Mercedes 2006 Annual Report Download - page 58

Order processing. The Mercedes Car Group, the Truck Group,
and the Vans and Buses units produce vehicles to order in
accordance with the specifications of their individual customers.
We use all opportunities to flexibly adjust the production
capacities of individual models to the changing levels of demand.
The Chrysler Group produces vehicles of the Chrysler, Jeep®and
Dodge brands primarily on the basis of internal sales forecasts
and orders from dealerships, and to a lesser extent on the basis of
orders from end customers. Most end customers buy Chrysler,
Jeep®and Dodge vehicles directly from dealers’ inventories. The
dealers monitor their inventories and order the numbers of vehicles
they need from the Chrysler Group to cover local demand.
Revenues. DaimlerChrysler’s total revenues increased by 1% to
€151.6 billion in 2006. Adjusted for exchange-rate effects and
changes in the consolidated Group, the increase amounted to 2%
The Mercedes Car Group’s volume of business increased by 9% to
€54.6 billion, due to both higher unit sales and a more favorable
model mix. As a result of its significant decrease in unit sales
and the fall of the US dollar against the euro, the Chrysler Group’s
revenues of €47.1 billion were 6% lower than in the prior year.
Due to the continuation of lively demand in nearly all major markets,
the Truck Group increased its revenues by 5% to €32.0 billion.
And revenues also rose at the Vans and Buses units, which are
included in the Van, Bus, Other segment, by 5% to €8.5 billion
and by 4% to €4.0 billion respectively. The Financial Services
division contributed €17.2 billion to the Group’s total revenues
(2005: €15.4 billion). Revenues of €0.3 billion of the former Off-
Highway business unit which was sold to Swedish financial
investor EQT are still included in the Group’s revenues in the first
quarter of 2006 (2005: €2.1 billion). In regional terms, Daimler-
Chrysler’s revenues in Western Europe increased by 6% to €50.1
billion, while in the NAFTA region revenues of €75.3 billion
were 3% lower than in the prior year. In the rest of the world,
we expanded our business volume by 5% to €26.1 billion.
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In millions of € % change
Revenues
+1
+9
-6
+5
+11
-9
149,776
50,015
50,118
30,368
15,439
14,835
151,589
54,579
47,116
31,988
17,154
13,439
2006 2005
DaimlerChrysler Group
Mercedes Car Group
Chrysler Group
Truck Group
Financial Services
Van, Bus, Other
06/05
Western Europe NAFTA Other markets
Consolidated revenues
(in billions of €)
2002 2003 2004 2005
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
02006