1965

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Volkswagen acquires majority of Auto Union

Volkswagen acquires majority of Auto Union

1 January 1965
Volkswagen AG acquires a majority shareholding in Auto Union from Daimler-Benz AG. The Düsseldorf plant, which Daimler-B...

New arangements for sales in the USA

1 January 1965
After the termination of the representation agreement with Studebaker-Packard, Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. (MBN...

New COE truck debuts in Brussels

New COE truck debuts in Brussels

20 - 31 January 1965
The Mercedes-Benz LP 608, a light cab-over-engine truck in the weight category up to six tonnes, celebrates its premiere...

Mercedes star shines over Berlin

Mercedes star shines over Berlin

30 March 1965
Berlin's Senator for Economic Affairs, Prof. Karl Schiller, offically puts a 10 m high revolving Mercedes star into ope...

Half a million diesel cars since war's end

Half a million diesel cars since war's end

8 April 1965
The 500,000th post-war Mercedes-Benz diesel passenger car, a 190 D (W 110), rolls off the assembly line at Sindelfingen.

O 302 coach presented

O 302 coach presented

18 May 1965
The new Mercedes-Benz O 302 coach series is presented to the press at the Mannheim plant. Series production has been un...

Premiere: first truck from the Wörth plant

Premiere: first truck from the Wörth plant

14 July 1965
The first truck built at the plant in Wörth – an LP 608 – leaves the assembly line.

Daimler-Benz becomes majority owner in Esslingen

July 1965
Daimler-Benz acquires a majority holding in Maschinenfabrik Esslingen (ME) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Kraftfahr...

Vatican City: Pullman Landaulet for Pope Paul VI

Vatican City: Pullman Landaulet for Pope Paul VI

9 September 1965
A Daimler-Benz AG delegation, led by Hermann J. Abs, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, presents Pope Paul VI with a sp...

Innovations in Frankfurt: trucks and new luxury-class models

Innovations in Frankfurt: trucks and new luxury-class models

16 - 26 September 1965
Daimler-Benz unveils a fundamentally new model range at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. The 250 S, 250 SE and 3...

Zahn becomes spokesman for the Board

Zahn becomes spokesman for the Board

1 October 1965
Dr Joachim Zahn, a member of the Board of Management since 1 October 1958, is appointed to the position of Spokesman fo...

Nallinger is succeeded by Scherenberg

Nallinger is succeeded by Scherenberg

31 December 1965
Prof. Fritz Nallinger takes retirement after 43 years of active service to Daimler-Benz AG, 25 of them spent on the Boa...