Dieter Zetsche, CEO of German carmaker Daimler AG, speaks to the media to announce the company's financial performance in 2012 during the Daimler AG, annual press conference on February 7, 2013 in Stuttgart, Germany. Daimler, which manufactures Mercedes-Benz luxury cars, finished in 2012 with its highest business volume of 114.3 Billion Euro since ending its merger with Chrysler in 2007. The group announced a EBIT from ongoing business of 8.6 Billion Euro.