MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA) for MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Free Trade Agreements - NAFTA renegotiation; Colombia Truck scrapping program

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Automotive Industry AUT

GHG Mid-term Review; S. 1886/HR 3388 - general auto industry support of automated vehicles

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1886 (115th), H.R. 3388 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Foreign Direct Investment - U.S. Investment, CIFIUS

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform - oppose Border Adjustable Tax (BAT); Interest deductability; repeal Federal excise tax on heavy duty trucks; HR 2241 - carsharing inclusion for commuter benefit program

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2241 (115th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

S.1885 - Automated vehicles/trucks

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1885 (115th)

Science/Technology SCI

Spectrum - V2V/V2I

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Phase II GHG rules for light duty vehicles

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)