For the Third Year in a Row, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Retains Top Spot in the J.D. Power U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study(SM)

Dealers rank company highest in Retail Credit-Luxury Captive and Floor Plan

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Aug 14, 2017, 15:15 ET

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Aug. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC has been ranked highest in the just-released J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study^SM in the categories of Retail Credit-Luxury Captive (a combined category for retail lease and prime retail) and Floor Plan. The study measures dealer satisfaction with auto financing providers for both wholesale and retail products.

In 2017, J.D. Power changed the study methodology that reduced the number of categories in which Mercedes-Benz Financial Services was evaluated from three to two. In 2015 and 2016, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services was the top scoring company in the categories of Prime Retail, Retail Lease and Floor Plan.

"Being honored with top J.D. Power scores a third year in a row is a direct reflection of the unsurpassed service provided by our teams and the relationships we've fostered with our dealers, whom we view as the best in the industry. It is because of their partnership and honest feedback that we are able to develop and deliver improvements, retaining benchmark-level rankings," said Geoff Robinson, Vice President of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services.

The company received the highest numerical score among retail credit-captive luxury and floor planning providers in the study. The 2017 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study is based on just over 13,500 finance provider evaluations and measures the opinions of dealer principals, general managers and finance & insurance managers with their finance provider.

Earning a total score of 986, on a 1,000 point scale, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services maintained the top position in the Floor Plan segment for the seventh consecutive year, with 100 percent of dealers indicating that they definitely or probably will not switch to another floor plan provider.

In the Retail Credit-Luxury Captive segment, the company received a score of 972, and was ranked highest in each of the four components that comprise this category, including: provider offerings; application/approval process; relationship; and lease return.

"We are a business built on the people, relationships and experiences we provide and it takes the dedication of our talented team at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services who aim to provide remarkable experiences at every interaction to achieve this level of satisfaction," added Robinson. "While the recognition is welcome, the real value of participation is the areas of opportunity the results showcase, feedback that helps us identify where we can continue to improve in our quest to deliver exceptional service every day."

About Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC
Mercedes‐Benz Financial Services USA LLC, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, with Business Center Operations in Fort Worth, Texas, provides brand‐specific financial products and services for Mercedes‐Benz and smart automotive dealers and their retail customers. In the U.S. trucking industry, it conducts business as Daimler Truck Financial and provides flexible financial products and services for Daimler Trucks North America commercial vehicles branded Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Built Bus and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. Mercedes‐Benz Financial Services USA LLC serves as the headquarters for operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil, and has approximately 2,242 employees throughout the Americas. It is a company of the Daimler Financial Services Group, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, which does business in 40 countries and has an employee base of approximately 12,062 people worldwide. Daimler Financial Services is one of the leading financial services organizations worldwide and was ranked fifth out of 25 on the list of the World's Best Multinational Workplaces by the Great Place To Work Institute in 2016. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC was also named one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2015 and 2016, and one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Women in 2016 by Great Place to Work and Fortune.com. For more information, please visit www.mbfs.com/corp or facebook.com/mymbfs. For more information about Daimler Truck Financial, log onto www.daimler-truckfinancial.com.