Daimler Financial Services is one of world's 25 best employers

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a great day for the more than 8,000 employees worldwide of Daimler Financial Services -- the company is ranked as one of the world's best 25 employers. That was confirmed today by the independent Great Place to Work^® Institute at the award ceremony for the World's Best Multinational Workplaces of 2014 in San Francisco. The ranking places Daimler Financial Services among an elite group of the best companies evaluated by the largest annual global study of workplace excellence in the world.

More than 6,200 companies participated in the Great Place to Work survey from late 2013 to mid-2014. Of these, 2,800 qualified to compete for a spot on the "World's Best Multinational Workplaces" list. A total of 429 companies earned a place on one of the national Best Workplaces lists in individual countries. To qualify for the global list, a company has to meet three criteria, which included: being one of the top employers in at least five countries; having at least 5,000 employees; and counting at least 40 percent of its workforce outside the company's home country.

"Becoming a great place to work is a mindset," says Klaus Entenmann, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler Financial Services. "Our corporate culture is based on a clear set of core values. Every employee has both the opportunity and responsibility to make our company a great place to work. And they do. Our highly motivated employees and our strong culture are reasons why we're able to deliver outstanding service and strong results year-over-year."

In the Americas Region, Daimler Financial Services is headquartered in the United States and includes corporate locations in Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. Within the region, the business operations in Canada and Mexico ranked number 5 and number 17 respectively on the national Best Workplaces lists in 2014. While each location tailors its efforts to create a great workplace to the local environment, common elements include a focus on social responsibility that allows employees to personally contribute in the communities where they live and work, and a family-like culture that enables team members to balance work and personal life.

"In addition to our core values, we have a common mission, which gives our team members a shared focus, no matter where they work," explains Peter Zieringer, Member of the Daimler Financial Services Board of Management and Head of the Americas Region. "But celebrating what makes us different is just as important. Embracing the distinct cultures in each country and being inclusive of the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of our employees, has helped to build a great work environment and a strong team dynamic within Daimler Financial Services."

Daimler's financial and mobility services division, like Daimler AG, is clearly committed to its corporate values. Amongst others, Daimler Financial Services aims to foster a culture of trust, individual responsibility, openness to innovation and, last but not least, a love of one's work. The Great Place to Work Institute has been investigating these and similar attitudes at Daimler Financial Services since 2007 by conducting anonymous employee surveys. In the most recent survey, about nine out of ten employees of Daimler Financial Services agreed that their company is a great place to work.

Daimler Financial Services supports sales of Daimler's vehicles by offering financing, leasing and insurance contracts, fleet management, banking services and innovative mobility services. At the end of the third quarter of 2014, well over three million cars and commercial vehicles worth almost €94 billion were recorded in the company's accounts.

Further information from Daimler is available at: www.media.daimler.com and www.daimler.com

About Daimler
Daimler AG is one of the world's most successful automotive companies. With its divisions Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Buses and Daimler Financial Services, the Daimler Group is one of the biggest producers of premium cars and the world's biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles with a global reach. Daimler Financial Services provides financing, leasing, fleet management, insurance and innovative mobility services. The company's founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history with the invention of the automobile in the year 1886. As a pioneer of automotive engineering, Daimler continues to shape the future of mobility today: The Group's focus is on innovative and green technologies as well as on safe and superior automobiles that appeal to and fascinate its customers. For many years now, Daimler has been investing continually in the development of alternative drive systems with the goal of making emission-free driving possible in the long term. So in addition to vehicles with hybrid drive, Daimler now has the broadest range of locally emission-free electric vehicles powered by batteries and fuel cells. This is just one example of how Daimler willingly accepts the challenge of meeting its responsibility towards society and the environment. Daimler sells its vehicles and services in nearly all the countries of the world and has production facilities on five continents. Its current brand portfolio includes, in addition to the world's most valuable premium automotive brand, Mercedes-Benz, the brands smart, Freightliner, Western Star, BharatBenz, Fuso, Setra and Thomas Built Buses. The company is listed on the stock exchanges of Frankfurt and Stuttgart (stock exchange symbol DAI). In 2013, the Group sold 2.35 million vehicles and employed a workforce of 274,616 people; revenue totaled €118.0 billion and EBIT amounted to €10.8 billion.

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