1968

  • 9/10 January 1968
  • The "New Generation of Mercedes-Benz" is unveiled at Hockenheim. Alongside the new 2.8-litre models 280 S, 280 SE (W 108), 280 SE Coupé and Convertible (W 111) and 280 SL (W 113), a newly-developed mid-range series makes its debut, comprising the 200 D, 220 D, 200, 220 (W 115) and the 230 and 250 (W 114). The "/8" added to the model designation, which refers to the year the car was launched, serves internally to distinguish the new from the previous models. The mid-range series is popularly known as the "Stroke Eight" on account of this.
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  • 28 February 1968
  • The truck sales organisation of Fried. Krupp GmbH and its workforce is taken over by Daimler-Benz AG.
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  • 14 - 24 March 1968
  • At the Geneva Motor Show Daimler-Benz presents the 300 SEL 6.3 (W 109), whose 6.3-litre V8 M 100 engine is familiar from the 600 model and ensures performance worthy of a sports car.
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  • May 1968
  • Expansion of the chassis sales range for ambulance and estate bodies in the intermediate W 114 / W 115 series: a version with lengthened wheelbase is available in addition to the regular variant, offered since January.
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  • 19 November 1968
  • Mercedes-Benz presents the new 250 C and 250 CE (W 114) coupé models to the press in Hockenheim. They expand the car range by a second coupé line. For the first time, the company can also offer customers a mid-range coupé variant. The 250 CE is the first Mercedes-Benz car to have an engine with electronically-controlled petrol injection.
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  • 24 December 1968
  • Daimler-Benz, in partnership with Rheinische Stahlwerke AG, founds Hanomag-Henschel Fahrzeugwerke GmbH (HHF) in Hanover.
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  • December 1968
  • Production of the first Mercedes-Benz O 305 standard regular service bus gets underway at the Mannheim plant.
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