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15 January 1988
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Daimler-Benz AG announces its decision to revive the company's official involvement in motor sport, and to provide works...
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17 February 1988
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The ten-millionth Mercedes-Benz passenger car produced since the war leaves the assembly line at the Sindelfingen plant...
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25 February 1988
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The five-millionth passenger car diesel engine built in the post-war era gives Daimler-Benz another "million milestone"...
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February 1988
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The front-passenger airbag is available as an optional extra initially for the saloons and coupés of the S-Class and is...
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6 March 1988
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The driver team Jean-Louis Schlesser/Mauro Baldi/Jochen Mass wins the first race of the 1988 Sports Car World Championsh...
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24 March 1988
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The 30,000th Mercedes-Benz O 303 bus is sent out from the Mannheim plant, giving the O 303 a production run unsurpassed...
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29 March 1988
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The one-millionth car of the 201 series compact class, a 190, is completed in Bremen and presented by Prof. Werner Niefe...
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1 April 1988
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The length of the working week in Germany's metal-working industry is reduced by one hour to 37.5 hours. The monthly wag...
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20 - 27 April 1988
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Daimler-Benz presents a revised Unimog model range in the heavy-duty category to the public at the Hanover Trade Fair....
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May 1988
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The Thunder & Lightning Edition of the new Freightliner heavy-duty truck generation, available in conventional and cab...
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13 June 1988
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Daimler-Benz AG makes a total of DM 20 million available to various organisations for humanitarian payments to persons...
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1 July 1988
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Mercedes-Benz Finanz GmbH, formed the previous year and wholly owned by Daimler-Benz, commences operations. Mercedes Le...
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4 - 8 July 1988
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The new Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty (SK) truck range is presented to the motoring press in the town of Singen on Lake Const...
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22 August 1988
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The stylistically revised compact-class models are unveiled to the press. The 190 E 2.5-16 becomes the new top-of-the-r...
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25 September 1988
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After three wins in Hockenheim, on the Norisring and in Diepholz, Jean-Louis Schlesser wins the Supercup by taking fourt...
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27 September 1988
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Daimler-Benz AG and the Chinese mechanical engineering group Northern Industries Corporation (NORINCO) sign a contract i...
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29 September - 9 October 1988
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The 200 E, 250 D Turbo, 200 TE (124 series) and 560 SE (126 series) make their debuts at the Paris Motor Show.
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15 October 1988
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In the final race of the DTM season at the Hockenheimring, Roland Asch takes second place in both runs in a Mercedes-Be...
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20 November 1988
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In the final race of the Sports Car World Championship in Sandown Park, Australia, the Sauber-Mercedes C 9 racers driven...
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19 December 1988
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Prof. Werner Niefer presents the one-millionth 124-series model, a 200 E, to Ursula Späth, wife of the Minister Preside...
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