1985

  • 9 January 1985
  • 1,294 units of the new Mercedes mid-range model (124 series) start from the Sindelfingen plant on a rally to the German distributors and company-owned outlets, where the market launch of the new model series begins on 10 January.
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  • 17 January 1985
  • After being voted "Truck of the Year", the new series of light trucks (models 709 - 1320) receives the coveted trophy at the International Commercial Vehicle Show in Brussels.
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  • 1 - 22 January 1985
  • The German team of Karl Friedrich Capito and Jost Capito pilot their Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 1300 L to victory in the truck class of the Paris - Dakar Rally, to achieve the fourth successive triumph by a Mercedes-Benz vehicle.
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  • 14 February 1985
  • Daimler-Benz acquires the 50 % share held by MAN in MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union München GmbH. MTU Munich thus becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG.
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  • 26 February 1985
  • Following a pilot project at the Düsseldorf plant, the Board of Management of Daimler-Benz AG decides to conduct a study aimed at optimising overheads throughout the entire company. The project is implemented with the assistance of the McKinsey management consultants.
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  • 17 - 24 April 1985
  • Mercedes-Benz displays its new four-axle truck range at the Hanover Trade Fair. It comprises six basic models in four output categories from 184 kW / 250 hp to 261 kW / 355 hp, which are offered as dump truck and concrete mixer chassis with two live axles.
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  • 23 April & 15 May 1985
  • The Baden-Württemberg state authorities help to create the contractual foundations for the acquisition of a majority stake in the Dornier Group. After the Federal Antitrust Office gives its approval on 7 June, Daimler-Benz AG acquires 66.5 % of Dornier shares.
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  • April 1985
  • The Mercedes-Benz 230 E (124 series) is the first car model to feature as an optional extra an emission control system based on second-generation catalytic converter technology. In this case high-compression engines are used which run on premium unleaded petrol and feature a multifunctional mixture preparation and ignition system. In conjunction with the so-called catalyst retrofit version, this "MF" system also permits operation on regular-grade leaded fuel and retrofitting of a closed-loop catalytic converter.
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  • 10 May 1985
  • A driving simulator developed and built by Daimler-Benz is officially put into service in the Daimler-Benz Research Centre at the Berlin-Marienfelde plant.
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  • 24 - 29 June 1985
  • In Switzerland, a "solarmobile" built by apprentices at Daimler-Benz AG wins the "Tour de Sol", a rally for solar-powered cars from Romanshorn to Geneva.
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  • 11 July 1985
  • Daimler-Benz acquires a 49 % holding in the Mexican company Fábrica de Autotransportes Mexicana S.A. (FAMSA), which is involved in the production and sale under licence of medium-duty commercial vehicles and bus chassis.
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  • 12 - 22 September 1985
  • An expanded and improved passenger car range is presented at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main. In addition to the facelifted S-Class models (126 series) and the R 107 SL series, which are offered with a new engine range, the 124-series estate and the 190 E 2.3 and 190 E 2.6 compact class models (201 series) also make their debut. For all models with petrol engine a closed-loop emission control system with three-way catalytic converter is offered as an optional extra. The standard version is the so-called catalyst retrofit version, in which the vehicle is delivered without catalytic converter and oxygen sensor, but with the multifunctional mixture preparation and ignition system. Furthermore, the new ASD (automatic locking differential) and ASR (acceleration skid control) dynamic handling control systems and the automatically engaging four-wheel drive system 4MATIC are presented. The 1635 and 1644 heavy-duty truck models, fitted as standard with the new electronic/pneumatic gear
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  • 14 October 1985
  • Daimler-Benz AG announces its intention to acquire the majority shareholding in AEG AG. The company starts by purchasing 24.9 % of the shares and increases its stake, following approval by the German Antitrust Office, to 56 % in February 1986.
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  • 19 December 1985
  • The ten-millionth passenger car engine is built at the Untertürkheim plant since 1946. The one-millionth M 102 four-cylinder engine had come off the production line eight days previously.
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  • December 1985
  • The first series-produced Mercedes-Benz O 405 G, a second-generation articulated pusher bus, is delivered to the customer from the Mannheim plant.
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