Rank: 11 (Previous rank: 8)
CEO: Dieter Zetsche
Employees: 272,382
Address: Mercedesstrasse 137
Stuttgart 70327
Country: Germany
Website: www.daimler.com
Although Detroit's Big Three all had to deal with United Auto Workers union issues and a struggling dollar, Daimler was the only one to cut its American ties by reducing its share in Chrysler to 19.9% and dropping the U.S. subsidiary from its name. The German automaker took an initial hit from the deal, posting its first quarterly loss since 2003. But the strength of the Mercedes-Benz brand kept Daimler in the black, as the company saw a hefty 34.5% annual increase in profits.
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Revenues |
177,167.1 |
-6.8 |
Profits |
5,446.3 |
34.5 |
Assets |
197,515.7 |
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Stockholders' equity |
53,684.0 |
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4 | Ford Motor | 13 | 172,468.0 | 5 | Volkswagen | 18 | 149,054.1 | 6 | Honda Motor | 40 | 105,102.4 | 7 | Nissan Motor | 50 | 94,782.1 | 8 | Peugeot | 66 | 82,964.8 | 9 | Fiat | 71 | 80,112.3 | 10 | BMW | 78 | 76,675.3 | 11 | Hyundai Motor | 82 | 74,899.8 | 12 | Robert Bosch | 101 | 63,401.1 | 13 | Renault | 119 | 55,684.0 | 14 | Volvo | 167 | 42,229.5 | 15 | Koç Holding | 186 | 39,391.7 | 16 | Denso | 212 | 35,245.4 | 17 | Johnson Controls | 219 | 34,678.0 | 18 | Suzuki Motor | 251 | 30,668.8 | 19 | Mazda Motor | 255 | 30,435.6 | 20 | Bridgestone | 276 | 28,793.0 | 21 | China FAW Group | 303 | 26,391.1 | 22 | Delphi | 305 | 26,160.0 | 23 | Magna International | 307 | 26,067.0 | 24 | Aisin Seiki | 345 | 23,646.0 | 25 | Mitsubishi Motors | 350 | 23,485.7 | 26 | Michelin | 362 | 23,086.9 | 27 | Continental | 369 | 22,748.0 | 28 | MAN Group | 370 | 22,688.6 | 29 | Shanghai Automotive | 373 | 22,606.8 | 30 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber | 410 | 20,538.0 | 31 | Toyota Industries | 479 | 17,517.6 | 32 | ZF Friedrichshafen | 485 | 17,313.5 | 33 | Isuzu Motors | 497 | 16,854.7 |
From the July 21, 2008 issue
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