Carl William Marker

IMS Capital Management, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The firm was founded in 1988 by Carl Marker and primarily provides investment advice, portfolio management and wealth management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Mercedes-Benz USA LLC distributes and markets and Mercedes-Benz products in the United States. It offers sedans, coupes, SUV's and wagons and convertibles and roadsters. The firm also offers maybach, smart, and sprinter products. It has offices in Irvine, Jacksonville, Montvale, Parsippany and Rosemont. The company was founded by Karl Benz, Emil Jellinek, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in 1965 and is headquartered in Montvale, NJ.

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), one of the world's largest automakers, was founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 244,500 people in every major region of the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. The company brands are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and Germany. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. GM is the majority shareholder in GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. of South Korea, and has product, power train and purchasing collaborations with Suzuki Motor Corp. and Isuzu Motors Ltd. of Japan. GM also has advanced technology collaborations with Chrysler LLC, Daimler AG, BMW AG and Toyota Motor Corp. and vehicle manufacturing ventures with several automakers around the world, including Toyota, Suzuki, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. of China, AVTOVAZ of Russia and Renault SA of France. Genuine GM Parts and accessories are sold under the GM, GM Performance Parts, GM Good wrench and ACDelco brands through GM Service and Parts Operations, which supplies GM dealerships and distributors worldwide. GM engines and transmissions are marketed through GM Power train.