Webcast Alert: Daimler's car2go and the City of Austin, TX to Announce the Launch of The First North American Pilot Program For A New, Sustainable Mobility Concept

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:30pm EST 

Webcast Alert:  Daimler's car2go and the City of Austin, TX to Announce the
Launch of The First North American Pilot Program For A New, Sustainable
Mobility Concept
Live coverage of Press Conference from The Long Center for the Performing Arts
in Austin, TX

    --  Program will provide a new concept of mobility for more than 13,000
city
        employees
    --  Texas Capital becomes showcase for car2go in North America

    --  car2go concept redefines individual transportation in congested
        metropolitan areas

Press conference participants include:

    --  The Honorable Lee Leffingwell, Mayor of the City of Austin
    --  Mr. Marc Ott, City Manager of the City of Austin

    --  Mr. Nick Cole, President and CEO of car2go North America LLC


Media participating in the webcast will have an opportunity to submit
questions during live Q&A session

WHEN: Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 from 11:00 AM - 12:00PM ET (10:00 AM -11:00
AM local time)

WHERE: To register and view the live webcast, please visit
www.webcasts.com/forummediacar2go

Media Contacts:

    Han Tjan, Head of Corporate Communications Daimler North America
    Phone: +1 212 909 9063, email: han.tjan@daimler.com

    Julia Engelhardt, Manager Corporate Communications Daimler and smart
    Phone: +1 212 909 9062, email: julia.engelhardt@daimler.com



About Daimler
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, with its businesses Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks,
Daimler Financial Services, Mercedes-Benz Vans and Daimler Buses, is a
globally leading producer of premium passenger cars and the global market
leader of heavy- and medium-duty trucks as well as buses. The Daimler
Financial Services division has a broad offering of financial services,
including vehicle financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management. Daimler
sells its products in nearly all the countries of the world and has production
facilities on five continents. The company's founders, Gottlieb Daimler and
Carl Benz, continued to make automotive history following their invention of
the automobile in 1886. As an automotive pioneer, Daimler and its employees
willingly accept an obligation to act responsibly towards society and the
environment and to shape the future of safe and sustainable mobility with
groundbreaking technologies and high-quality products. The current brand
portfolio includes the world's most valuable automobile brand, Mercedes-Benz,
as well as smart, AMG, Maybach, Freightliner, Western Star, Mitsubishi Fuso,
Setra, Orion and Thomas Built Buses. The company is listed on the stock
exchanges in Frankfurt, New York and Stuttgart (stock exchange abbreviation
DAI). In 2008, the Group sold 2.1 million vehicles and employed a workforce of
over 270,000 people; revenue totaled euro 95.9 billion and EBIT amounted to
euro 2.7 billion. Daimler is an automotive Group with a commitment to
excellence, and aims to achieve sustainable growth and industry-leading
profitability.

/PRNewswire -- Nov. 12/
SOURCE  Daimler Corporate Communications
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