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João Calado

BiG Research Flash Note: Daimler

Daimler was the resulting company of the merger in 1926 between Benz & Cie (founded
in 1883) and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (founded in 1890). It develops, manufactures
and distributes cars, vans, trucks and buses worldwide. In 2017 55% of revenues were
originated from Mercedes-Benz cars while 21% were from Daimler tucks and around
10% from vans and buses. Financial services contributed with around 13.5% of revenues.
Daimler has production facilities in 19 countries, with most of its sales in Europe (42%)
followed by US (25%) and China (11%).

Underlying
Daimler AG

Daimler provides a range of transportation products, including passenger cars and commercial vehicles, and also financial services. Co. operates in five segments. Mercedes-Benz Cars sells passenger cars and off-road vehicles under the Mercedes-Benz brand and small cars under the smart brand. The Daimler Trucks distributes its trucks (Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, FUSO, Western Star, Thomas Built Buses and BharatBenz). The vans of the Mercedes-Benz Vans segment are sold under the brand name Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner. Daimler Buses sells completely built-up buses (Mercedes-Benz and Setra). The Daimler Financial Services division supports sales of Co.'s automotive brands.

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