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Detroit: "Vision SLA" and revised SLK

Detroit: "Vision SLA" and revised SLK

15 - 23 January 2000
The North American Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan/USA, hosts a brace of Mercedes-Benz roadster world premieres. The face...

Market launch: smart with diesel engine

22 January 2000
The smart cdi, the diesel variant of the City Coupé, is introduced onto the market.

Eaton retires

26 January 2000
Robert Eaton, co-Chairman of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG since November 1998 together with Jürgen E. S...

First big order for hybrid bus comes from New York

January 2000
New York's transit authority instructs DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America to deliver 125 Orion VII hybrid u...

DaimlerChrysler takes stake in McLaren

3 February 2000
DaimlerChrysler AG announces the acquisition of a 40 % holding in TAG McLaren with effect from 1 January.

Commercial vehicle show in Amsterdam with many innovations

Commercial vehicle show in Amsterdam with many innovations

3 - 12 February 2000
Mercedes-Benz presents two innovative safety systems for heavy-duty trucks at the BedrijfsautoRAI international commerci...

e-business: cooperation with Ford and GM

25 February 2000
DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors join forces to found a new company, initially bringing together the e-business...

New Formula One Safety Car

New Formula One Safety Car

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...

World premiere for new Unimog generation

World premiere for new Unimog generation

13 March 2000
The DaimlerChrysler corporate headquarters in Stuttgart-Möhringen forms the backdrop to the world premiere of the new-g...

Premiere of new C-Class with own song

Premiere of new C-Class with own song

21 March 2000
The new 203-series Mercedes-Benz C-Class celebrates its world premiere in the newly constructed Event Center in Sindelfi...

Astrium: Europe's biggest space company

21 March 2000
The EU Competition Commission approves the merger of the aerospace activities of Dasa and Matra Marconi Space, to form...

debis and Deutsche Telekom become partners

27 March 2000
The DaimlerChrysler subsidiary debis and Deutsche Telekom agree to concentrate their activities in the field of informa...

Baden-Württemberg's police drive Mercedes-Benz

Baden-Württemberg's police drive Mercedes-Benz

15 April 2000
The Minister of the Interior for the German state of Baden-Württemberg, Dr Thomas Schäuble, is presented with 29 C-Class...

"Virtual Reality" facilitates development

17 April 2000
DaimlerChrysler opens the doors to the automotive industry's most cutting-edge Virtual Reality Centre within Mercedes-B...

Natural gas buses in operation at Expo 2000

Natural gas buses in operation at Expo 2000

19 April 2000
Hanover's transit company üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe AG gets the first of 56 natural gas powered regular servic...

Truck racing: first win of season for Heinz-Werner Lenz

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...

Schneider wins at DTM comeback

Schneider wins at DTM comeback

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...

One-millionth engine eaves the V-engine plant in Bad Cannstatt

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...

Ceramic brakes in series production: special CL 55 AMG model

Ceramic brakes in series production: special CL 55 AMG model

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...

Design prize for Citaro regular-service bus

2 June 2000
The international jury of the "Industrie Forum Design Hanover" presents the Mercedes-Benz Citaro regular service bus wit...

Airbus Integrated Company established

23 June 2000
The partners of Airbus Industrie, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) and BAE Systems, announce the...

DaimlerChrysler and Hyundai agree cooperation

26 June 2000
DaimlerChrysler and Hyundai Motor Company sign an agreement in Seoul, South Korea, forming an alliance between the two c...

EADS shares listed on European exchanges

10 July 2000
The shares of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) are listed for the first time on the stock exchan...

Truck Grand Prix: Oestreich wins on Nürburgring

15/16 July 2000
In the second run ofthe Truck Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, Markus Oestreich takes first place driving an Atego racing...

Participation in forced laborer foundation

17 July 2000
In Berlin, after several rounds of difficult international negotiations, DaimlerChrysler Board of Management member Dr M...

Western Star and Orion go to DaimlerChrysler

19 July 2000
DaimlerChrysler and Canada's Western Star Trucks Holding, Ltd., announce that DaimlerChrysler AG through its US subsidia...

DaimlerChrysler plans takeover of Detroit Diesel

20 July 2000
DaimlerChrysler and Detroit Diesel Corporation announce DaimlerChrysler's plans for a full takeover of the US company....

DaimlerChrysler and Mitsubishi seal alliance

28 July 2000
DaimlerChrysler Chairman Jürgen E. Schrempp and Katsuhiko Kawasoe, President of Mitsubishi Motors, sign contracts settin...

DaimlerChrysler sells Adtranz to Bombadier

4 August 2000
DaimlerChrysler and the international aerospace and rail systems Bombardier Group based in Montreal, Canada, agree the...

DaimlerChrysler extends influence on Mitubishi

8 September 2000
Under the terms of an agreement between the two companies, DaimlerChrysler appoints Rolf Eckrodt as the new Chief Operat...

Withdrawal from US motor racing

9 September 2000
Mercedes-Benz announces its withdrawal from the US CART FedEx Championship race series at the end of the 2000 season in...

Covisint receives approval in line with anti-trust legislation

11 September 2000
Covisint, the business-to-business platform for the automotive industry, receives approval from the US Federal Trade Co...

DEKRA environmental distinction for DaimlerChrysler

19 September 2000
The DaimlerChrysler sales organisation in Germany (DCVD) is awarded a distinction by DEKRA Umwelt GmbH in recognition of...

Produced in South Africa: C-Class for right-hand drive markets

19 September 2000
Production of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class for right-hand drive markets around the world begins at the DaimlerChrysler pla...

500,000th Mercedes-Benz A-Class

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...

Most powerful Unimog of all time

Most powerful Unimog of all time

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...

Presented at Paris: C-Class Sports Coupé and facelifted G-Class

Presented at Paris: C-Class Sports Coupé and facelifted G-Class

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...

T-Systems becomes Europe's second-largest software company

1 October 2000
The German anti-trust authorities give full approval to the plans of T-Systems International GmbH, a subsidiary of Deuts...

Truck racing: Mercedes-Benz three-time runner-up

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...

Bernd Schneider is DTM champion

Bernd Schneider is DTM champion

8 October 2000
Mercedes-Benz CLK driver Bernd Schneider captures the DTM 2000 title in the eighth and penultimate race of the season, t...