FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in the company's history, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC was named by Great Place to Work® as one of the best small and medium workplaces in the United States on their annual Best Small and Medium Workplaces list, to be published by Fortune Magazine in November.

Ranked No. 24, the list recognizes companies that have exceptional workplace cultures. Now in its ninth year, the competition is divided into two categories, Small (50-250 employees) and Medium-sized companies (251-999 employees).

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services was selected among hundreds of companies vying for a place on the list this year. Applicant companies opt to participate in the selection process, which includes an employee survey and an in-depth questionnaire about their programs and company practices. Great Place to Work® then evaluates each application using its unique methodology based on five dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie.

Creators of the list, Great Place to Work® has found that employees believe they work for great organizations when they consistently trust the people they work for, have pride in what they do and enjoy the people they work with.

At a town hall meeting this week of all U.S. employees here and broadcast to Fort Worth, TX, and Fort Mill, SC, Peter Zieringer, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC, announced the news, held up the award and said it was the highlight of a very successful year for the company.

"This award means more to me than any of our financial milestones," he proclaimed. "This is a direct reflection of the quality of people who work for this company and is the validation of our company's core values which we live every day."

The company's long-established core values are: Customer Focus; Commitment to Excellence; Financial and Social Responsibility; Inspired, Empowered and Diverse People; Integrity; and Openness and Respect.

"The Best Small & Medium Workplace list grows more competitive every year and this list represents the best of the best," said Susan Lucas-Conwell, Global Chief Executive Officer of Great Place to Work®. "While each company is unique, what they have in common are strong cultures that support positive workplaces."

Organizations named on the list see many benefits that include better financial performance, less employee turnover, higher levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, more innovative and creative thinking, higher productivity and enhanced public perception.

To see the 2012 Great Place to Work Best Small & Medium Workplaces list and to learn more about how to build a high-trust workplace culture, visit www.greatplacetowork.com.  To learn more about Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC, visit www.mbfs.com/corp as well as their winning Great Place to Work company profile at  http://www.greatplacetowork.com/2012-best-workplaces/mercedes-benz-financial-services

About Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., with Business Center Operations in Fort Worth, Texas, provides brand-specific financial services and products for Mercedes-Benz automotive dealers and their retail customers. It also provides financial support to smart USA dealers and customers.

In the U.S. trucking industry, it conducts business as Daimler Truck Financial and finances Daimler Trucks North America commercial vehicles branded Freightliner, Western Star and Thomas-Built Bus. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC serves as the headquarters for operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil, and has approximately 1,500 employees throughout the Americas. It is a company of the Daimler Financial Services Group, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, which does business in 39 countries with an employee base of approximately 6,700. Daimler Financial Services is one of the leading financial services organizations worldwide.  For more information, go to: www.mbfs.com/corp or facebook.com/mbfsamericas.

About Great Place to Work® 
Great Place to Work® is a global consulting and management training firm specializing in workplace excellence and development of high-trust organizational cultures. Its proprietary research tool, the Trust Index© Employee Survey is taken by over 10 million employees in 45 countries annually. Leading companies worldwide apply its Model® to increase the levels of trust across their organizations and drive business results. Annually, Great Place to Work® produces the annual FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list and the Great Place to Work® Best Small and Medium Workplaces list.  Follow Great Place to Work® online at www.greatplacetowork.com and on Twitter at @GPTW_US.

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