New vehicle will deliver 6 million pounds of food annually to those in need FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaimlerChrysler Services North America, the financial services unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, aided by its Truck Finance division and a Freightliner dealership in Mount Clemens, Mich., donated a 2006 Freightliner M2 Truck with an 18-foot refrigerated van body to Forgotten Harvest, a Michigan organization that delivers perishable food goods to those in need. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050930/DEF021 ) Susan Goodell, Executive Director of Forgotten Harvest, accepted the keys to a vehicle from Klaus Entenmann, President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler Services North America, in a surprise presentation today. "This new truck will help ensure that more than 6 million pounds of food are provided annually to people in need," Goodell said. "We plan to use this new truck to deliver food to victims of Hurricane Katrina who have moved to southeast Michigan." To date, DaimlerChrysler Services and its employees have donated over $300,000 to the American Red Cross to aid victims of Katrina. About DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC provides brand-specific financing for automotive dealers' inventories and their retail consumers and does business as Chrysler Financial and Mercedes-Benz Credit. As DaimlerChrysler Services Truck Finance it also finances commercial vehicles for affiliate products such as Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star. The company serves as the headquarters for the operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America and Puerto Rico and has over 5,800 employees who manage a portfolio of more than $95 billion with nearly five million contracts. DaimlerChrysler Services North America is a member of the DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Group, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, which operates in 39 countries with an employee base exceeding 11,000 and a global portfolio of $139 billion. DaimlerChrysler Financial Services is one of the leading financial services companies worldwide. About Forgotten Harvest Forgotten Harvest was formed in 1990 to fight two problems: hunger and waste. Forgotten Harvest currently rescues more than 5.7 million pounds of food per year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from a variety of sources, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, restaurants, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors, and other Health Department-approved sources. This donated food, which otherwise would go to waste, is delivered absolutely free of charge to emergency food providers in the Metro Detroit area. The individuals and families served are as diverse as the community's residents -- young and old, from all races and faiths. The common bond uniting them with each other and Forgotten Harvest is hunger. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050930/DEF021 http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: DaimlerChrysler Services North America CONTACT: Jack Ferry of DaimlerChrysler Services, +1-248-427-3124, ; or Susan Sherbow of Forgotten Harvest, +1-248-350-3663, Web site: http://www.daimlerchryslerservices.com/na

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