Daimler Trucks to make an important business and technology announcement regarding its strategic initiative to commercialize highly automated (level 4) trucks.

Please join our media call with the CEOs of our global and North American business on Friday, March 29, 2019, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. CET/ 9:30-10:30 a.m. EDT to learn more about the announcement.

The conference call will be held in English. To take part, please call:

            Germany Toll Free:                    0800 673 7932



            USA Toll Free:                      +1 866 966 5335



            International Access:               +44 (0) 20 3003
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For questions or inquiries, please contact:

Andrea Corso, Director Corporate Communications, Daimler Trucks North America, +1 917 327 6198

Florian Martens, Director, Global Communications, Daimler Trucks & Buses, +49 (0) 160 8687552

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

Daimler at a Glance
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 largest producer of trucks above 6 tons. Daimler Financial Services provides financing, leasing, fleet management, investment products and brokerage of credit cards and insurance, as well as 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, it is a motivation and commitment of Daimler to shape safely and sustainably the future of mobility. The Group's focus is on innovative and green technologies as well as on safe and superior automobiles that appeal and fascinate. Daimler consequently invests in the development of efficient drive trains with the long-term goal of locally emission-free driving: from hightech combustion engines about hybrid vehicles to electric drive trains powered by battery or fuel cell. Furthermore, the company follows a consistent path towards intelligent connectivity of its vehicles, autonomous driving and new mobility concepts. 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 in Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa. Its current brand portfolio includes, in addition to the world's most valuable premium automotive brand, Mercedes-Benz (Source: Interbrand-Study, 10/4/2018), as well as Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach and Mercedes me, the brands smart, EQ, Freightliner, Western Star, BharatBenz, FUSO, Setra and Thomas Built Buses, and Daimler Financial Services' brands: Mercedes-Benz Bank, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and Daimler Truck Financial. The company is listed on the stock exchanges of Frankfurt and Stuttgart (stock exchange symbol DAI). In 2018, the Group sold 3.4 million vehicles and employed a workforce of around 298,700 people. Group revenue amounted to EUR167.4 billion. Group EBIT amounted to EUR11.1 billion.

/PRNewswire -- March 28, 2019/

SOURCE Daimler North America - Corporate Communications