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Commercial vehicles with low consumption and emissions.
We have also continuously reduced the emissions of CO2and
other harmful substances of our commercial vehicles in recent
years. Since market launch in the year 2005, Mercedes-Benz
has sold more than 260,000 BlueTec trucks. BLUETEC technology
increases the efficiency and reduces the polluting emissions
of our trucks significantly: Fuel consumption falls by 2 to 5%,
representing 2,000 liters less diesel per truck each year. The
Mercedes-Benz Actros 1844 LS is the world’s most fuel-efficient
series-produced truck, with consumption of 19.44 liters per
100 kilometers. Natural gas and hybrid drive are preferred for
commercial vehicles, whereby hybrid technology has a key role
to play. It can reduce diesel consumption by up to 15%. Daimler
is the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles
with hybrid drive: By December 2009, we had supplied customers
with about 2,600 Orion hybrid buses, nearly 540 Freightliner
trucks and vans with hybrid drive, and more than 800 Fuso trucks
and buses with hybrid technology. Worldwide therefore, a total
of more than 4,000 commercial vehicles from Daimler are on the
road with hybrid drive.
Employment
256,407 employees worldwide. In the year 2009, we adjusted
our personnel capacities to the significantly lower levels of
demand. Year-on-year, the total number of persons employed
by the Daimler Group worldwide decreased to 256,407 as
of December 31, 2009 (Dec. 31, 2008: 273,216). Of that total,
162,565 were employed in Germany (2008: 167,753), 17,697 in
the United States (2008: 22,476), 14,152 in Japan (2008: 15,490)
and 13,088 in Brazil (2008: 14,107). The number of apprentices
was 9,151 (2008: 9,603). Daimler AG employed 147,052 persons
at December 31, 2009 (Dec. 31, 2008: 152,097).
Daimler Trucks was affected the most by the personnel reduc-
tions; of the division’s reduction of 8,716 persons, Trucks NAFTA
accounted for 5,315. Headcounts were also reduced at the other
divisions: The number of persons employed at Mercedes-Benz Cars
decreased by 4%, at Mercedes-Benz Vans by 9%, and at Daimler
Buses by 5%. In the Sales and Marketing Organization and at the
Daimler Financial Services division, employment levels were
reduced by 3% and 4% respectively.
In the year 2009, personnel expenses including social security
contributions decreased due to the measures taken to reduce
labor costs to €14.1 billion (2008: €15.1 billion).
Workforce makes contribution towards reducing labor costs.
In view of the difficult economic situation, Daimler’s Board of
Management and the Group Labor Council agreed last year on
a package of measures taking effect as of May 1, 2009 that
reduces labor costs while securing employment. The package
is valid for the employees of Daimler AG paid according to
wage-
tariff agreements. Programs have also been implemented
to reduce labor costs at the other companies of the Group
in
Germany and abroad. The main element of the agreement at
Daimler AG is an 8.75% reduction in working time with a corre-
sponding reduction in earnings for those employees who are not
already on short-time working arrangements. Short-time work
had to be introduced during 2009 at all the car, truck and van
plants in Germany in response to the drop in demand for vehi-
cles. At Daimler AG at the end of 2009, 27,498 persons were on
short-time work and 86,992 persons were affected by the
8.75% reduction. Due to increasing demand, however, short-time
working arrangements have recently been reduced at our car
plants, and were in fact discontinued at our biggest car plant in
Sindelfingen at the beginning of January 2010.
in millions of € % change
Research and development expenditure
-6
-7
-10
-14
+6
+13
-15
.
+19
+400
4,442
1,387
2,994
1,060
1,056
326
228
0
178
1
4,181
1,285
2,696
913
1,116
368
193
0
212
5
2009 09/082008
Daimler Group
thereof capitalized
Mercedes-Benz Cars
thereof capitalized
Daimler Trucks
thereof capitalized
Mercedes-Benz Vans
thereof capitalized
Daimler Buses
thereof capitalized
Employees by division
Mercedes-Benz Cars 93,572
Daimler Trucks 70,699
Mercedes-Benz Vans 15,226
Daimler Buses 17,188
Sales Organization 47,625
Daimler Financial Services 6,800
Other 5,297
Daimler Group 256,407