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SUPPLEMENT DATED March 9, 2010 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED May 14, 2009

Daimler AG Stuttgart, Federal Republic of -Benz Australia/Pacific Pty. Ltd. (ABN 23 004 411 410) Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Daimler International Finance B.V. Utrecht, The Netherlands Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan Daimler Finance North America LLC Montvale, New Jersey, USA EUR 35,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme

unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Daimler AG Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany

This supplement (the “Supplement”) to the prospectus dated May 14, 2009 as supplemented by supplements to the prospectus dated July 30, 2009, dated October 29, 2009 and January 4, 2010 (the “Prospectus”) constitutes a supplement for the purposes of Article 16 of the EU Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC), respectively Article 13 of the Loi du 10 juillet 2005 relative aux prospectus pour valeurs mobilières which transposes the EU Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC) into the Law of the Grand-Duché of Luxembourg, and is prepared in connection with the Euro Medium Term Note Programme (the “Programme”) established by Daimler AG (“DAG”), Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific Pty. Ltd. (ABN 23 004 411 410) (“MBAP”), Daimler International Finance B.V. (“DIF”), Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., Ltd. (“MBJ”) and Daimler Finance North America LLC (“DFNA”) (hereinafter each also called an “Issuer” and together the “Issuers”) and unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by DAG. Terms defined in the Prospectus have the same meaning when used in this Supplement.

This Supplement is supplemental to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus.

The Issuers accept responsibility for the information contained in this Supplement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Issuers (which have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the

case), the information contained in this Supplement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

In accordance with Article 13 paragraph 2 of the Loi du 10 juillet 2005 relative aux prospectus pour valeurs mobilières, investors who have already agreed to purchase or subscribe for the Notes before this Supplement is published, have the right, exercisable within a time limit of two working days after the publication of this Supplement, to withdraw their acceptances.

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

I.

On February 18, 2010 Wolfgang Bernhard joined the Board of Management of DAG.

Therefore on page 143 of the Prospectus in section “Administrative, Management, and Supervisory Bodies, Names, Business Addresses and Functions – The Board of Management ” after the words “Dr. Thomas Weber, Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development” the following shall be added:

“Wolfgang Bernhard, Mercedes-Benz Cars Production & Procurement, Mercedes-Benz Vans”

II.

On March 3, 2010, DAG published its audited consolidated annual financial statements for the fiscal year 2009 (the “2009 Financial Statements”). The 2009 Financial Statements form part of the 2009 annual report of DAG, a copy of which has been filed with the Commission de Surveillance du secteur Financier and, by virtue of this Supplement, the 2009 Financial Statements are incorporated in, and form part of, the Prospectus.

On page 183 of the Prospectus in section “Documents Incorporated by Reference – Documents Incorporated by Reference” paragraph (e) shall be deleted and replaced by the following:

“(e) the published audited consolidated annual financial statements of DAG dated December 31, 2007, December 31, 2008 and December 31 2009 ”

III.

The following shall be added to the section “Documents Incorporated by Reference – Comparative Table of documents incorporated by reference” on page 183 of the Prospectus at the end of the table relating to DAG:

Section of Prospectus Document incorporated by reference

DAG, Financial Information concerning “Financial Statements 2009 (p. 170-251) DAG´s Assets and Liability, Financial Position and Profit and Losses Responsibility Statement (p. 172) Auditors’ Report (p.173)

Consolidated Statements of Income (p.174- 175)

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Consolidated Balance Sheet (p.176)

Consolidated Changes in Equity (p.177)

Consolidated Cash Flow Statements (p.178)

Notes (p.179-251)

To the extent that there is any inconsistency between (a) any statements in this Supplement or any statement incorporated by reference into the Prospectus by this Supplement and (b) any other statement in or incorporated in the Prospectus, the statements in (a) above will prevail.

Save as disclosed in this Supplement, and in any supplement previously issued, there has been no other significant new factor, material mistake or inaccuracy relating to information included in the Prospectus which is capable of affecting the assessment of the Notes issued under the Programme since the publication of the Prospectus.

A copy of this Supplement can be obtained from the Paying Agent in Luxembourg as described on page 185 of the Prospectus and is available on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.bourse.lu ).

The document incorporated by reference was published on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's website: www.bourse.lu .

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