Report Profile

FACTS 2007 and the corresponding pages on the DaimlerChrysler Corporate Web Site take their lead from the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which DaimlerChrysler joined in 2006 as an organizational stakeholder. In accordance with the new GRI guidelines Version 3.0 (G3), the data were compiled in line with the principles of balance, comparability, accuracy, timeliness, reliability and clarity. The GRI has audited and confirmed the classification of FACTS 2007 as a Level A+ report as defined by G3.

A comprehensive version of the GRI Index can be found on these pages. It contains a list of all the GRI indicators, as well as detailed information on the indicators that are not contained in the printed version of the report. Here DaimlerChrysler also presents the reasons why it has not reported, or cannot report, on some of the indicators. It also contains a GRI Global Compact Index, which cross-references the “communication on progress” as specified by the Global Compact with G3 reporting.

Scope of reporting and data acquisition methods

Economy

The information on economic interrelationships presented in FACTS 2007 is essentially based on data from the 2006 DaimlerChrysler Annual Report. The Management Report and Notes sections, from which we have quoted in this report, were audited by the financial auditing firm KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG and certified without qualification.

Ecology

DaimlerChrysler has been systematically compiling key environmental data from its German plants since 1992. In 1997 and 1998 its data acquisition was gradually extended to include production plants outside Germany in which the DaimlerChrysler Group is the majority shareholder. Since 2002, the acquisition and analysis of the data has been handled with the aid of a database that can be accessed across the Group on the company intranet. The data in this report reflect the structure of the Group in financial year 2006 and include all relevant production plants. Since 2005, the report has also covered the main production plants of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation. To ensure comparability with data for previous years as far as possible, the data for the entire period covered do not include those parts of the company in which DaimlerChrysler is no longer the majority shareholder. For this reason, the timelines may differ from those of previously published data. The environmental data for 2006 refer to a total of 98 entire or partial business locations. New parts of the company have been included from the time at which they became part of DaimlerChrysler.

Employees, Customers and Society

The facts and figures related to the topic of Employees/Human Resources are based on the 2006 DaimlerChrysler Annual Report. The reporting on human resources data is primarily conducted by means of the “eCorps” electronic human resources plan-ning and reporting tool, which employs data from all consolidated companies within the DaimlerChrysler Group. This information is complemented by data acquired with the aid of the “ePeople” electronic human resources management system. In the copy and diagrams in the “Workforce” section, it is indicated whether the data relate to the entire Group or only to parts thereof.

Current developments

This report reflects the corporate structures of DaimlerChrysler AG as at December 31, 2006. The content of the report focuses on the Group’s performance in matters of sustainability during the 2006 business year. In May 2007, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler AG decided on the future concept for the Chrysler Group and the realignment of DaimlerChrysler AG. An affiliate of the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., New York, is to take over a majority interest in the Chrysler Group and the related financial services business of DaimlerChrysler.

Liability disclaimer

The compilation of the data in this report has been carried out by DaimlerChrysler with extreme care. Nevertheless, errors cannot be entirely excluded. Insofar as FACTS 2007 also contains forward-looking statements, these are based on data currently available and on assumptions founded on current forecasts. Although such projections are drawn up with the greatest care, a great variety of unforeseeable factors may lead to deviations. The content of the report was examined and released by the responsible professional staff. There was no examination by a third party. Rather, recognized sustainability experts were involved in the process of creating this report.

Note: the term employee refers to both male and female staff members at DaimlerChrysler.

DaimlerChrysler published the last sustainability report in September 2006 under the title FACTS on Sustainability 2006.

Editorial deadline for this report: June 1, 2007