1970

  • 1 January 1970
  • Under the terms of an organisational restructuring programme at the French SOFIDEL Group, the Royal Elysée S.A. sales company is renamed Mercedes-Benz France S.A.
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  • 12 - 22 March 1970
  • The C 111 with reworked body, 257 kW / 350 hp four-rotor Wankel engine and a top speed of 300 km/h is unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. The "laboratory on wheels" accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds.
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  • September 1970
  • Daimler-Benz and MAN reach an agreement to share a limited number of components in the production of their commercial vehicle engines and drive axles. Deliveries of parts between the two companies are due to begin in 1972/73.
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  • October 1970
  • Assembly of diesel engines for commercial vehicles begins at Iranian Diesel Manufacturing Company (IDEM). The company, based in Tabriz, Iran, was founded on 31 May 1969 with the involvement of Daimler-Benz.
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  • December 1970
  • Daimler-Benz acquires the remaining 49 % of the share capital of Hanover-based Hanomag-Henschel Fahrzeugwerke GmbH from Rheinstahl AG. The company thereby becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG.
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