Expanded involvement in South Africa

  • Date
    8 March 1966
  • Description
    Daimler-Benz takes a 26.7 % holding in United Car and Diesel Distributors (Pty.) Ltd. (UCCD) in Pretoria, South Africa. Among the products assembled by the long-standing Daimler-Benz general distributor for South Africa – through its wholly-owned subsidiary Car Distributors Assembly Ltd. (CDA) in East London – are Mercedes-Benz vehicles (from CKD parts kits).
66033-28 Signing of the UCCD contract (Mr Göbner and Mr Verrmoten)
00008799 Factory in East London, South Africa, ca. 1966