DaimlerChrysler Financial Services and Freightliner Donate Mini-fleet of Three Trucks to Forgotten Harvest

  What:  DaimlerChrysler Financial Services (DCFS) will deliver three
         additional 2007 trucks with 18-foot refrigerated van bodies
         (see picture enclosed) to Forgotten Harvest, including one
         Freightliner M2 and two Sterling Acterra trucks.  Forgotten
         Harvest is a Southfield-based non-profit organization which
         provides perishable food to those in need.  Currently, the
         non-profit delivers over 8 million pounds of food to 135
         emergency food providers in the Greater Detroit Area annually.
         Due to the non-profit's continued growth, Forgotten Harvest
         anticipates to deliver up to 12 million pounds of food a year.
         The new trucks, donated by DCFS and DaimlerChrysler's
         commercial vehicle manufacturer Freightliner, will assist the
         organization in meeting its transportation needs.  DCFS
         donated a Freightliner M2 truck in September 2005 to Forgotten
         Harvest in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

  Where: Forgotten Harvest
         21455 Melrose Avenue*
         Southfield, MI 48075
         Tel: 248-350-3663
         * located North of 8 Mile and East of Lahser roads

  When:  Tuesday, January 16
         9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

  Other:  DaimlerChrysler Financial Services executives and members of
          Forgotten Harvest's leadership team will be available onsite
          for interviews and photo/video opportunities:
          -- Klaus Entenmann, President and CEO, DaimlerChrysler Financial
             Services Americas LLC
          -- Susan Goodell, Executive Director, Forgotten Harvest

 
  About Forgotten Harvest

Forgotten Harvest was formed in 1990 to fight two problems: hunger and waste. Forgotten Harvest currently rescues over 8 million pounds of food per year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from a variety of sources, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, restaurants, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors, and other Health Department-approved sources. This donated food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered absolutely free of charge to emergency food providers in the metro Detroit area. The individuals and families served are as diverse as the community's residents - young and old, from all races and faiths. The common bond uniting them with each other and with Forgotten Harvest is hunger. www.forgottenharvest.org

About DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC

DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC provides brand-specific financing for automotive dealers' inventories and their retail consumers, and conducts business as Chrysler Financial and Mercedes-Benz Financial. As DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial, it also finances commercial vehicles for affiliate products such as Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star. The company serves as the headquarters for operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela, and has approximately 5,600 employees who manage a portfolio of more than $104 billion with nearly five million contracts. DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC is a company of the DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Group, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, which operates in 39 countries with an employee base exceeding 11,000 and a global portfolio of approximately $144 billion. DaimlerChrysler Financial Services is one of the leading financial services organizations worldwide. For more information on DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC, visit their Web site at www.daimlerchryslerfinancialservices.com/na.