• 1 January 1969
  • Daimler-Benz extends its sales organisation in France by acquiring the majority of the shares of SOFIDEL S.A.
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  • 9 January 1969
  • The 500,000th diesel engine for commercial vehicles from post-war production is produced at the Mannheim plant.
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  • 15 - 26 January 1969
  • The coupé models 250 C and 250 CE (W 114) make their show debut at the Brussels Motor Show.
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  • February 1969
  • The Spanish company CISPALSA (Compañía Hispano Alemana de Productos Mercedes-Benz, S.A.), in which Daimler-Benz AG has...
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  • 1 April 1969
  • Hanomag-Henschel Fahrzeugwerke GmbH, in which Daimler-Benz has a 51 % stake, takes out a lease from Rheinstahl Hanomag A...
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  • 18 May 1969
  • Erich Waxenberger wins the Macao six-hour race in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3.
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  • July 1969
  • Daimler-Benz and MAN (Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG) merge their high-performance diesel engine and turbocharged...
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  • 6 August 1969
  • The 250,000th Mercedes-Benz passenger car with petrol injection engine leaves the production line at the plant in Sindel...
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  • 1 September 1969
  • In Bremen the first Hanomag-Henschel light van comes off the assembly line after the plant took over the production of...
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  • 11 - 21 September 1969
  • The International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main is the venue for the debut of the Mercedes-Benz C 111 experimental car...
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  • September 1969
  • In addition to the new Mercedes-Benz car models with the 3.5-litre engine a further body variant of the mid-range series...
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  • 27 November 1969
  • Mietanlagen Industrievertriebs-GmbH is set up as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG and takes over the entire...
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  • November 1969
  • On the initiative of Prof. Hans Scherenberg, the Board of Management member responsible for development, Daimler-Benz se...
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