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Daimler AG

Daimler AG
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Headquarters: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

The parent company of Mercedes-Benz, AMG, Smart, Maybach and several trucking & heavy vehicle brands. Founded officially in 2007 with the split of DaimlerChrysler (1998-2007), the company traces its roots back to Daimler-Benz from 1926-1998, which was created in the merger of Karl Benz's Benz & Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, itself founded in 1890 as an engineering company.

Daimler AG's marques and other brands include: AMG, BharatBenz, Detroit Diesel, Freightliner, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi Fuso, MV Agusta, Setra, Smart, Thomas Built, Western Star.

History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Daimler AG page on 27 June 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Daimler AG is a German multinational automotive corporation. Daimler AG is headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2014, Daimler owned or had shares in a number of car, bus, truck and motorcycle brands including Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Smart Automobile, Detroit Diesel, Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Built Buses, Setra, BharatBenz, Mitsubishi Fuso, MV Agusta as well as shares in Denza, KAMAZ and Beijing Automotive Group. The luxury Maybach brand was terminated at the end of 2012, but revived in April 2015 as "Mercedes-Maybach" versions of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and G-Class. In 2017, Daimler sold 3.3 million vehicles. By unit sales, Daimler is the thirteenth-largest car manufacturer and is the largest truck manufacturer in the world. Daimler provides financial services through its Daimler Financial Services arm. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.

Daimler agreed to sell the Chrysler unit to Cerberus Capital Management in May 2007 for US$6 billion. Through most of its history, Chrysler has been the smallest of the "Big 3" U.S. automakers, but in January 2007, DaimlerChrysler, excluding its luxury Mercedes and Maybach lines, also outsold traditionally second place Ford, though behind General Motors and Toyota.

Chrysler reported losses of US$1.5 billion in 2006. It then announced plans to lay off 13,000 employees in mid-February 2007, close a major assembly plant and reduce production at other plants in order to restore profitability by 2008.

DaimlerChrysler had reportedly approached other carmakers and investment groups to sell Chrysler in early 2007. General Motors was reported to be a suitor, but on 3 August 2007, DaimlerChrysler completed the sale of Chrysler Group to Cerberus Capital Management. The original agreement stated that Cerberus would take an 80.1 percent stake in the new company, Chrysler Holding LLC. DaimlerChrysler changed its name to Daimler AG and retained the remaining 19.9% stake in the separated Chrysler.

The terms saw Daimler pay Cerberus US$650 million to take Chrysler and associated liabilities off its hands. Of the US$7.4 billion purchase price, Cerberus Capital Management was to invest US$5 billion in Chrysler Holdings and US$1.05 billion in Chrysler's financial unit. The de-merged Daimler AG received US$1.35 billion directly from Cerberus but directly invested US$2 billion in Chrysler itself. Chrysler filed bankruptcy in 2009.

Documents

Date	Document Name & Details	Documents
March 2011	Hydraulic Brake Pedal Light Switches Daimler Trucks North America LLC	PDF - 58KB - 1 page
2 May 2011	Safety Defect and Noncompliance Report Guide for Vehicles Daimler Truck	PDF - 644KB - 11 pages
20 November 2012	Design for Headlight for a Vehicle United States Patent US D671,247 Thomas Binder, Klaus Frenzel, Hans-Dieter Futschik, and Stefan Handt for Daimler AG	PDF - 216KB - 5 pages
20 November 2012	Design for Rear Bumper for a Vehicle United States Patent US D671,052 Mark Fetherston, Klaus Frenzel, Hans-Dieter Futschik, and Gorden Wagener for Daimler AG	PDF - 105KB - 3 pages
20 November 2012	Design for Wheel or Wheel Cover United States Patent US D671,056 Emiel Burki, Klaus Frenzel, Phillipp Haban, Steffen Koehl, Miguel Salmeron, Anselm Scheil, Gorden Wagener, and Sylvain Wehnert for Daimler AG	PDF - 141KB - 2 pages
20 November 2012	Design for Wheel or Wheel Cover United States Patent US D671,057 Slavche Tanevski, Mark Fetherston, and Klaus Frenzel for Daimler AG	PDF - 108KB - 2 pages
20 November 2012	Design for Wheel or Wheel Cover United States Patent US D671,058 Torsten Hermann and Kai Hilpert for Daimler AG	PDF - 126KB - 2 pages
20 November 2012	Design for Wheel or Wheel Cover United States Patent US D671,061 Cengiz Dilber and Marian Hrabcak for Daimler AG	PDF - 113KB - 2 pages
20 November 2012	Design for Wheel or Wheel Cover United States Patent US D671,062 Cengiz Dilber and Marian Hrabcak for Daimler AG	PDF - 122KB - 2 pages
20 November 2012	Design for Wheel or Wheel Cover United States Patent US D671,063 Kai Hilpert and Marian Hrabcak for Daimler AG	PDF - 122KB - 2 pages
11 June 2013	Urea Tank with Closure Member for Vehicle Exhaust System United States Patent US 8,459,013 Yoshihiro Hosaka and Gregor Reimann for Daimler Trucks North America LLC	PDF - 6.6MB - 16 pages

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
14 May 2007	Daimler trennt sich von Chrysler	Wikinews
8 October 2007	Daimler: The Name Game Is Over	Anthony Fontanelle
2 July 2008	Daimler und Tesla Motors vor möglicher Kooperation bei Elektroautos	Wikinews
5 July 2008	Daimler AG will sich an Wasserstoff-Tankstellennetz beteiligen	Wikinews
17 August 2008	Flottenversuch mit Hybrid-Lkw in London	Wikinews
8 September 2008	VCD und Greenpeace kritisieren Elektroauto-Initiative von RWE und Daimler	Wikinews
16 January 2009	Tesla Motors wird Batterienlieferant für Daimler	Wikinews
18 February 2009	Daimler meldet dramatischen Gewinneinbruch	Wikinews
19 November 2009	Daimler acquires stake in winning team Brawn GP, changes its name to Mercedes Grand Prix	Wikinews
24 December 2009	Daimler-Betriebsrat kritisiert Formel-1-Vertrag mit Schumacher	Wikinews
19 February 2010	Daimler machte 2009 2,6 Milliarden Euro Verlust	Wikinews
7 April 2010	Die Automobilkonzerne Daimler und Renault-Nissan kooperieren	Wikinews
6 January 2011	German Automakers, China to Sign Billion-Dollar Deals	VOA Breaking News
18 January 2011	EU Raids Top Truck Makers in Cartel Investigation	VOA Breaking News
1 March 2011	Joint Venture between BYD and Daimler Receives Business License	BYD
29 April 2011	Daimler: Konzernabsatz im ersten Quartal um 15 Prozent gestiegen	Wikinews
13 September 2011	Withdrawal of the Notice of Proposed Exemption Involving Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler Group) and Daimler AG (Daimler)	Ivan L. Strasfeld
10 January 2013	Daimler Buses North America, Inc., a Subsidiary of Daimler North America Corp, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Noramtec, First Choice Staffing, Staff Works, and Mr. Santo Lamarco From Wurth Revcar Fasteners, Inc., Oriskany, NY; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance	Federal Register: DoL (Del Min Amy Chen)
28 January 2013	Big news - Ford, Mercedes & Nissan/Renault sign hydrogen deal	Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
27 March 2014	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
22 July 2014	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Anne S. Ferro)
29 August 2014	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Anne S. Ferro)
17 December 2014	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
27 March 2015	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (T.F. Scott Darling, III)
16 April 2015	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Renewal of Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
2 June 2015	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
30 July 2015	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Renewal of Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Sven Ennerst
4 September 2015	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
10 September 2015	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
20 November 2015	Advanced Training Systems LLC (ATS) Announces Participation with Daimler/Freightliner at the ExpoTransporte in Guadalajara, Mexico from November 18 - 20, 2015	Advanced Training Systems
3 December 2015	Kathrein Automotive Lands Major Order From Daimler	Kathrein USA
7 December 2015	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (T.F. Scott Darling, III)
21 December 2015	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (T.F. Scott Darling, III)
21 March 2016	TU-Automotive announce that Daimler will showcase CAR2SHARE cargo at Connected Fleets Europe 2016	TU-Automotive
28 March 2016	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
5 April 2016	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
4 May 2016	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
12 July 2016	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (T.F. Scott Darling, III)
25 July 2016	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (T.F. Scott Darling, III)
9 August 2016	Daimler Trucks North America LLC Chief Operating Officer Roger Nielsen Named Keynote Speaker for SAE 2016 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress	SAE International
12 September 2016	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (T.F. Scott Darling, III)
12 September 2016	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (T.F. Scott Darling, III)
6 January 2017	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
7 March 2017	Zonar Receives Daimler Supplier Award 2016 in the Category “Innovation”	Zonar Systems
22 March 2017	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption Renewal; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
15 May 2017	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
15 May 2017	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Renewal of Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
6 June 2017	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Daphne Y. Jefferson)
26 June 2017	Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Daimler Trucks North America LLC	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
17 August 2017	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Daphne Y. Jefferson)
17 August 2017	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Renewal of Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Randi F. Hutchinson)
31 January 2018	Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Daimler Trucks North America LLC Application for Exemption	Federal Register: FMCSA (Cathy F. Gautreaux)
24 April 2018	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
10 September 2018	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Raymond P. Martinez)
23 April 2019	Daimler Trucks North America, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance	Federal Register: NHTSA (Otto G. Matheke III)
16 September 2019	Daimler Vans USA, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance	Federal Register: NHTSA (Otto G. Matheke III)
24 September 2019	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
8 September 2020	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
28 September 2020	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (James W. Deck)
26 October 2020	Daimler Trucks North America, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance	Federal Register: NHTSA (Jeffrey Mark Giuseppe)
9 November 2020	Daimler Coaches North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance	Federal Register: NHTSA (Otto G. Matheke III)
9 December 2020	Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (Daimler)	Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)