is a German
multinational automotive corporation. Daimler AG is headquartered in
Stuttgart,
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany. As of 2014, Daimler owns or has shares in a number of car, bus, truck and motorcycle brands including
Mercedes-Benz,
Mercedes-AMG,
Smart Automobile,
Freightliner,
Western Star,
Thomas Built Buses,
Setra,
BharatBenz,
Mitsubishi Fuso,
MV Agusta as well as shares in
Denza,
KAMAZ,
Beijing Automotive Group, and
Renault-Nissan Alliance. The
Maybach brand was closed at the end of 2012, but was revived in November 2014 as "Mercedes-Maybach", an ultra luxury edition of the
Mercedes-Benz S-Class. In 2014 Daimler sold 2.5 million vehicles. By unit sales, Daimler is the thirteenth-largest
car manufacturer and second-largest truck manufacturer in the world. In addition to
automobiles, Daimler manufactures buses and provides financial services through its
Daimler Financial Services arm. The company is a component of the
Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.