1997

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CLK premieres in Detroit

CLK premieres in Detroit

11 - 20 January 1997
The Mercedes-Benz CLK, a new series of sporty, elegant coupé models (208 series), is unveiled to the public at the Nort...

International Truck of the Year 1997

International Truck of the Year 1997

18 - 26 January 1997
The Mercedes-Benz Actros truck is named "International Truck of the Year 1997" at the Brussels International Commercial...

Vöhringer in charge of the "Research & Technology" department

23 January 1997
The Supervisory Board of Daimler-Benz AG places Klaus-Dieter Vöhringer in charge of the "Research & Technology" departme...

TELEAID: automatic emergency call

TELEAID: automatic emergency call

29 January 1997
Mercedes-Benz presents the TELEAID system developed in cooperation with debis Telematic Services. This intelligent emer...

EvoBus starts production link between Mannheim and Ulm

29 January 1997
Barely two years after foundation, EvoBus GmbH initiates the production link between the Mannheim and Ulm/Neu-Ulm plant...

Mercedes-Benz at the Auto-RAI in Amsterdam

Mercedes-Benz at the Auto-RAI in Amsterdam

6 - 16 February 1997
The E-Class models E 280 and E 320 are unveiled at the AutoRAI show in Amsterdam. They are the first vehicles to make u...

New and unique A-Class celebrates its premiere in Geneva

New and unique A-Class celebrates its premiere in Geneva

6 - 16 March 1997
The new Mercedes-Benz A-Class celebrates its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. The 168-series compact all-round...

Formula One season starter won in a silver McLaren-Mercedes

Formula One season starter won in a silver McLaren-Mercedes

9 March 1997
The Scot David Coulthard wins the first race of the Formula One season, the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, in the...

Delivery of the 5,000th C 36 AMG

Delivery of the 5,000th C 36 AMG

14 March 1997
The 5,000th C 36 AMG (202 series) compact high-performance saloon is delivered to its owner.

mobilo: comprehensive mobility guarantee

mobilo: comprehensive mobility guarantee

24 March 1997
Mercedes-Benz presents a new type of mobility warranty under the name "mobilo". This package includes a free-of-charge b...

Daimler-Benz AG: new organizational structure

1 April 1997
As part of a new organisational structure of the Daimler-Benz Group Mercedes-Benz AG is merged into Daimler-Benz AG. Th...

Ultramodern V-engine plant in Cannstatt officially opened

Ultramodern V-engine plant in Cannstatt officially opened

9 April 1997
The new V-engine plant in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt is officially opened in the presence of Baden-Württemberg’s Minister P...

Super sports car CLK-GTR presented to the press

Super sports car CLK-GTR presented to the press

11 April 1997
Mercedes-Benz presents the new high-performance sports car, the CLK-GTR. The road-going coupé is the homologation versio...

G-Class presented with electrohydraulically-operated fabric top

G-Class presented with electrohydraulically-operated fabric top

16 - 20 April 1997
At the International Off-Road Vehicle Exhibition in Munich, the G-Class is presented as the only cross-country vehicle...

FIA GT: Schneider and Wurz win in Silverstone

FIA GT: Schneider and Wurz win in Silverstone

11 May 1997
In the second run of the FIA GT Championship in Silverstone, UK, Bernd Schneider and Alexander Wurz post their first wi...

Tuscaloosa: premiere of M-Class and plant opening

Tuscaloosa: premiere of M-Class and plant opening

21 May 1997
The new M-Class (163 series) off-road sports utility vehicle makes its debut in Tuscaloosa, Alabama/USA. At the same tim...

Fuel cell-powered bus ready for regular service

Fuel cell-powered bus ready for regular service

26 May 1997
In Stuttgart, Daimler-Benz presents the NEBUS, the first regular service bus with fuel cell drive. Six years after the...

Stuttgart articulated buses operate with hybrid drive

Stuttgart articulated buses operate with hybrid drive

1 June 1997
The local transit company Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG starts regular operation of 17 Mercedes-Benz O 405 GNDE low-floor...

New urban bus: Citaro first on the road in Hamburg

New urban bus: Citaro first on the road in Hamburg

1 - 6 June 1997
EvoBus presents a new generation of urban buses at the UITP conference in Stuttgart – the Mercedes-Benz Citaro, availab...

6 June 1997
The new CLK Coupé, which has enjoyed extremely strong demand since it went on sale on 3 March, is now available for test...

Three-cylinder engine for smart City Coupe goes on series production

Three-cylinder engine for smart City Coupe goes on series production

13 June 1997
Production of the 0.6-litre three-cylinder petol engine (M 160) for the smart City Coupé begins at the Berlin-Marienfel...

Winning truck racers in France

Winning truck racers in France

14/15 June 1997
At the truck racing weekend on Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet in southern France, Markus Oestreich posts the season...

New Safety Car and Medical in Formula One

New Safety Car and Medical in Formula One

29 June 1997
A pre-series CLK 55 AMG makes its first appearance as the new Formula One Safety Car at the French Grand Prix in Magny-...

Luxembourg: majority holding in oldest general distributor

1 July 1997
Daimler-Benz aquires a holding in its oldest general distributor, Meris & Cie. S.A., and forms Mercedes-Benz Luxembourg...

Daimler-Benz recycles end-of-life vehicles itself

Daimler-Benz recycles end-of-life vehicles itself

3 July 1997
MB ATC GmbH, the Mercedes-Benz End-of-life Vehicle and Parts Centre in Stuttgart-Obertürkheim, officially commences oper...

New construction site vehicles from the Actros heavy-duty truck family

New construction site vehicles from the Actros heavy-duty truck family

1 - 5 September 1997
Mercedes-Benz unveils the new construction site vehicles from the Actros heavy-duty truck family at Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer n...

Common-rail technology highlight in Frankfurt

Common-rail technology highlight in Frankfurt

11 - 21 September 1997
The A-Class Classic, Elegance and Avantgarde design and equipment lines are on display for the first time at the Intern...

Race Trucks: Lenz wins 1997 championship

20/21 September 1997
On the penultimate weekend of the truck racing season, Heinz-Werner Lenz in a Mercedes-Benz 1838 S takes third and fourt...

Win of the constructors' standings in the CART World Series

Win of the constructors' standings in the CART World Series

28 September 1997
Mercedes-Benz, engine partner to the Penske team, tops the constructors' standings in the CART World Series, the succes...

290 GD Turbodiesel replaces 290 GD

290 GD Turbodiesel replaces 290 GD

September 1997
The 290 GD Turbodiesel (461 series) cross-country vehicle, which is fitted with a 88 kW / 120 hp five-cylinder direct in...

Successful truck-racing season comes to an end

4/5 October 1997
Markus Oestreich wins the first run of the Super Race Trucks in a Mercedes-Benz 1834 S at the final event of the truck...

Setra presents the three-axle S 317 HDH/3 luxury touring coach

Setra presents the three-axle S 317 HDH/3 luxury touring coach

17 - 22 October 1997
Setra presents the three-axle S 317 HDH/3 luxury touring coach at the Busworld bus and coach show in Kortrijk, Belgium.

Third brand: US heavy-duty trucks with new name

19 - 22 October 1997
At the annual convention of the American Trucking Associations in Las Vegas, Nevada/USA, Daimler-Benz AG reveals its int...

Potsdamer Platz: debis AG headquarters officially opened

Potsdamer Platz: debis AG headquarters officially opened

24 October 1997
Almost exactly four years after the ground-breaking ceremony, the debis building is officially opened as the new headqu...

Maybach study unveiled in Tokyo

Maybach study unveiled in Tokyo

25 October - 5 November 1997
Daimler-Benz uses the Mercedes-Benz Maybach conceptual study to offer a glimpse of the innovative technology and equipm...

Formula One: one-two win to close out season

Formula One: one-two win to close out season

26 October 1997
In the last Formula One race of the season, the European Grand Prix in Jerez, Spain, Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard...

FIA GT championship: Bernd Schneider in an AMG

FIA GT championship: Bernd Schneider in an AMG

26 October 1997
Bernd Schneider and Klaus Ludwig take victory in the Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR in the final race of the season in Laguna Se...

Assembly plant smartville in Hambach, France, opened

Assembly plant smartville in Hambach, France, opened

27 October 1997
In the presence of French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Dr Helmut Kohl and Daimler-Benz's Chairman of the...

Egypt: production of Mercedes-Benz E 200

6 November 1997
The Egyptian German Automotive Company (EGA), in which Daimler-Benz AG holds a 26 % interest, opens its assembly plant a...

A-Class gets ESP after "moose test"

A-Class gets ESP after "moose test"

11 November 1997
Following the "moose test" performed by Swedish magazine "Teknikens Värld", A-Class deliveries, which had begun in Octob...