Museum of New Art and Daimler Financial Services Form Partnership to Facilitate Global Dialogue

  - 'Changing Cities' Exhibition Exchanges Artists and Art Between Detroit

                                 and Berlin

        - Local Artists Gain International Exposure and Perspectives

             - Berlin Galerie Eva Bracke Hosts Detroit Artists

 - Daimler Financial Services Builds on Current Art Program with Cranbrook

                               Academy of Art



    PONTIAC, Mich., Aug. 1 /EMWNews/ -- The Museum of New Art (MONA) and

Daimler Financial Services (DFS) announced today a new partnership which

facilitates a global dialogue between artists, while promoting art

exchanges between the hip and urban cultures of Detroit and Berlin. The

purpose of this first exhibition titled "Changing Cities" is to expose

local artists to international impressions and international audiences. The

exposure and the experience will help artists create a global network and

expand the audience reach.



    Jef Bourgeau, Director of the MONA said, "This new partnership with

Daimler Financial Services is a unique opportunity to bridge a gap between

two cities where the company has a presence and the art scenes are so

vibrant. We're excited about the possibilities of how we can further expand

the changing cities concept."



    Daimler Financial Services is no stranger to supporting the arts. When

the company moved into a new facility in Farmington Hills, Mich., which

serves as the Americas headquarters for the division, it formed a

relationship with Cranbrook Academy of Art. This relationship, unique in

the corporate setting, provides Cranbrook Academy of Art students the

opportunity to exhibit their art for a year in the headquarters. In

addition, the cutting-edge art facilitates dialogue and innovation among

employees.



    "When we heard about connecting the two cities through art, it was a

perfect expansion of our current support and will enable our employees in

both locations to gain a deeper understanding of what's happening in each

city," stated Klaus Entenmann, President and CEO Daimler Financial Services

Americas.



    The current exhibition of Berlin artists can be seen at the MONA until

August 9th. The Detroit artists will be traveling to Berlin for a November

29th opening at Galerie Eva Bracke, and their exhibition will be on display

until January 4, 2009.



    The MONA is located at 7 N. Saginaw Street, Pontiac, Mich. For more

information, visit http://www.detroitmona.com .

    About the Museum of New Art (MONA)



    Since 1997, the Museum of New Art (MONA) has served as Detroit's

contemporary art museum. Defining itself as a museum for the 21st Century,

MONA marks a distinct, unsubtle shift in emphasis from a simple exhibition

space to a more direct connection between artist and audience. It is, in

fact, a museum, which draws its life force, not so much from passive

exhibits, but by a forced involvement between artist and public. With the

fervent awareness that the history of new art is immediate and, thus, has

yet to be written, MONA allows artists to present their work without

boundaries and its audience the possibility of drawing its own contexts and

conclusions. For more information, visit http://www.detroitmona.com .



    About Daimler Financial Services Americas (DCFS USA LLC)



    Daimler Financial Services Americas (DCFS USA LLC), headquartered in

Farmington Hills, Mich., provides brand-specific financing for

Mercedes-Benz automotive dealers' inventories and their retail customers,

and conducts business in the United States luxury car market as

Mercedes-Benz Financial. In the U.S. trucking industry, Daimler Financial

Services Americas conducts business as Daimler Truck Financial and finances

Daimler commercial vehicles branded Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star

for dealers and their customers in the fleet, vocational, municipal and

owner/operator segments. Daimler Financial Services Americas serves as the

headquarters for operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina

and Brazil, and has approximately 1,600 employees. Daimler Financial

Services Americas is a company of the Daimler Financial Services Group,

headquartered in Berlin, Germany, which operates in 40 countries with an

employee base of close to 6,800. Daimler Financial Services is one of the

leading financial services organizations worldwide. For more information

visit http://www.daimlerfinancialservices.com/na .








    Contacts: Jack Ferry, 248-991-6610

              [email protected]



              Jef Bourgeau (MONA), 248-210-7560

              [email protected]