Slight increases in unit sales and revenues

With sales of 472,100 vehicles (2007:467,700) and revenue of €28.6 billion (2007: €28.5 billion), Daimler Trucks was once again the world’s largest manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty trucks in 2008. Daimler Trucks’ overall increase in unit sales of 1% was primarily the result of higher volumes in Brazil, Indonesia and the Middle East. However, extremely difficult market conditions caused sales to decline in the United States, Canada, and Japan. EBIT was lower than in the prior year, mainly due to charges relating to the repositioning of Daimler Trucks North America and the difficult economic situation (see here).