1987

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Light vans for up to 1.8 tons payload

Light vans for up to 1.8 tons payload

15/16 January 1987
On the island of Majorca, Daimler-Benz presents the new MB 100 - 180 van series, which is designed for payloads from 1,0...

500,000th 400-series diesel engine built

30 January 1987
The 500,000th unit from the OM 400 family of diesel engines is completed at the Mannheim plant. Introduced in 1970 with...

Mid-range coupes in Geneva

Mid-range coupes in Geneva

5 - 15 March 1987
The two 124-series coupé models 230 CE and 300 CE are unveiled to the public at the Geneva Motor Show.

MB-trac range enlarged to eight models

MB-trac range enlarged to eight models

8 - 15 March 1987
Daimler-Benz presents the technically and stylistically fundamentally reworked MB-trac model range – now expanded to i...

Cooperation in farm tractor sector

8 April 1987
Trac-Technik Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (development), Cologne, and Trac-Technik Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH (sales), Ga...

Last SL I Mercedes-Benz standard regular service bus

Last SL I Mercedes-Benz standard regular service bus

April 1987
The last first-generation SL I Mercedes-Benz standard regular service bus rolls off the assembly line at the Mannheim pl...

U 600 from the 407 series presented as a prototype

U 600 from the 407 series presented as a prototype

19 - 23 May 1987
The U 600 from the 407 series is presented as a prototype at the IFAT municipal vehicle show in Munich. Its main featur...

Topping-out ceremony for new Stuttgart-Möhringen headquarters building

22 May 1987
14 months after construction began, Daimler-Benz tops out the new headquarters building in Stuttgart-Möhringen.

35 duo buses for Zurich

May 1987
Zurich's public transportation company orders 35 Mercedes-Benz O 405 GTZ articulated pusher trolley buses. A prototype o...

Ten-millionth steering unit built in Düsseldorf

June 1987
The ten-millionth passenger car steering unit is completed at the Mercedes-Benz Düsseldorf plant.

T 1 series: 500,000th van built

August 1987
The 500,000th van from the internally designated T 1 series rolls off the assembly line at the Mercedes-Benz Düsseldorf...

Edzard Reuter becomes Chairman of the Board of Management

Edzard Reuter becomes Chairman of the Board of Management

1 September 1987
Edzard Reuter succeeds Prof. Werner Breitschwerdt as Chairman of the Board of Management.

Frankfurt show innovations include front-passenger airbag

Frankfurt show innovations include front-passenger airbag

10 - 20 September 1987
The Mercedes-Benz 190 D 2.5 Turbo (201 series), 300 D Turbo and 300 TD Turbo (both 124 series) passenger cars are unvei...

Sauber-Mercedes C 9: first win in season finale

Sauber-Mercedes C 9: first win in season finale

20 September 1987
In the final Supercup race of the season on the Nürburgring, Jean-Louis Schlesser wins the first race in the Group C Sau...

New Unimog U 900 makes debut

New Unimog U 900 makes debut

24 - 28 November 1987
The Unimog U 900 with newly developed driver's cab and revised technology debuts as the first model in the 417 series a...