Live Webcast Alert: Andreas Renschler, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, Responsible for Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses, to Host Media Briefing From New York
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Andreas Renschler, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses, will host a special briefing to update the media on Daimler's truck business in North America and worldwide.
In this briefing, Andreas Renschler will discuss:
- The state of Daimler Trucks' business
- Current challenges and opportunities
- Daimler Trucks' strategy to achieve growth in a competitive environment
Headlines
- Economic uncertainties increasing
- Automotive markets will grow
- Daimler Trucks aiming for disproportionate growth
- Daimler Trucks North America - again market leader
Media participating in the webcast will have an opportunity to submit questions online during the Q&A session
WHEN: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 10:30 -- 11:30 AM EDT
The Internet broadcast can be seen right here on TheAutoChannel.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 its customers with a full range of automotive financial services including financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management.
The company's founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history with the invention of the automobile in the year 1886. As an automotive pioneer, Daimler continues to shape the future of mobility. The Group applies innovative and green technologies to produce safe and superior vehicles which fascinate and delight its customers. With the development of alternative drive systems, Daimler is the only vehicle producer investing in hybrid drive, electric motors and fuel-cell systems, with the goal of achieving emission-free mobility in the long term. 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 automotive brand, Mercedes-Benz, the brands smart, Maybach, Freightliner, Western Star, Fuso, Setra, Orion and Thomas Built Buses. The company is listed on the stock exchanges of Frankfurt and Stuttgart (stock exchange symbol DAI). In 2009, the Group sold 1.6 million vehicles and employed a workforce of more than 256,000 people; revenue totaled euro 78.9 billion and EBIT amounted minus euro 1.5 billion.