4th Quarter - Report — MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES… for MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES… (2025) | LegiList

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

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

Client

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

Income

—

Expenses

$200,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
4th Quarter - Report (this page)	Jan 20, 2026	$200,000	Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment	Mar 23, 2026	$200,000	Yes

What was lobbied

6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Automotive Industry AUT

IRA incentives; Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant, Tariffs; Emissions; NHTSA stakeholder outreach; SAFE REPAIR

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PHILLIP SHERMAN	—
CHRISTOPHER WENK New	—
NICOLA WHITEMAN	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; President of the U.S.; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Auto tariffs; export credit; Domestic production; incentives; connected vehicles

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PHILLIP SHERMAN	—
CHRISTOPHER WENK New	—
NICOLA WHITEMAN	—

Contacted: President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA/NHTSA regulatory landscape; ZEV; GHG and criteria emission; battery recycling

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY LILLY	—
NICOLA WHITEMAN	—

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Manufacturing MAN

Auto tariffs; export credit; Domestic production; parts; Mercedes-Benz Vans manufacturing in South Carolina, domestic conversion grant

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PHILLIP SHERMAN	—
NICOLA WHITEMAN	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

IRA incentives; domestic conversion grant

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NICOLA WHITEMAN	—

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Science/Technology SCI

Autonomous vehicles; FCC connected vehicle, Dept. of Commerce connected vehicle rule

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NICOLA WHITEMAN	—

Contacted: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.