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This page provides an overview of the most important data on the Daimler-Benz group. Here you'll find:
the new Consolidated Interim Report (January 1 to September 30, 1995) the Consolidated Interim Report from June 30, 1995 with Equity to U.S. GAAP data on the Group data on Mercedes-Benz data on AEG Daimler-Benz Industrie data on Daimler-Benz Aerospace data on Daimler-Benz InterServices
Daimler-Benz
At a glance
(values in millions of DM) 1994 Sales 104,075 Personnel expenditure 30,108 Investment in fixed assets 4,652 Cash Flow 11,282 Employees (at year-end) 330,551
Sales
1) 1993 values including interest income from sales financing
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 1) Group 104,075 98,534 By regions: EU-market 59,896 58,793 Domestic 39,015 38,526 EU excluding Domestic 20,881 20,267 USA 18,288 16,265 Other markets 25,891 23,476 By corporate units 2) Mercedes-Benz 70,715 64,696 AEG Daimler-Benz Industrie 10,294 11,012 Daimler-Benz Aerospace 17,394 18,626 debis 10,804 8,491
2) external sales of corporate units
Employees
(at year-end) 1994 1993 Group 330,551 366,736 Domestic 251,254 284,576 Foreign 79,297 82,160 Mercedes-Benz 197,568 209,933 AEG Daimler-Benz Industrie 44,769 58,921 Daimler-Benz Aerospace 75,581 86,086 debis 9,226 8,812 Daimler-Benz Holding 3,407 2,984
Personnel expenditure
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 Group 30,108 33,790 Mercedes-Benz 17,194 18,769 AEG Daimler-Benz Industrie 4,122 4,704 Daimler-Benz Aerospace 7,191 7,724 debis 1,056 978 Daimler-Benz Holding 433 393
Investment in fixed assets
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 Group 4,652 5,432 Mercedes-Benz 2,939 2,609 AEG Daimler-Benz Industrie 564 622 Daimler-Benz Aerospace 725 1.014 debis 245 200 Daimler-Benz Holding 140 105
Expenditure on Research and Development*
* Including commissioned research
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 Group 8,692 9,043 Mercedes-Benz 3,333 3,151 AEG Daimler-Benz Industrie 736 764 Daimler-Benz Aerospace 4,336 4,844 debis 1 1 Daimler-Benz Holding 286 283
Net income
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 Net income of Daimler-Benz AG 565 390 of which allocated to retained earnings ./. ./. of which total dividend payout 564 373 Dividend per 50 DM share DM 11.- DM 8.-
Shareholder structure
The capital stock of Daimler-Benz AG totalling
DM 2,565 million is widely distributed:
Deutsche Bank appr. 24.4% The State of Kuwait appr. 13.0% Scattered betweeen some 450,000 shareholders appr. 62.6% Since 1973, more than 1,700,000 shares have been aquired
at preferential prices by employees.
Important holdings
in: Mercedes-Benz AG 100 % AEG Daimler-Benz Industrie 81.1 % Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG 93.8 % Daimler-Benz InterServices (debis) AG 100 %
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Mercedes-Benz AG
Cars and Commercial Vehicles
At a glance
(values in millions of DM) 1994 Sales 70,715 Net income 1,849 Investment in fixed assets 2,939 Research and development expenditure 3,333 Employees (at year-end) 197,568
Sales
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 Total 70,715 64,696 EU-market 38,683 36,475 Domestic 26,906 25,998 EU excluding Domestic 11,777 10,477 USA 11,769 10,013 Other markets 20,263 18,208 Passenger Car Division 42,085 38,448 Commercial Vehicle Division 28,630 26,248
Employees
(at year-end) 1994 1993 Total 197,568 209,933 Domestic 148,194 160,175 Foreign 49,374 49,758 Passenger Car Division 83,396 90,248 Commercial Vehicle Division 81,012 84,925 Sales Organisation 29,250 30,859 Apprentices and Trainees 9,353 9,992
Major development projects
Passenger Cars
New modular system for traction control, directional stability and road holding
- electronic traction system (ETS) fitted as standard equipment in the 6-cylinder S-class models, available optionally for the C-class and 6-cylinder SL models
- improved acceleration skid control (ASR) fitted as standard in all V8 and V12 models
- World premiere: electronic stability program (ESP) fitted for the first time in the S 600 coupé (as standard)
Planning and launch of the new E-class featuring:
- elegant design with new twin headlamp face
- three attractive equipment and appointment lines: Classic, Elegance and Avantgarde
- 4-valve petrol and diesel engines with optimised exhaust emissions and fuel economy
- newly developed turbodiesel with direct injection
Commercial Vehicles
- New "Sprinter" van series (T1N) ranging from 2.5 to 4.6 t, introduced as the successor to the T1 and the MB 100 D
- Medium series Unimog fitted with EURO 2 engines from the 300 series (initially available optionally)
- O 407 regular service country buses with EURO 2 engine
Passenger Car Division
Sales
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 Total 42,085 38,448 EU-market 25,483 23,831 Domestic 18,102 17,147 EU excluding Domestic 7,381 6,684 USA 6,063 5,425 Other markets 10,539 9,192
Production
(in units) 1994 1993 Total 590,060 480,571 C-class 314,669 163,619 E-class 196,593 237,818 S-class, SL-class 78,798 79,134 Diesels 133,928 110,704 Plus: Cross-Country vehicles 4,306 5,668
Sales
(in units) 1994 1993 EU 379,500 332,400 Domestic 251,000 218,700 EU excluding Domestic 128,500 113,700
Sales in major export markets
(in units) 1994 1. USA 77,400 2. Italy 31,600 3. United Kingdom 29,000 4. France 27,400 5. Japan 25,600 6. Belgium 12,800 7. Thailand 12,000 8. Netherlands 10,100 9. Austria 10,000 10. Spain 8,500
Commercial Vehicle Division:
Sales
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 Total 28,630 26,248 EU-market 13,200 12,644 Domestic 8,804 8,851 EU excluding Domestic 4,396 3,793 Other markets 15,430 13,604
Production
(in units) 1994 1993 Total 291,854 241,606 Trucks 158,750 130,883 Vans 104,802 81,267 Buses 25,753 25,655 Unimog 2,549 3,801 Plus: Parts kits 6,100 7,149 Domestic 142,973 121,207 Foreign 148,881 120,399
Sales
(in units) 1994 1993 EU 140,000 130,600 Domestic 77,700 79,000 EU excluding Domestic 62,300 51,600
Sales in major export markets
(in units) 1994 1. USA 53,000 2. Brazil 31,400 3. United Kingdom 17,800 4. France 14,800 5. Argentina 11,800 6. Mexico 10,600 7. Spain 9,000 8. Netherlands 7,100 9. Canada 6,200 10. Italy 6,200 Back to the Mercedes-Benz homepage
AEG Daimler-Benz Industrie
System solutions in the field of future-oriented technologies
At a glance
(values in millions of DM) 1994 Sales 10,294 Net income 357 Orders received 11,491 Investment in fixed assets 564 Research and development expenditure 736 Employees (at year-end) 44,769
Sales
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 Total 10,294 11,012 EU-market 7,296 8,297 Domestic 5,678 6,496 EU excluding Domestic 1,618 1,801 USA 1,231 993 Other markets 1,767 1,722
Orders received
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 Total 11,491 12,065 EU-market 8,181 8,738 Domestic 6,243 6,809 EU excluding Domestic 1,938 1,929 USA 1,183 1,310 Other markets 2,127 2,017
Employees
(at year-end) 1994 1993 Total 44,769 58,921 Domestic 31,828 44,591 Foreign 12,941 14,330 Apprentices and Trainees 1,667 2,283 Back to the AEG Daimler-Benz Industrie homepage
Daimler-Benz Aerospace
Aircraft and Space Systems
At a glance
(values in millions of DM) 1994 Sales 17,394 Net income 438 Orders received 16,431 Investment in fixed assets 725 Research and development expenditure 4,336 Employees (at year-end) 75,581
Sales
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 Total 17,394 18,626 EU-market 12,239 13,103 Domestic 5,401 5,817 EU excluding Domestic 6,838 7,286 USA 2,161 2,500 Other markets 2,994 3,023
Orders received
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 Total 16,431 15,648 EU-market 11,133 11,150 Domestic 4,773 4,968 EU excluding Domestic 6,360 6,182 USA 2,243 1,486 Other markets 3,055 3,012
Employees
(at year-end) 1994 1993 Total 75,581 86,086 Domestic 60,082 69,373 Foreign 15,499 16,713 Apprentices and Trainees 3,058 3,560 Back to the Daimler-Benz Aerospace homepage
Daimler-Benz InterServices (debis)
At a glance
(values in millions of DM) 1994 Sales 10,804 Net income 86 Investment in fixed assets 245 Additions to leased equipment 5,817 Employees (at year-end) 9,226
Sales
1) In accordance with cost of sales method
(values in millions of DM) 1994 1993 1) Total 10,804 9,491 EU-market 6,675 5,722 Domestic 5,900 4,817 EU excluding Domestic 775 905 USA 3,182 2,985 Other markets 947 784
including interest earned on sales financing
Employees
(at year-end) 1994 1993 Total 9,226 8,812 Domestic 7,817 7,527 Foreign 1,409 1,285 Apprentices and Trainees 125 223
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