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10 - 19 January 1998
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Under the slogan "The year of the eight-cylinder”, the V8 Mercedes-Benz ML 430 and CLK 430 models are presented at the N...
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5 - 14 February 1998
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The light-duty Mercedes-Benz Atego truck for short-radius distribution is presented to the public at the BedrijfsautoRAI...
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9 February 1998
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The first A-Class cars fitted with ESP leave the assembly line at the Rastatt plant after a three-month break in produc...
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25 February 1998
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Daimler-Benz Advanced Design Italia S.r.I. is founded in Como, Italy, as the company's third Advanced Design Studio afte...
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February 1998
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EvoBus GmbH takes over the property and buildings of the former Setra S.A. in Samano, Spain, establishing its fifth Eur...
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5 - 15 March 1998
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The Mercedes-Benz CLK Convertible (208 series) and E 55 AMG Estate (210 series) celebrate their world premieres at the G...
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5 March 1998
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During a two-day innovation symposium taking place at Stuttgart's Mercedes Forum, the Daimler-Benz Innovation Prize for...
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8 March 1998
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The new Freightliner Argosy heavy-duty truck, designed specifically for North American highways and fitted with a large...
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8 March 1998
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At the Australian Grand Prix, the opening race of the Formula One season in Melbourne, AMG deploys a C 55 AMG Estate as...
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21 March 1998
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After its successful launch in the USA, the Mercedes-Benz M-Class also appears at sales and service outlets and dealers...
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31 March 1998
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The newly developed Mercedes-Benz Econic waste disposal vehicle is unveiled to the press in Arbon, Switzerland. Producti...
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12 April 1998
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In the first race of the 1998 FIA GT Championship Klaus Ludwig/Ricardo Zonta, Jean-Marc Gounon / Marcel Tiemann and Bern...
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24 April - 3 May 1998
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The new model range of the revised Mercedes-Benz SL-Class (R 129 series) is presented at the Turin Motor Show. Also on...
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25/26 April 1998
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At the first event of the truck racing season in Dijon, France, Markus Oestreich wins the second run of the Super Race...
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27 April 1998
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A new customer center is opened at the Daimler-Benz plant in Bremen. The delivery and experience center was built in 15...
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29 April - 3 May 1998
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The new top-of-the-range G-Class model, the G 500 with 221 kW / 300 hp V8 engine from the M 113 series, is unveiled to...
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5 May 1998
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A new type of service contract, which allows private customers to cover the full costs of maintenance and repairs for t...
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7 May 1998
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Daimler-Benz AG and America’s Chrysler Corporation sign a contract to merge the two companies, after discussions about...
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13 June 1998
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Daimler-Benz sets up Mercedes-Benz Latinas Inc., a new sales company for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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15 June 1998
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With a special dividend of DM 20 per share, Daimler-Benz transfers retained earnings of DM 7.4 billion to its sharehold...
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26 June 1998
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Daimler-Benz announces the phased take-over of Affalterbach-based AMG GmbH. On 1 January 1999, AMG is to transfer an ini...
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28 June 1998
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The first competitive outing of the Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM racing sports car in the FIA GT Championship at the Hockenheimr...
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20 July 1998
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The first 54 members of staff move into offices at the new headquarters of the Mercedes-Benz Deutschland sales organisa...
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22 July 1998
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The first truck from the "Sterling" brand leaves the production plant in St. Thomas, Canada, joining Freightliner to co...
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24 July 1998
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The new in-line engine plant, part of the original Daimler-Benz plant at Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, is officially opened....
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27 July 1998
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Daimler-Benz, Nissan Motor and Nissan Diesel sign a basic agreement to co-develop a light commercial vehicle in the 3 t...
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28 July 1998
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The Daimler-Benz Board of Management takes the decision to develop the exclusive Mercedes-Benz Maybach and to produce t...
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July 1998
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The Mercedes-Benz product range is expanded by six new diesel passenger cars with CDI direct injection engines. The mark...
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July 1998
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The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is now available with windowbag, a world first which considerably reduces the risk of head in...
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August 1998
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The Daimler-Benz Corporate University begins work. The key objective of this internationally-oriented institution is to...
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3 - 10 September 1998
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The Mercedes-Benz Atego range is expanded to include a second line at the International Commercial Vehicle Show in Hano...
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17 September 1998
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At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Daimler-Benz AG at Stuttgart’s Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle, 99.9 % of shareholde...
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1 - 11 October 1998
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The new 220 series S-Class celebrates its world premiere before the public at the Paris Motor Show. The top-of-the-range...
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2 October 1998
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The smart City Coupé goes on sale in Germany, the following day in the remaining eight European markets.
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2 October 1998
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The Daimler-Benz "Quartier" at Potsdamer Platz is officially opened in a ceremony attended by German President Dr Roman...
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3/4 October 1998
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At the last event of the truck racing season, traditionally held in Jarama, Spain, the French driver Ludovic Faure take...
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7 October 1998
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Daimler-Benz AG reaches agreement with the US company Thomas Built Buses to take over the school bus manufacturer, base...
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8 October 1998
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The testing grounds at Papenburg in the Emsland region, built by Daimler-Benz at a cost of DM 260 million, are officiall...
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15 October 1998
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Daimler-Benz AG and Hako Holding GmbH & Co., Bad Oldesloe, sign a Memorandum of Understanding, according to which the as...
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15 October 1998
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Daimler-Benz opens the Customer Assistance Center (CAC) in Maastricht in the Netherlands. The CAC attends to Mercedes-B...
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