Report on the Combined Management Report.
We have audited the accompanying group management report of Daimler AG, which is combined with the management report of the company for the financial year from January 1 to December 31, 2014. The Board of Management of Daimler AG is responsible for the preparation of this combined management report in compliance with the applicable requirements of German commercial law pursuant to Section 315a (1) HGB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Section 317 (2) HGB and the German generally accepted standards for the audit of financial statements promulgated by the German Institute of Public Auditors (IDW). Accordingly, we are required to plan and perform the audit of the combined management report to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the combined management report is consistent with the consolidated financial statements and the audit findings, and as a whole provides a suitable view of the Group’s position and suitably presents the opportunities and risks of future development.