Mercedes-Benz Cars confirms return-on-sales target of 10 percent

· Mercedes-Benz Cars anticipates higher EBIT in the second quarter of 2010 than in the first

· Chairman of Daimler's Board of Management Dr. Dieter Zetsche: "China is increasingly becoming the center of gravity of the automotive industry and has recently become Mercedes-Benz Cars' third-largest sales market."

Stuttgart/Beijing – Daimler AG sees further growth opportunities for Mercedes-Benz Cars in terms of unit sales, revenue and earnings in the coming years. Daimler has set itself the goal of delivering sustainable profits from operating activities at Mercedes-Benz Cars.

Meeting with investors and analysts in Beijing, Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, stated: "From today's perspective, assuming there is no further downturn of the world economy, we expect Mercedes-Benz Cars to achieve its targeted return on sales of
10 percent in the second half of 2012 and to maintain it as of full-year 2013."

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