in full-year 2007 (2006: €5.0 billion)

Stuttgart, Aug 29, 2007 -- DaimlerChrysler (stock-exchange abbreviation DAI) today publishes its interim report on the second quarter of 2007 as well as Q2 results for the Group, the Financial Services division (excluding Chrysler Financial NAFTA) and the discontinued operations of the Chrysler Group and Chrysler Financial (NAFTA). Second-quarter results for the Mercedes Car Group and the Truck Group as well as for the Van, Bus, Other segment had already been disclosed on . The present reporting structure now reflects the new structure of the DaimlerChrysler Group.

Due to the disposal of the North American financial services business related to Chrysler, which took effect with the closing of the transaction on August 3, 2007, the figures for the Financial Services division are shown for the first time without Chrysler Financial (NAFTA); the prior-year figures have been adjusted accordingly.