Dr. Michael Jackstein, CFO and CHRO of the TRATON GROUP: "TRATON has performed very well over the year to date, although customers remain cautious in some key markets, particularly in Germany. This shows the clear advantage of operating with our different brands in different regions. Moreover, it is thanks to the commitment of each and every one of the over 105,000 employees in our Group that we managed to increase sales revenue by 3% in this environment in the first nine months, despite slightly lower unit sales. By merging significant sections of our brands' research and development departments into a cross-brand organization, we are paving the way for an even more efficient Group to better meet the needs of our customers. At the same time, the brands have enough scope with their products to be able to leverage the strengths of their individual brand identities in full. We also recently celebrated our achievements in the financial services business.