Decision to set up DaimlerChrysler Bank

With its decision to set up DaimlerChrysler Bank, the company adds considerable scope to its financial services business. DaimlerChrysler Bank offers a comprehensive range of banking services and moves beyond the traditional boundaries of vehicle leasing and financing with a range of new finance products. DaimlerChrysler Services (debis) AG therefore focuses even more strongly on further expansion of its financial services business.