• 15 January 1953
  • After only one year in office as Chairman of the Board of Management, Heinrich C. Wagner dies unexpectedly. His successo...
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  • 19 - 29 March 1953
  • The L 4500 is presented at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main, expanding the range of medium-duty trucks...
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  • 24 July 1953
  • Based on the provisions of the Works Constitution Act of 15 October 1952, the Supervisory Board, which includes employe...
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  • 3 August 1953
  • The Unimog, delivered to customers with the Mercedes star on its radiator grille since May, is given the internal model...
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  • August 1953
  • Based on the Works Constitution Act, a Central Works Council is formed out of members of the councils of the individual...
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  • 2 September 1953
  • Following discussions with Maximilian Hoffman, the Daimler-Benz Board of Management decides to develop two sports car m...
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  • 8 September 1953
  • The Mercedes-Benz 180 (W 120) is presented to the press in Sindelfingen. It replaces the 170 Sb and is the first Merced...
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  • 7 October 1953
  • Mercedes-Motores S.A., set up by Alfred Jurzykowsky in São Paulo, is renamed Mercedes-Benz do Brasil S.A. In April 1955...
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  • 9 December 1953
  • Daimler-Benz chooses a fire brigades' convention as the occasion to present the TLF 15/36 TA tank water tender, the firs...
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  • 23 December 1953
  • The Mercedes-Benz 220 (W 187) is also offered as a Coupé. Based on the Convertible A, the two-door model establishes th...
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  • 31 December 1953
  • With export sales of DM 244.2 million – 27.9 % of total sales – Daimler-Benz AG is the biggest exporter of passenger car...
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