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Jul 21, 2016, 05:13 ET Daimler continues along its successful course - record unit sales in second quarter and first half of 2016

Unit sales significantly above prior-year level at 761,300 vehicles in second quarter (+7%) Second-quarter revenue up by 3% to €38.6 billion Group...

Feb 16, 2016, 08:51 ET Supervisory Board appoints Ola Källenius as Member of the Board of Management for Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development

Professor Dr. Thomas Weber leaving Daimler AG at the end of his contract on December 31, 2016 Ola Källenius to take on new function at the Board of...

Feb 16, 2016, 08:49 ET Daimler Sets Course for the Future: Supervisory Board Extends Dieter Zetsche's Contract

Contract Extension until December 31, 2019 Manfred Bischoff, Chairman of the Supervisory Board: "Daimler is more successful than ever. This proves...

Feb 09, 2016, 01:52 ET Daimler recalls approximately 840,000 vehicles in the United States as a precautionary measure due to potentially defective airbag models from manufacturer Takata

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has notified Daimler AG that it has been informed that certain airbag models from the...

Feb 04, 2016, 02:10 ET Daimler continues along successful path: record figures for unit sales, revenue and earnings in 2015 - highest ever dividend proposed - ongoing positive outlook

Record unit sales with 2.9 million vehicles sold (+12%) Group revenue up by 15% to €149.5 billion (2014: €129.9 billion) Substantial increase in...

Dec 09, 2015, 11:36 ET Daimler Supervisory Board decides on further allocation to German pension fund

Extraordinary pension contribution of €1.0 billion to German pension fund The company continues to safeguard the employees' retirement provision...

Dec 09, 2015, 05:36 ET Supervisory Board of Daimler AG appoints Renata Jungo Bruengger to the Board of Management

Renata Jungo Brüngger to be new Board of Management Member for Integrity and Legal Affairs Appointed until December 31, 2018 In its meeting today,...

Dec 07, 2015, 06:49 ET The future is HERE: Tomorrow's mobility begins with real-time digital maps

AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG successfully conclude HERE acquisition HERE as leading provider of technology for digitized world of mobility Data...

Dec 04, 2015, 08:26 ET AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG successfully concluded acquisition of Nokia's digital mapping and location business HERE

Approvals by all competent antitrust authorities received More information to be given in a media webcast on 12/07/2015 AUDI AG, BMW Group and...

Oct 22, 2015, 01:39 ET Daimler continues along successful path: record unit sales and revenue in third quarter

Unit sales significantly above prior-year level at 720,000 vehicles (+13%) Revenue up by 13% to €37.3 billion Group EBIT of €3,661 million (Q3 2014:...

Oct 01, 2015, 09:52 ET The Supervisory Board of Daimler AG is to propose a further term of office for Dr. Manfred Bischoff at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting

The Supervisory Board is also to propose a further term of office for Petraea Heynike In its meeting on October 1, 2015, the Supervisory Board of...

Sep 25, 2015, 08:53 ET Daimler AG categorically denies any and all allegations of manipulation

In light of the ongoing assertions from the Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), a non-government organisation, and the related speculation, Daimler AG once...

Sep 03, 2015, 01:01 ET Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance Break Ground for New Joint-Venture Plant in Mexico

Aguascalientes plant to build next-generation premium compact vehicles for the brands Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti Production of Infiniti vehicles to...

Jul 23, 2015, 01:45 ET Daimler continues along path of profitable growth

Unit sales in second quarter significantly above prior-year level at 714,800 vehicles (+14%) Revenue rises to €37.5 billion (Q2 2014: €31.5 billion;...

Jun 25, 2015, 09:00 ET Daimler Trucks North America Invests in Zonar Systems, Changes Future of Telematics

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Zonar Systems, Inc. announced today that DTNA has become a minority investor in Zonar. This investment marks...

Apr 28, 2015, 01:37 ET Daimler continues along its successful path in first quarter with record figures for unit sales, revenue and EBIT

Unit sales increase by 13% to 641,600 vehicles Revenue growth of 16% to €34.2 billion Group EBIT 63% above prior-year period at €2,906 million EBIT...

Apr 01, 2015, 11:31 ET Annual Shareholders' Meeting approves highest dividend to-date in history of Daimler AG

At the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Daimler AG held in Berlin on Wednesday, the shareholders approved the payment of a dividend for the year 2014...

Apr 01, 2015, 02:43 ET Dr. Dieter Zetsche at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting: "We are going new ways to new strengths."

Daimler consequently pushes forward with renewal of products, sales and production Growth strategy is obviously bearing fruit Shareholders vote on...

Mar 06, 2015, 09:01 ET Mercedes-Benz Vans to invest around $500 million in new van plant in South Carolina, U.S.

New plant to be built in Charleston, South Carolina, beginning in 2016 Next generation Sprinter also to be manufactured in the U.S. Expansion of the...

Feb 13, 2015, 08:19 ET Supervisory Board extends Hubertus Troska's contract

Contract extended until December 31, 2020 Chairman of the Supervisory Board Dr. Manfred Bischoff, and Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of...

Feb 05, 2015, 02:10 ET Daimler on a successful path: Record levels of unit sales, revenue and earnings in 2014 - highest ever dividend proposed

Best ever unit sales of 2.5 million vehicles Group revenue up by 10% to €129.9 billion (2013: €118.0 billion) Group EBIT of €10.8 billion (2013:...

Jan 06, 2015, 12:01 ET World premiere of the Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion at the CES

With the self-driving luxury sedan F 015 Luxury in Motion, Mercedes-Benz shows how the automobile is changing from a means of transportation to a...

Oct 23, 2014, 01:40 ET Daimler accelerates along its course - strong growth in revenue, earnings and cash flow in third quarter

Unit sales 7% above prior-year level at 637,400 vehicles Revenue up by 10% to €33.1 billion EBIT from ongoing business of €2.8 billion significantly...

Oct 21, 2014, 04:35 ET Daimler restructures cooperation with Tesla

Termination of share-price hedging and sale of 4% stake in Tesla Ongoing cooperation on current projects Daimler to continue sourcing powertrain for...

Oct 14, 2014, 03:54 ET Daimler's industrial free cash flow in the third quarter 2014 is significantly higher than in prior-year period. The divisions achieve significantly higher EBIT from ongoing business.

Free cash flow of industrial business in third quarter excluding effects of acquisitions and disposals of approximately €2.9 billion (Q3 2013: approx....