- Over 22,000 downloads across Asia
- Now expanded to cover to iOS and Android devices
Mr. Supavut Jiramanusnakorn, Managing Director of Mercedes-Benz Leasing (Thailand) Co.,Ltd., stated that,“We place great value on providing modern financial services through an innovative channel, which is convenient for our customers. ‘myMBFS’ is an exclusive mobile-running application, that is the brainchild of collaboration between American and Asian markets. The app is now available in 12 countries and has more than 22,000 downloads throughout Asia.”
In March this year, the application was first launched in Thailand with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch compatibility. A remarkable response from consumers resulted in more than 3,000 downloads being achieved. Such success has led Mercedes-Benz Leasing to further develop this application so that it currently covers both Android-support tablets and mobile phones.
Mr. Supavut continued, “The company is in full gear to offer the ‘myMBFS’ application service to users of iOS and Android tablets and more than 200 models of mobile phones. Through free downloading via the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, customers can enjoy our financial services and keep pace with information and promotional updates of Mercedes-Benz Leasing in a fast and easy way. This smart app allows them to select a financial program that best suits them, they can calculate their personalized installment rates, or enquire and request a quote from dealers directly. In addition, they can search for precise locations of their preferred dealers and forward any enquiries to Mercedes-Benz Leasing. The development of the‘myMBFS’ application is a prominent brand promotion strategy in the digital era. Most importantly, this has brought the company closer to both existing and new customers alike in a very successful and effective manner.”
About Mercedes-Benz Leasing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Mercedes-Benz Leasing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. was established in Thailand in 1996.
We are the financial service provider for the Daimler Group’s products, such as Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi Fuso vehicles. We are a part of Daimler Financial AG, the world-renowned financial service provider with a presence in over 40 countries.
We offer various financial innovations customized for each different need such as Hire Purchase for natural or juristic persons; Finance Lease for juristic persons, boosting efficiency in managing the company’s cash flow and giving tax advantages up to the end of contract; Star Choice leasing, lessening your burden from monthly installments; and SmartDrive, a long-term Mercedes-Benz car rental. Another of our specialties is a leasing program where we provide personal and commercial fleet vehicle financing solutions for small, medium and large businesses. This exceptional financial variety is based on our best operation for our customers.
With our deliberate determination to provide integrated financial services, we regard our customers as our business partners, with “intention and thoughtfulness for financial services” being the heart of our operation.
About Daimler
Daimler AG is one of the world’s most successful automotive companies. With its divisions Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Buses and Daimler Financial Services, the Daimler Group is one of the biggest producers of premium cars and the world’s biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles with a global reach.
Daimler Financial services provides financing, leasing, fleet management, insurance and innovative mobility services. The company’s founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history with the invention of the automobile in the year 1886. As a pioneer of automotive engineering, Daimler continues to shape the future of mobility today: The Group’s focus is on innovative and green technologies as well as on safe and superior automobiles that appeal to and fascinate its customers.
For many years now, Daimler has been investing continually in the development of alternative drive systems with the goal of making emission-free driving possible in the long term. So in addition to vehicles with hybrid drive, Daimler now has the broadest range of locally emission-free electric vehicles powered by batteries and fuel cells. This is just one example of how Daimler willingly accepts the challenge of meeting its responsibility towards society and the environment.
Daimler sells its vehicles and services in nearly all the countries of the world and has production facilities on five continents. Its current brand portfolio includes, in addition to the world’s most valuable premium automotive brand, Mercedes-Benz, the brands smart, Maybach, Freightliner, Western Star, BharatBenz, Fuso, Setra, Orion and Thomas Built Buses. The company is listed on the stock exchanges of Frankfurt and Stuttgart (stock exchange symbol DAI).
In 2012, the Group sold 2.2 million vehicles and employed a workforce of more than 275,000 people; revenue total ?114.3 billion and EBIT amounted to ? 8.6 billion.