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Simonette Illi +49 (0) 711 17 83326 Date:
October 16, 2012
Well-received: 500,000th Freightliner Truck
Handed Over to Customer as It Rolls Off the
Production Line
• Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) produces 500,000th
Freightliner truck at Mount Holly plant in North Carolina
• The milestone vehicle — a medium-duty Freightliner Business
Class M2 106 — rounds out the truck fleet of the U.S. power
company Duke Energy
Stuttgart / Mount Holly, North Carolina: Daimler´s commercial
vehicle subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) recently
celebrated the production of its 500,000th truck at its Mount Holly
plant in North Carolina. The milestone vehicle — a medium-duty
Freightliner Business Class M2 106 — was handed over to long-time
customer Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies
in the U.S. With the acquisition of the new truck, Duke Energy is
completing its fleet, which consists of several hundred vehicles of
the Freightliner brand.
“Ever since the plant was established in 1979, our employees'
diligent daily efforts have turned the production plant into what it is
today — a state-of-the-art Daimler Trucks facility that meets the
Daimler Communications, 70546 Stuttgart/Germany

2. highest quality standards,” emphasizes Martin Daum, Page 2
Daimler Trucks North America President and CEO.
Freightliner Plant in Mount Holly, North Carolina
A part of DTNA’s commercial vehicle production network, the
Mount Holly plant manufactures medium-duty and heavy-duty
Freightliner Business Class trucks. The Class 6 to 8 vehicles
(with a gross vehicle weight of around 9 to 36 tonnes) are available
as conventional versions as well as hybrid and natural gas trucks.
About Daimler Trucks North America
Daimler Trucks North America LLC, with headquarters in Portland,
Oregon, is the leading medium and heavy-duty truck manufacturer
in North America. Daimler Trucks North America produces and
markets vehicles under the Freightliner, Western Star, and Thomas
Built Buses brands. Daimler Trucks North America is a Daimler
company. Its global production network encompasses 27 locations.
In 2011, Daimler Trucks sold approximately 426,000 vehicles
worldwide, and earned revenues of €28.75 billion with a total
workforce of more than 77,000 employees. The division has
achieved extensive synergies with the creation of a multi-brand
development network, a global powertrain production system,
and a worldwide procurement organization.
Daimler Communications, 70546 Stuttgart/Germany

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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 financing, leasing,
fleet management, insurance and innovative mobility services.The company’s founders, Gottlieb
Daimler and Carl Benz, made history with the invention of the automobile in the year 1886. As a
pioneer of automotive engineering, Daimler continues to shape the future of mobility today: The
Group’s focus is on innovative and green technologies as well as on safe and superior automobiles
that appeal to and fascinate its customers. For many years now, Daimler has been investing
continually in the development of alternative drive systems with the goal of making emission-free
driving possible in the long term. So in addition to vehicles with hybrid drive, Daimler now has the
broadest range of locally emission-free electric vehicles powered by batteries and fuel cells. 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 premium automotive brand, Mercedes-Benz, the brands smart, Maybach,
Freightliner, Western Star, BharatBenz, Fuso, Setra and Thomas Built Buses. The company is listed on
the stock exchanges of Frankfurt and Stuttgart (stock exchange symbol DAI). In 2011, the Group sold
2.1 million vehicles and employed a workforce of more than 271,000 people; revenue totaled €106.5
billion and EBIT amounted to €8.8 billion.
Daimler Communications, 70546 Stuttgart/Germany