1. Trans National Corporations (TNCs) 1.RWE Group - The RWE Group is made up of RWE AG, RWE npower, RWE Energy, RWE Power, RWE Trading, RWE Systems and RWE Thames Water RWE Power 18700 employees £6.8 billion of external revenue RWE Energy Sales and grid company for continental Europe in 12 regions Supplies electricity, gas and water 37598 employees Generated £25.2 billion in 2005 15.8 million customers using electricity and 8.3 million using gas

2. RWE Trading Managing company within the RWE Group for all energy trading RWE npower UK energy company Supplies gas and electric RWE Thames Water Largest water and waste water services company in UK, third largest water company in the world Sewage services to 13 million in London and Thames Valley region Drinking water to 8 million in the UK 132000 employees Annual net sales exceeding £46 billion

3. 2. Daimler Chrysler This TNC produces motor vehicles such as small cars, sport cars and heavy duty trucks. Passenger car brands include Mayback, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Smart Commercial vehicle brands include Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star, Setra, Mitsubishi, Fuso, Orion and Thomas Built Buses Fifth biggest car maker in the world Employs 160000 in Germany and 8850000 worldwide Owned by US, European and International investors Approximately 1 billion shares are ciculating

4. Had a 3.8% rise in global car sales in 2005 In 2005 Germany-US group sold over 4 million cars Products sold in more than 200 countries Offers financial services Manufacturing facilities in 17 countries e.g. Mexico, Sweden, South Africa, Indonesia, Thailand and Brazil Had 382724 employees at year-end 2005 Automotive sales were 4029831 units passenger cars 824867 units commercial vehicles Total revenue in 2005 was £149.7 billion