Daimler Trucks seeking to further strengthen leading position in 2016

• Same high levels expected in 2016 for sales and operating profit (EBIT) from ongoing business – despite challenging market conditions

• Technology leadership, global market presence and intelligent platforms to further strengthen industry leadership

• 2015 record figure in operating profit from ongoing business, operating margin of 7.3 percent and sales target of 500,000 trucks achieved

• Dr Wolfgang Bernhard: "Despite a challenging market environment, 2015 was one of the best years in the history of Daimler Trucks. We owe this to our outstanding products and services, strong sales performance and continuous efficiency measures. Our team will continue to follow exactly the same course in 2016 – and that will ensure our success this year as well."

Daimler Trucks achieved new record results in 2015: the EBIT from ongoing business grew by 32 percent last year – to 2.7 billion euros (prior year: 2.1 billion euros). The operating margin improved to 7.3 percent (p.y. 6.4 percent). And sales rose to 502,478 units (p.y. 495,668), thereby exceeding the mark of half a million trucks that had been a target for a long time. Thus, Daimler Trucks has managed to increase sales by around four percent between 2013 and 2015 – while the global market excluding China has actually contracted by around four percent over the same period. Some of the key markets developed far worse than expected in 2015: in Indonesia, demand plummeted by 32 percent compared to the previous year, and in Brazil the drop was even higher, at 49 percent.

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