1948

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Acquittal: Haspel again chairman of Board of Management

Acquittal: Haspel again chairman of Board of Management

1 January 1948
Dr Wilhelm Haspel resumes leadership of Daimler-Benz AG again following his acquittal by a denazification court.

Unimog development team moves to Göppingen

January 1948
The Unimog development team moves from Schwäbisch Gmünd to Göppingen, where Maschinenfabrik Gebr. Boehringer takes over...

Production of O 4500 bus in Sindelfingen

Production of O 4500 bus in Sindelfingen

April 1948
The Sindelfingen plant starts to produce the O 4500 bus. The chassis is supplied by the Gaggenau plant, which had previ...

Research and development work restarts

May 1948
Research and development work at Daimler-Benz AG resumes, having been interrupted towards the end of the war.

Popular: training at Daimler-Benz

June 1948
1,508 apprentices are now in training for technical trades and 69 for commercial professions.

US Army commissions Daimler-Benz with management of repair workshops

US Army commissions Daimler-Benz with management of repair workshops

June 1948
In addition to operating the Waiblingen workshop, Daimler-Benz is requested by the US Army to take over management of th...

Company regulations stipulate 48-hour week

2 July 1948
The Board of Management of Daimler-Benz AG and the Works Councils of the Untertürkheim, Mannheim, Gaggenau and Sindelfi...

10,000th repaired Jeep

10,000th repaired Jeep

July 1948
At the Esslingen repair facility, the 10,000th repaired Jeep is handed over to the US Army.

Unimog presented at agricultural show

Unimog presented at agricultural show

29 August - 5 September 1948
The Unimog is unveiled to the public in Frankfurt am Main at the first agricultural show organised by the German Agricu...

New designation for L 4500 and O 4500

New designation for L 4500 and O 4500

December 1948
The L 4500 heavy-duty truck is upgraded and becomes the L 5000. At the same time, the O 4500 bus is also modified and g...