Subsidy Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
Daimler
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded
Headquartered in:
Germany
Major Industry:
motor vehicles
Specific Industry:
motor vehicles
| Subsidy Summary | Subsidy Value | Number of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| State/Local | $597,806,014 | 64 |
| Federal (grants and allocated tax credits) | $141,164,828 | 60 |
| TOTAL | $738,970,842 | 124 |
| Loan / Bailout Summary | Total Face Value | Number of Awards |
| State/Local loans, bond financing and venture capital | $0 | 0 |
| Federal loans, loan guarantees and bailout assistance (not including repayments) | $12,261,045 | 6 |
| TOTAL | $12,261,045 | 6 |
Time Period for State and Local Awards:
Earliest year of data: 1993. Availability of data for earlier years varies greatly from program to program. The majority of the listings for this parent company are for the period since 2010.
Time Period for Federal Awards:
FY2000 to the present
Notes:
The dollar total above adjusts for the fact that there is an overlap between the amount in the Megadeal entry and that of one or more of the other entries. Dollar totals do not include awards for which no subsidy value is disclosed.
Associated Names:
DAIMLER; DETROIT DIESEL; FREIGHTLINER; MERCEDES BENZ; MERCEDES-BENZ VANS LLC; Mercedes_Benz USA,; THOMAS BUILT BUSES
Links:
For a summary of this company's regulatory violations see its Violation Tracker summary page here.
For an overview of this company's accountability track record, read its Corporate Rap Sheet here.
For more details on misconduct by this company, see its entry in the Project On Government Oversight's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
| Top 5 States for state/local awards | Total Subsidy $ | Number of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $459,867,882 | 6 |
| Michigan | $117,207,806 | 16 |
| North Carolina | $10,721,829 | 20 |
| Georgia | $6,000,000 | 1 |
| Oregon | $1,601,131 | 2 |
| All other | $2,407,366 | 19 |
Individual Subsidy Records:
Click on the company name for more information on each subsidy award.
| Company | Location |
Subsidy Source |
Year | Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes Benz U. S. International | Alabama | state | 2010 | $1,015,014 | cost reimbursement | |
| Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC | New Jersey | state | 2002 | $505,725 | grant | |
| DETROIT DIESEL REMFTRNG EAST | Ohio | state | 2008 | $25,000 | grant | |
| DETROIT DIESEL REMFTRNG EAST | Ohio | state | 2010 | $18,750 | grant | |
| DETROIT DIESEL REMFTRNG EAST | Ohio | state | 2010 | $25,000 | grant | |
| FREIGHTLINER SPEC VEHICLE #3 | Oklahoma | state | 2008 | $38,495 | grant | |
| FREIGHTLINER SPEC VEHICLE #3 | Oklahoma | state | 2008 | $40,555 | grant | |
| FREIGHTLINER SPEC VEHICLE #3 | Oklahoma | state | 2008 | $45,600 | grant | |
| FREIGHTLINER SPEC VEHICLE #3 | Oklahoma | state | 2008 | $54,684 | grant | |
| Mercedes Benz U. S. International | Alabama | state | 2013 | $300,000 | cost reimbursement | |
| Detroit Diesel Corporation | Michigan | state | 2013 | $250,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
| Freightliner Corporation | Ohio | state | 1997 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing - East, Inc. | Ohio | state | 2004 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Daimler North America Corporation | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $1,679,640 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Thomas Built Buses, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $18,371 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Freightliner Corporation | North Carolina | state | 1994 | $140,581 | grant | |
| Freightliner Corporation | North Carolina | state | 1994 | $105,419 | grant | |
| Freightliner Corporation | North Carolina | state | 1994 | $900,000 | grant | |
| Freightliner Corporation | North Carolina | state | 1995 | $900,000 | grant | |
| Freightliner Corporation | North Carolina | state | 1996 | $954,000 | grant | |
| Thomas Built Buses, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2005 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Thomas Built Buses, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2006 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Thomas Built Buses, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $14,464 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Detroit Diesel | Michigan | state | 2010 | $56,800,000 |
MEGADEAL  |
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| Daimler Vans Manufacturing, LLC | South Carolina | state | 2014 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Detroit Diesel Corporation | Michigan | state | 2013 | $7,709,000 | property tax abatement | |
| Detroit Diesel Corporation | Michigan | state | 2013 | $6,603,000 | property tax abatement | |
| Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America, Inc. | Michigan | state | 2015 | $6,814,806 | property tax abatement | |
| Detroit Diesel Corporation | Michigan | state | 2013 | $2,600,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Detroit Diesel Corporation | Michigan | state | 2013 | $7,474,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Detroit Diesel Corporation | Michigan | state | 2013 | $4,160,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Detroit Diesel Corporation | Michigan | state | 2013 | $34,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Detroit Diesel Corporation | Michigan | state | 2015 | $1,300,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
| Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC | Georgia | state | 2016 | $6,000,000 | grant | |
| Thomas Built Buses, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $14,464 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Thomas Built Buses, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $18,371 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Daimler North America Corporation | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $182,202 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Daimler North America Corporation | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $330,329 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Daimler Trucks North America LLC | Indiana | state | 2017 | $310,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Daimler Trucks North America LLC | Iowa | state | 2016 | $662,100 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Mercedes_Benz USA, | Florida | state | 2017 | $324,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Oregon | state | 2018 | $1,599,884 | property tax abatement | |
| Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC | South Carolina | state | 2018 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Mercedes-Benz USA | Illinois | state | 2014 | $92,156 | tax credit/rebate |
