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Mercedes-Benz > DaimlerChrysler Subsidiaries
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
1 Mercedes Dr.
Montvale, NJ 07645
Phone: 201-573-0600
Fax: 201-573-0117
www.mbusa.com
Mercedes-Benz USA, a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler , is an importer and wholesaler providing sales, marketing, and other services to more than 300 Mercedes-Benz
dealerships in the US. The subsidiary was founded in 1965.
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.
1 Mercedes Dr.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35490-2900
Phone: 205-507-3300
Fax: 205-507-3700
Toll Free: 888-286-8762
www.mbusi.com
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International assembles the Mercedes M-Class SUV for the US market.
Freightliner LLC
4747 N. Channel Ave.
Portland, OR 97217
Phone: 503-745-8000
Fax: 503-745-8921
www.freightliner.com
a subsidiary of automaker DaimlerChrysler, is the #1 heavy truck maker in the US and a top exporter to Central and South America,
Asia, and the Middle East. Freightliner offers heavy-duty trucks under the Century Class, Columbia, and Classic XL names for use in such industries as construction, distribution, and logging. Freightliner also makes
heavy-duty trucks under the Western Star and Sterling nameplates. The company's other products include school buses (Thomas Built Buses), fire engines (American LaFrance), and cargo vans (Sprinter). Freightliner's
products are distributed through 700 independent and company-owned dealers throughout North America.
Detroit Diesel Corporation
13400 Outer Dr. West
Detroit, MI 48239-4001
Phone: 313-592-5000
Fax: 313-592-7323
www.detroitdiesel.com
diesel engines -- available from 22 to 10,000 horsepower -- to the truck, auto, and the off-road markets. The Series 60, a
heavy-duty diesel engine with electronic controls, is its best seller. DDC also remanufactures two- and four-cycle engines. The company markets its engines directly and through a worldwide network of more than 2,700
authorized distributor and dealer locations. Most sales are made directly to truck makers (Freightliner) in the US. Italian subsidiary VM Motori supplies 4-cylinder, turbocharged engines to the international
automotive market. DaimlerChrysler acquired DDC in 2000.
American LaFrance Corporation
8500 Palmetto Commerce Pkwy.
Ladson, SC 29456
Fax: 843-486-7400
Toll Free: 888-253-8725
www.americanlafrance.com
American LaFrance manufactures a variety of fire fighting equipment, including fire
trucks, aerial ladders, and fire pumps
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc
100 Center Square Rd.
Bridgeport, NJ 08014
Phone: 856-467-4500
Fax: 856-467-4695
www.mitfuso.com
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck (a joint venture between Mitsubishi Motors and DaimlerChrysler) offers a line of
medium- and heavy-duty trucks to the US market. Products include concrete mixers, refrigerated trucks, and tow trucks
New Venture Gear Inc.
1650 Research Dr.
Troy, MI 48083
Phone: 248-680-4900
Fax: 248-680-4924
www.newventuregear.com
A subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler, New Venture Gear makes four-wheel-drive transfer cases, transmissions, transaxles, and other driveline products for
the automotive industry
Orion Bus Industries
165 Base Rd.
Oriskany, NY 13424
Phone: 315-223-5100
www.orionbus.com
Orion Bus, a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler, is a manufacturer of commuter buses. The company makes buses that operate on natural gas as well as conventional fuels. Orion sells its buses throughout
the US and Canada
Vericor Power Systems LLC.
3625 Brookside Pkwy., Ste. 500
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Phone: 770-569-8800
Fax: 770-569-0399
www.vericor.com
Subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler, Vericor Power Systems manufactures power generating equipment such as
turbines, marine propulsion systems, and cogeneration systems.
Covisint, Inc.
DaimlerChrysler Canada Finance Inc.
DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC
Florida Detroit Diesel-Allison, Inc.
Mercedes-Benz > DaimlerChrysler Subsidiaries
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History
April 3 1885
Daimler's First Engine Gottlieb Daimler was granted a German patent for his 1-cylinder water-cooled engine design. Daimler's invention was the breakthrough that other engine builders had been waiting for. Previously no one had been able to efficiently solve the problem posed by the tremendous heat produced by internal combustion engines. In Daimler's engine, cool water circulated around the engine block, preventing the engine from overheating. Today's engines still employ Daimler's basic idea. Before the water-cooled engine, cars were practical impossibilities, as the parts on which the engine was mounted could not sustain the heat generated by the engine itself. Daimler built himself his first whole automobile in the fall of 1896, and in doing so, took the first step in his self-named company's storied car-building history
March 25 1901
Mercedes Debuts The Mercedes was introduced by Gottlieb Daimler at the five-day "Week of Nice" in Nice, France. The car, driven by Willhelm Werner, dominated the events at the competition. Mercedes cars were conceived at the same venue in Nice two years earlier. After seeing a Daimler car win a race there, businessman Emile Jellinek approached Gottlieb Daimler with an offer. Jellinek suggested that if Daimler could produce a new car model with an even bigger engine then he would buy 30 of them. Jellinek also requested that the cars be named after his daughter, Mercedes. Daimler died before the Mercedes was released, but the car carried his name to the heights of the automotive industry. In 1904, a Mercedes clocked 97mph over a one-kilometer stretch, an astonishing feat in its day. Mercedes cars dominated the racing world for half a decade before Karl Benz's car company could catch up
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