Daimler AG (stock-exchange abbreviation DAI) intends to appoint Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard as a full member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG. In this context, following consultations with the Presidential Committee of the Supervisory Board, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG, Dr. Manfred Bischoff, will propose to the entire Supervisory Board that the Board of Management of Daimler AG should be enlarged. Dr. Bernhard is to have Board of Management responsibility for Mercedes-Benz Cars Production and Procurement and for the Mercedes-Benz Vans division.

In January, Mercedes-Benz continued the positive trend of the past few months by posting significant increases in its worldwide sales. A total of 67,000 passenger cars were delivered to customers, 24 percent more than in the previous year (2009: 53,900 vehicles). Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing Mercedes-Benz Cars: "We started the new year successfully with a strong increase in sales. That was due to the large increases in many regions such as North America, Asia/Pacific, and the BRIC countries, as well as the continuing success of our new E- and S-Class. In the coming weeks we will be building on this excellent start. We expect to see significant growth in the first quarter."