DaimlerChrysler AG reported an annual net profit of $3.33 billion on Thursday and a fourth-quarter profit that nearly doubled on improved results from its commercial vehicles unit and strong earnings at its Chrysler unit.
For the quarter ended Dec. 31, the German-U.S. automaker earned 966 million euros ($1.15 billion) compared with 526 million euros a year earlier. Revenue rose 10 percent to 41.5 billion euros ($49.9 billion) from 37.7 billion euros.
