1962

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42.5 working hours per week

1 January 1962
The length of the working week is cut to 42.5 hours.

Start of construction of Wörth commercial vehicle plant

13 February 1962
The ground-breaking ceremony in Wörth on the River Rhine signals the start of construction work for the new Daimler-Benz...

Two new models presented at the Geneva Motor Show

Two new models presented at the Geneva Motor Show

15 - 25 March 1962
The 300 SE Coupé and Convertible (W 112) models are presented at the Geneva Motor Show. As with the 300 SE Saloon on wh...

Daimler-Benz leases Düsseldorf plant from Auto Union

1 April 1962
Daimler-Benz AG leases the Düsseldorf plant from its wholly-owned subsidiary Auto Union GmbH.

Unimog U 65 premieres

Unimog U 65 premieres

20 - 27 May 1962
The Unimog U 65 (406 series) is presented at the DLG exhibition in Munich. The new model is equipped with a 65 hp / 48...

Successful rally year for Böhringer and Lang

Successful rally year for Böhringer and Lang

23 - 27 May 1962
The driver pairing Eugen Böhringer and Peter Lang wins the overall classification at the Acropolis Rally in Greece in a...

Car component remanufacturing to Brühl

May 1962
The Untertürkheim plant begins relocation of passenger-car component remanufacturing to a plant site at Brühl near Essl...

Sports club SG Stern established in Stuttgart

10 July 1962
75 sports enthusiasts and employees at Daimler-Benz AG establish the sports club SG Stern, based in Stuttgart. In the y...

New training center in the Swabian Jura

New training center in the Swabian Jura

12 July 1962
The new Daimler-Benz training centre is opened at the Lämmerbuckel site near Wiesensteig in the Swabian Jura.

Tour d'Europe: overall victory in long-distance race

14 - 25 August 1962
Alfred Becker/ Rudi Golderer in a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE score overall victory in the Tour d'Europe, the longest rally on...

Ladies' team wins in Finland

Ladies' team wins in Finland

17 - 19 August 1962
The ladies’ team of Ewy Rosqvist and Ursula Wirth win the "Coupe des Dames" in a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE at the Thousand La...

Eugen Böhringer European Rally champion

Eugen Böhringer European Rally champion

23 August - 3 September 1962
Eugen Böhringer and Hermann Eger in a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE are overall winners of the Liège – Sofia – Liège long-distanc...

One million Mercedes cars built since the war

One million Mercedes cars built since the war

September 1962
The one-millionth post-war Mercedes-Benz passenger car, a 220 SE (W 111) model, rolls off the Sindelfingen assembly lin...

Ladies win the Argentinean Touring Car Grand Prix

Ladies win the Argentinean Touring Car Grand Prix

25 October - 4 November 1962
The ladies' team of Ewy Rosqvist and Ursula Wirth drive a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE to a sensational victory in the Touring...