The company's purpose is to engage directly or indirectly in the sale of products and the provision of services, particularly in the following business areas: passenger cars and technical drives of all kinds, including their parts, assemblies and accessories, other products of transportation technology, electronic equipment, devices and systems, communication and information technology, mobility and transport services and concepts, as well as digital services and applications. Furthermore, the company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in domestic and foreign companies, acquire, rent or lease, hold, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also provide services to other affiliated companies, grant loans or other financing, and provide collateral of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges, security assignments and security transfers of the company's assets, or guarantees and sureties of all kinds, for consideration or not. The company may also participate in cash pooling operations within the group and raise and invest money on the money and capital market. The company may conduct all other commercial, financial or other business that is directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company may also act in the interest of the group or individual group companies for this purpose.