National Press Release

- Mercedes-Benz Cars Division Sold a Total of 16,303 Units in the U.S.

- Mercedes-Benz USA Records May Sales of 15,134

- smart USA Records 1,169 Sales in May

NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Daimler AG (NYSE: DAI) today reported sales for the Mercedes-Benz Cars division (Mercedes-Benz and smart combined) of 16,303 units in the U.S. for May 2009. All sales figures in this release are on an unadjusted basis unless otherwise noted.

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported May sales of 15,134 vehicles, a decline of 30.5 percent compared to May 2008. The volume leaders for the month were the C, E, and M-Class with sales of 4,842, 2,275, and 2,021 respectively. On a year-to-date basis, the company sold 69,933 new vehicles, a decrease of 29.9 percent over the comparable period last year.

smart USA recorded 1,169 sales in May 2009. Year to date sales now total 7,451 units. Since its introduction in the United States, there are over 32,000 smart fortwos traveling the highways throughout America. The smart fortwo offers the right balance of power, outstanding fuel efficiency, innovative safety features, environmental friendliness and excellent value. There are currently 77 smart centers in 36 states. Recently smart USA opened smart centers in New Orleans, Louisiana and Nashville, Tennessee.

Detailed vehicle sales information for MBUSA will be announced later today in a separate press release issued by Mercedes-Benz USA.

     Mercedes-Benz Cars Division in the U.S. Sales Summary Through May 2009
                       Month Sales        %          Sales CYTD         %
                   Curr Yr     Pr Yr    Change   Curr Yr     Pr Yr    Change

    Mercedes-Benz
     USA            15,134    21,785    -30.5%    69,933    99,703    -29.9%

    smart USA        1,169     2,695    -56.6%     7,451    8,854*    -15.8%*

    Mercedes-Benz
     USA / smart
     USA combined   16,303    24,480    -33.4%    77,384  108,557*    -28.7%*

    *smart sales in the U.S. started in mid January 2008

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Daimler AG, Stuttgart, with its businesses Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Daimler Financial Services, Mercedes-Benz Vans and Daimler Buses, is a globally leading producer of premium passenger cars and the global market leader of heavy- and medium-duty trucks as well as buses. The Daimler Financial Services division has a broad offering of financial services, including vehicle financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management. Daimler sells its products in nearly all the countries of the world and has production facilities on five continents. The company's founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, continued to make automotive history following their invention of the automobile in 1886. As an automotive pioneer, Daimler and its employees willingly accept an obligation to act responsibly towards society and the environment and to shape the future of safe and sustainable mobility with groundbreaking technologies and high-quality products. The current brand portfolio includes the world's most valuable automobile brand, Mercedes-Benz, as well as smart, AMG, Maybach, Freightliner, Western Star, Mitsubishi Fuso, Setra, Orion and Thomas Built Buses. The company is listed on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt, New York and Stuttgart (stock exchange abbreviation DAI). In 2008, the Group sold 2.1 million vehicles and employed a workforce of over 270,000 people; revenue totaled euro 95.9 billion and EBIT amounted to euro 2.7 billion. Daimler is an automotive Group with a commitment to excellence, and aims to achieve sustainable growth and industry-leading profitability.

SOURCE Daimler Communications