1962

1 January 1962	42.5 working hours per week
13 February 1962	Start of construction of Wörth commercial vehicle plant
15 - 25 March 1962	Two new models presented at the Geneva Motor Show
1 April 1962	Daimler-Benz leases Düsseldorf plant from Auto Union
20 - 27 May 1962	Unimog U 65 premieres
23 - 27 May 1962	Successful rally year for Böhringer and Lang
May 1962	Car component remanufacturing to Brühl
10 July 1962	Sports club SG Stern established in Stuttgart
12 July 1962	New training center in the Swabian Jura
14 - 25 August 1962	Tour d'Europe: overall victory in long-distance race
17 - 19 August 1962	Ladies' team wins in Finland
23 August - 3 September 1962	Eugen Böhringer European Rally champion
September 1962	One million Mercedes cars built since the war
25 October - 4 November 1962	Ladies win the Argentinean Touring Car Grand Prix

Press Information December 20, 1962