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Daimler AG Summary

Daimler

Company Description
Daimler is a leading supplier of premium automobiles and the world’s biggest manufacturer of heavy and medium trucks, with a wide range of first-class trucks, vans and buses.  The company’s divisions include Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Buses and Daimler Financial Services. The company is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

As part of its environmental commitment, Daimler developed a roadmap for sustainable mobility with a three-point emphasis: further improving the conventional drive systems, developing hybrid concepts and enhancing fuel efficiency, as well as zero-emission driving with battery-powered or fuel cell vehicles.

CEO: Dr. Dieter Zetsche; Revenues: $142.86 Billion (2010); Employees: 261,718 (2010)

Statements on Climate Change
"Sustainability is the basic principle governing our business operations" -Dieter Zetsche

 

Climate Change Targets
Daimler intends to reduce its CO2 emissions by 30 percent compared with 2007 in its new European passenger fleet by 2016. It also seeks to reduce the fuel consumption by heavy-duty commercial vehicles by an average 20 percent per ton-kilometer by 2020 compared to the base year of 2005.  Overall, Daimler has set a Group-wide target of reducing CO2 emissions from its production activities by 20 percent by 2015 from 2007 values. 

Climate and Energy Strategies

Relevant Links: Daimler Company Web Site, Daimler Sustainability Web Site, Daimler Sustainability Report