1969

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Sales in France expanded

Sales in France expanded

1 January 1969
Daimler-Benz extends its sales organisation in France by acquiring the majority of the shares of SOFIDEL S.A.

500,000th diesel engine for commercial vehicles from post-war production

9 January 1969
The 500,000th diesel engine for commercial vehicles from post-war production is produced at the Mannheim plant.

Show debut for new coupe models in Brussels

15 - 26 January 1969
The coupé models 250 C and 250 CE (W 114) make their show debut at the Brussels Motor Show.

Spanish sales branch

February 1969
The Spanish company CISPALSA (Compañía Hispano Alemana de Productos Mercedes-Benz, S.A.), in which Daimler-Benz AG has...

Hanomag-Henschel leases plants in Bremen, Hamburg and Kassel

1 April 1969
Hanomag-Henschel Fahrzeugwerke GmbH, in which Daimler-Benz has a 51 % stake, takes out a lease from Rheinstahl Hanomag A...

Waxenberger wins the Macao six-hour race

Waxenberger wins the Macao six-hour race

18 May 1969
Erich Waxenberger wins the Macao six-hour race in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3.

MTU Friedrichshafen and MTU Munich are formed

July 1969
Daimler-Benz and MAN (Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG) merge their high-performance diesel engine and turbocharged...

250,000th Mercedes-Benz passenger car with gasoline injection

250,000th Mercedes-Benz passenger car with gasoline injection

6 August 1969
The 250,000th Mercedes-Benz passenger car with petrol injection engine leaves the production line at the plant in Sindel...

First Hanomag-Henschel light van produced in Bremen

1 September 1969
In Bremen the first Hanomag-Henschel light van comes off the assembly line after the plant took over the production of...

C 111 experimental car presented in Frankfurt

C 111 experimental car presented in Frankfurt

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 ca...

"Stroke Eight" comes as long-wheelbase version

"Stroke Eight" comes as long-wheelbase version

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...

New subsidiary takes over leasing business

27 November 1969
Mietanlagen Industrievertriebs-GmbH is set up as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG and takes over the entire...

Daimler-Benz sets up Research unit

November 1969
On the initiative of Prof. Hans Scherenberg, the Board of Management member responsible for development, Daimler-Benz se...