1926

  • 28/29 June 1926
  • Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie., who have been cooperating as a community of interest for two years, merge to form Daimler-Benz AG. The company is headquartered in Berlin, with central administration located in Untertürkheim.
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  • 11 July 1926
  • Rudolf Caracciola takes victory in the German Grand Prix on the AVUS track with an average speed of 135.2 km/h. The winning car is the first ever eight-cylinder Mercedes and at the same time the first car designed by Dr Ferdinand Porsche for DMG. The 2-litre eight-cylinder supercharged racing car becomes widely known as the "Monza model", having made its track debut in the Italian Grand Prix in Monza in October 1924. Porsche’s design goes on to enjoy success only in several national races and, as on the AVUS, with a four-seater body in the sports car category.
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  • 22 July 1926
  • In the 12-hour race for the Grand Prix of Guipúzcoa for Touring Cars in San Sebastián, Spain, Otto Merz, Rudolf Caracciola and Christian Werner score a triple victory to gain the first international success for the Mercedes-Benz 24/100/140 hp K model.
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  • 21 August 1926
  • Daimler-Benz AG submits the finalised form of the trademark, with the words "Mercedes" and "Benz" integrated in the laurel wreath. It is registered on 28 August 1928.
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  • 29 October - 7 November 1926
  • The first joint Daimler-Benz range is presented at the Berlin Motor Show. The 8/38 hp 2-litre (W 02) and 12/55 hp 3-litre (W 03) cars celebrate their world premiere. The K model, successfully involved in touring car racing since July, is also presented. This special short-wheelbase car (K for "kurz" or "short"), developed on the basis of the 24/100/140 hp model, is introduced into the standard product range in April 1927. In Berlin the new commercial vehicle range of Mercedes-Benz also debuts. It includes the truck models L 1, L 2 and L 5 for one to five tonnes payload and the low-frame chassis N 1, N 2 and NJ 5 for bus and truck bodies.
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  • 25. November 1926
  • On the occasion of his 82nd birthday, Carl Benz is made an honorary citizen of Ladenburg. The town between Heidelberg and Weinheim has been the home of Carl Benz and his wife Bertha since 1905 and the company headquarters of Carl Benz Söhne since 1906.
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  • 3 December 1926
  • The Board of Management of Daimler-Benz AG decides to discontinue truck production at the Berlin-Marienfelde plant (it has been limited to the heavy-duty class since spring 1925) as of 1 April 1927. As a result, the Marienfelde plant loses its status as a vehicle production facility and devotes itself in future to parts production and repairs. Commercial vehicle sales are to be concentrated in Gaggenau from 1 January.
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  • 15 December 1926
  • Hanns Klemm, head of the design office at the Sindelfingen plant, sets up Leichtflugzeugbau Klemm and with ten employees takes over operation of the aircraft construction unit of Daimler-Benz AG. To this end, he initially leases the previous production building in Sindelfingen. His first series-built airplane is the 1924 Klemm L 20, the archetype of all light planes.
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