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Daimler Buses has once again won a contract, and as a result will deliver a total of 239 buses to Sardinia by the end of July 2010. The orders were placed by four Sardinian public transit authorities: CTM Cagliari, ATP Nuoro, ASPO Olbia and ATP Sassari.

Mercedes-Benz USA Records February Sales of 14,870 passenger cars and light truck vehicles - an improvement of 4.7 percent over February 2009- Mercedes-Benz USA Records 515 Sales of Sprinter Vans- smart USA Records 442 Sales in February 2010 - a nearly 60 percent improvement over January 2010

Under the new label MercedesSport, Mercedes-Benz is presenting a portfolio of elegant and sporty individualisation products for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show.

The smart brand is continuing its series of exciting special models with the smart fortwo edition greystyle. Striking and yet stylish accents lend the new spring edition 2010 from smart a modern and dynamic appearance.

The smart fortwo cdi is maintaining its top position among the most environmentally friendly cars with a combustion engine. The smart fortwo cdi now emits just 86 g/km of CO2 – less than all its competitors.

Daimler AG (stock-exchange abbreviation DAI) intends to appoint Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard as a full member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG.

Mercedes-Benz USA Records January Sales of 15,158 - an improvement of 45.3 percent over January 2009- smart USA Records 278 Sales in January 2010

Daimler AG and the State Company for Automotive Industry (SCAI) signed an agreement in the German embassy in Baghdad yesterday concerning a planned partnership for the supply of complete Mercedes-Benz trucks and assembly kits. The agreement is the result of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that Daimler signed with the Iraqi government in July 2008.

DTNA has received nearly $40 million (approx. €28 million ) in funding through the 21st Century Truck Technology Partnership.

Automotive fascination and high-tech at the highest level: the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, which is due to be launched in spring 2010.

The highly appealing and emotionally charged Cabriolet is the latest addition to the successful Mercedes-Benz E-Class line-up. The open-top two-door model, which goes on sale on 11 January 2010, features a classic fabric soft top, making for a stylistically pure cabriolet feeling.

Mercedes-Benz USA Records December Sales of 20,025 - an increase of 8.2% over December 2008 and highest month for 2009-- smart USA Records 864 Sales in December - an increase of 33% over previous month

Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD; NASDAQ: BLDP) today announced a supply agreement with Daimler AG for FCvelocity(TM) fuel cell products for Daimler AG's fuel cell car and bus programs.

Thomas Built Buses, Daimler Trucks North America's school bus manufacturer, has received an order for 59 Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses. The contract, which was concluded with Montgomery County in the US state of Maryland, is the first major order for buses with SCR technology received by Thomas Built Buses.

The handover of the first smart fortwo electric drives to customers together with the official launch of the RWE electricity charging infrastructure introduces the next stage of electric mobility: As of today clean, intelligent and customer-friendly electric mobility is enabled by "e-mobility Berlin".

Daimler Buses will deliver 460 Mercedes-Benz brand coaches to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. The vehicles were ordered by Autopax Passenger Service Ltd. based in Pretoria, the company is South Africa’s largest operator of regular-service long-distance coaches.

The Board of Management and the General Labor Council of Daimler AG have agreed on the details of a personnel concept for the Sindelfingen plant in connection with the reorganization of the worldwide Mercedes-Benz production network.

Since mid November 2009 the new smart fortwo electric drive has been rolling off the production line at the smart factory in Hambach, France. Unlike its predecessor, the electrically driven smart fortwo of the second generation is fitted with an innovative and highly efficient lithium-ion battery.

Following a final verdict reached on November 17, 2009 by the higher regional court in Frankfurt am Main, Daimler AG (stock-exchange abbreviation DAI) will increase the settlement and compensation to be made to the former AEG shareholders.

The Board of Management of Daimler AG decided on the further development of Mercedes-Benz Cars’ global production network.