• 15 - 23 January 2000
  • The North American Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan/USA, hosts a brace of Mercedes-Benz roadster world premieres. The face...
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  • 22 January 2000
  • The smart cdi, the diesel variant of the City Coupé, is introduced onto the market.
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  • 26 January 2000
  • Robert Eaton, co-Chairman of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG since November 1998 together with Jürgen E. S...
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  • January 2000
  • New York's transit authority instructs DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America to deliver 125 Orion VII hybrid u...
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  • 3 February 2000
  • DaimlerChrysler AG announces the acquisition of a 40 % holding in TAG McLaren with effect from 1 January.
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  • 3 - 12 February 2000
  • Mercedes-Benz presents two innovative safety systems for heavy-duty trucks at the BedrijfsautoRAI international commerci...
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  • 25 February 2000
  • DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors join forces to found a new company, initially bringing together the e-business...
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  • 12 March 2000
  • The CL 55 AMG makes its first appearance as the new Formula One Safety Car at the Australian Grand Prix and is now driv...
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  • 13 March 2000
  • The DaimlerChrysler corporate headquarters in Stuttgart-Möhringen forms the backdrop to the world premiere of the new-g...
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  • 21 March 2000
  • The new 203-series Mercedes-Benz C-Class celebrates its world premiere in the newly constructed Event Center in Sindelfi...
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  • 21 March 2000
  • The EU Competition Commission approves the merger of the aerospace activities of Dasa and Matra Marconi Space, to form...
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  • 27 March 2000
  • The DaimlerChrysler subsidiary debis and Deutsche Telekom agree to concentrate their activities in the field of informa...
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  • 15 April 2000
  • The Minister of the Interior for the German state of Baden-Württemberg, Dr Thomas Schäuble, is presented with 29 C-Class...
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  • 17 April 2000
  • DaimlerChrysler opens the doors to the automotive industry's most cutting-edge Virtual Reality Centre within Mercedes-B...
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  • 19 April 2000
  • Hanover's transit company üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe AG gets the first of 56 natural gas powered regular servic...
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  • 27/28 May 2000
  • The truck racing weekend at the Autodromo di Santamonica in Italy brings wins in both Race Truck runs and a first victo...
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  • 28 May 2000
  • The DTM roars back to life as the remodelled German Touring Car Masters race series, with two gripping races at the Hock...
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  • 29 May 2000
  • Only three years after the opening of the V-engine plant in Bad Cannstatt, the one-millionth unit from the M 112 / M 113...
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  • 30 May 2000
  • Mercedes-AMG unveils the state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz CL 55 AMG "F1 Limited Edition" coupé. The high-tech model is bui...
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  • 2 June 2000
  • The international jury of the "Industrie Forum Design Hanover" presents the Mercedes-Benz Citaro regular service bus wit...
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  • 23 June 2000
  • The partners of Airbus Industrie, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) and BAE Systems, announce the...
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  • 26 June 2000
  • DaimlerChrysler and Hyundai Motor Company sign an agreement in Seoul, South Korea, forming an alliance between the two c...
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  • 10 July 2000
  • The shares of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) are listed for the first time on the stock exchan...
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  • 15/16 July 2000
  • In the second run ofthe Truck Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, Markus Oestreich takes first place driving an Atego racing...
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  • 17 July 2000
  • In Berlin, after several rounds of difficult international negotiations, DaimlerChrysler Board of Management member Dr M...
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  • 19 July 2000
  • DaimlerChrysler and Canada's Western Star Trucks Holding, Ltd., announce that DaimlerChrysler AG through its US subsidia...
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  • 20 July 2000
  • DaimlerChrysler and Detroit Diesel Corporation announce DaimlerChrysler's plans for a full takeover of the US company....
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  • 28 July 2000
  • DaimlerChrysler Chairman Jürgen E. Schrempp and Katsuhiko Kawasoe, President of Mitsubishi Motors, sign contracts settin...
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  • 4 August 2000
  • DaimlerChrysler and the international aerospace and rail systems Bombardier Group based in Montreal, Canada, agree the...
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  • 8 September 2000
  • Under the terms of an agreement between the two companies, DaimlerChrysler appoints Rolf Eckrodt as the new Chief Operat...
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  • 9 September 2000
  • Mercedes-Benz announces its withdrawal from the US CART FedEx Championship race series at the end of the 2000 season in...
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  • 11 September 2000
  • Covisint, the business-to-business platform for the automotive industry, receives approval from the US Federal Trade Co...
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  • 19 September 2000
  • The DaimlerChrysler sales organisation in Germany (DCVD) is awarded a distinction by DEKRA Umwelt GmbH in recognition of...
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  • 19 September 2000
  • Production of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class for right-hand drive markets around the world begins at the DaimlerChrysler pla...
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  • 20 September 2000
  • The 500,000th Mercedes-Benz A-Class – an A 190 – rolls off the assembly line in Rastatt almost three years after product...
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  • 23 - 30 September 2000
  • The Mercedes-Benz Medio, a minibus with capacity for up to 40 passengers, the totally new Mercedes-Benz OC 500 generati...
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  • 30 September - 15 October 2000
  • At the Paris Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz unveils the facelifted G-Class from the 463 series and the new C-Class Sports Cou...
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  • 1 October 2000
  • The German anti-trust authorities give full approval to the plans of T-Systems International GmbH, a subsidiary of Deuts...
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  • 7/8 October 2000
  • Mercedes-Benz finishes runner-up in three categories at the final race of the truck racing season in Jarama, Spain. Mar...
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  • 8 October 2000
  • Mercedes-Benz CLK driver Bernd Schneider captures the DTM 2000 title in the eighth and penultimate race of the season, t...
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