1993

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Presentation of SL Roadster study with innovative panoramic glass roof

Presentation of SL Roadster study with innovative panoramic glass roof

9 - 17 January 1993
At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan/USA, Mercedes-Benz presents the study for an SL Road...

Strategic decision: product range extension

Strategic decision: product range extension

26 January 1993
Helmut Werner, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG, states at a press conference in Stuttgar...

Concentration of car development sites

29 January 1993
Dr Dieter Zetsche, member of the Board of Management, announces at a press conference in Stuttgart the decision to conc...

Cooperation with SsangYong now also for cars

10 February 1993
Mercedes-Benz AG and South Korea's SsangYong Motor Company also agree cooperation in the area of cars. Mercedes-Benz pla...

TANDEM: new cooperation model presented

2 March 1993
Mercedes-Benz presents the TANDEM cooperation concept to 1,000 representatives of the component supplying industry at th...

Coupé study with "twin-headlamp face"

Coupé study with "twin-headlamp face"

4 - 14 March 1993
Mercedes-Benz presents an elegant four-seater coupe study that reinterprets the Mercedes face at the Geneva Motor Show....

Metalworking industry: 36 hours in western German states

1 April 1993
The length of the working week in the metalworking industry in West German states is reduced to 36 hours.

Successful start into the truck racing season

Successful start into the truck racing season

3/4 April 1993
Steve Parrish, driving a Mercedes-Benz 1450 S, wins both Class C runs in the race at Brands Hatch, UK, that kicks off th...

Construction of a new car plant in North America

5 April 1993
At a press conference in Detroit, Michigan/USA, Mercedes-Benz Board of Management Chairman Prof. Werner Niefer announce...

Mannheim delivers partially assembled buses to Russia

8 April 1993
Two-and-a-half years after the signing of the licence agreements with Russian bus maker AVTROKON, implementation enters...

Cooperation with Detroit: truck diesel OM 457 LA

26 April 1993
Mercedes-Benz AG and Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) of the US announce that they have concluded agreements to develop,...

Dasa acquires majority of Fokker

27 April 1993
Dasa takes a 51 % stake in the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.

Eco-friendly painting process for C-Class

April 1993
The first water-based paint shop, which permits environment-friendly painting with a sharp reduction in the use of vol...

New name: the successor to the 190 is the C-Class

New name: the successor to the 190 is the C-Class

10 - 31 May 1993
With a trial driving presentation at the Lämmerbuckel site, Mercedes-Benz presents the new 202-series compact saloon to...

New designations for all passenger car models

New designations for all passenger car models

10 May 1993
With the start of sales of the C-Class, the model designations of all Mercedes-Benz passenger car models change. A lett...

Upgraded models in the E-Class and SL-Class

Upgraded models in the E-Class and SL-Class

10 May 1993
Simultaneously with the C-Class (202 series), upgraded models in two further car series go on sale. The stylistically r...

Mercedes-Benz "Oldtimer Center" opened

Mercedes-Benz "Oldtimer Center" opened

19 May 1993
Mercedes-Benz opens the "Oldtimer Center" in Fellbach near Stuttgart as a sales and service outlet for classic Mercedes...

New name: Gottlieb Daimler Stadium

23 May 1993
Stuttgart‘s Neckarstadion, located alongside the Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant, is renamed the Gottlieb Daimler Sta...

Change in top management at Mercedes-Benz AG

Change in top management at Mercedes-Benz AG

27 May 1993
Helmut Werner succeeds Prof. Werner Niefer as Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG.

Sales start of the new C-Class

Sales start of the new C-Class

18 June 1993
At its sales and service outlets and dealerships, Mercedes-Benz presents the new 202 series C-Class and stylistically mo...

Forerunner of the A-Class at Frankfurt show

Forerunner of the A-Class at Frankfurt show

9 - 19 September 1993
Mercedes-Benz presents the "Vision A 93" concept study, a precursor to the A-Class, at the International Motor Show in F...

SsangYong: licensed production of commercial vehicle diesel engines

11 September 1993
Mercedes-Benz AG and South Korea's SsangYong Motor Company (SYMC) sign a cooperation agreement which provides for the ma...

Truck racing: Cuynet wins champion's crown in Class A

Truck racing: Cuynet wins champion's crown in Class A

18/19 September 1993
In Zolder, Belgium, Gérard Cuynet, driving a Mercedes-Benz 1733 S, wins the first run to capture the champion's crown in...

Asch DTM runner-up for second time

Asch DTM runner-up for second time

19 September 1993
After the final race of the DTM season at the Hockenheimring, Roland Asch, driving an AMG-Mercedes 190 E Class 1, is ru...

O 340 touring coach presented

O 340 touring coach presented

20 September 1993
Mercedes-Benz presents the O 340 touring coach to the press at the Frankfurt Used Bus Centre to mark its sales launch in...

Stake in Detroit Diesel Corporation

23 September 1993
Mercedes-Benz AG announces its decision to invest USD 40, equivalent to a 13 % share, in US engine manufacturer Detroit...

Setting a course to SUV production

30 September 1993
Mercedes-Benz AG chooses Tuscaloosa in the US state of Alabama as the location for production of its future four-wheel d...

Parrish is European Truck Racing champion in Class C for the third time

Parrish is European Truck Racing champion in Class C for the third time

2/3 October 1993
At the truck-racing season finale in Jarama, Spain, Steve Parrish wins the first run in a Mercedes-Benz 1450 S, with Axe...

Daimler-Benz share introduced on Wall Street

5 October 1993
The Daimler-Benz share is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This allows the company to gain direct access to the w...

Ground-breaking at Potsdamer Platz

11 October 1993
The first cut of the spade at the Daimler-Benz premises at Potsdamer Platz signals the beginning of construction on Ber...

Double-decker Setra 328 DT debuts

Double-decker Setra 328 DT debuts

15 - 20 October 1993
The double-decker Setra 328 DT makes its debut at the Car and Bus trade show in Kortrijk, Belgium, as the new flagship m...

Bremen becomes production site for SLK

19 October 1993
The Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG chooses Bremen as the production location for another roadster series. The c...

Second stage of the Daimler-Benz research center in Ulm completed

Second stage of the Daimler-Benz research center in Ulm completed

19 October 1993
An opening ceremony marks the completion of the second stage of construction at the Daimler-Benz Research Centre in Ulm...

Mercedes-Benz returns to Formula One

3 November 1993
Mercedes-Benz announces the decision to take a stake in Ilmor Engineering based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire/UK. In c...

Ludwigsfelde: companies completely taken over

1 December 1993
Mercedes-Benz and the Treuhandanstalt privatisation agency sign a contract in Ludwigsfelde concerning the complete takeo...

Exemplary quality management in Bad Homburg

2 December 1993
The Bad Homburg plant is the first plant of Mercedes-Benz AG to have its quality management system certified by TÜV CERT...

Decision: A-Class will be built in Rastatt

15 December 1993
The Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG chooses Rastatt as production site for the new A-Class, scheduled for market...