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2 April 1939
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At the Pau Grand Prix in France, the first outing for the 3-litre formula racing car revised and equipped for the 1939 season with the new M 163 engine, Mercedes-Benz posts a double victory with Hermann Lang and Manfred von Brauchitsch. Hermann Lang also wins the International Eifel Race on the Nürburgring on 21 May and the Belgian Grand Prix on 25 June.
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5 - 12 April 1989
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Mercedes-Benz presents the new generation of medium-duty trucks at the Hanover Trade Fair. The new MK trucks, offered as platform trucks, semitrailer tractors and construction site vehicles, feature the up-to-date cabs of the SK heavy-duty models introduced a year earlier. The power plant is the 160 kW / 218 hp OM 441 V6 engine.
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9 April 1989
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In the first race of the Sports Car World Championship in Suzuka, Japan, the Sauber-Mercedes C 9 cars compete with a new engine and silver-coloured body. The further developed Mercedes-Benz M 119 V8 engine now features four-valves-per-cylinder technology and an even higher performance potential. Mauro Baldi / Jean-Louis Schlesser and Kenny Acheson drive the new Silver Arrows to a one-two win in the car's very first competitive outing.
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10 - 19 April 2009
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The New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) marks the debut of the ML 450 HYBRID with its innovative two-mode hybrid system, designed specifically for the US market, and of the upgraded GL-Class (X 164 series). The "E 250 BlueTEC" concept car combines the characteristics of the new highly efficient four-cylinder CDI engine with the advantages of SCR emission control technology. The E 63 AMG, the 386 kW / 525 hp top-of-the-range E-Class (212 series), also celebrates its premiere.
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13 April 1994
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At its Research Centre in Ulm, Daimler-Benz presents a fuel cell powered vehicle based on the MB 100 and christened NECAR (New Electric Car). The only exhaust gases emitted by this new model – developed in close cooperation with the Canadian firm Ballard Power Systems based in Vancouver – are fresh air and water vapour.
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22 April 1884
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Carl Benz also has his two-stroke gas engine with improved flame ignition protected in the USA. A patent with the number 316 868 is issued on 28 April 1885. As early as spring 1884, Benz tests a high-voltage electric ignition system on his two-stroke engines; this enables him to dispense with flame ignition and its complicated control mechanism.
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22 April 1994
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In Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, Helmut Werner, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG, and Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. (TELCO) headquartered in Bombay, sign an agreement on a joint venture in which Mercedes-Benz AG holds a 51 % share. The purpose of the company is to produce E-Class passenger cars and Mercedes-Benz engines in Pune, India. Mercedes-Benz India, Ltd. is founded on 22 November.
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22 April 1994
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In the presence of Board of Management Chairman Helmut Werner and Dr Ferdinand Piech, a supply and licence agreement between Mercedes-Benz AG and Volkswagen AG is signed in Stuttgart. It enables Volkswagen to derive the successor to its LT van from the new Mercedes-Benz van series. Mercedes-Benz will supply steering units, transmissions and axles worth around DM 250 million annually.
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22 April 2004
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The Board of Management and Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler AG decide at an extraordinary meeting not to participate in the capital increase planned by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and to cease further financial support for MMC. Contractually agreed projects will be continued.
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22 - 28 April 2009
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At Auto Shanghai 2009, the world's second largest motor show, Mercedes-Benz presents the S-Class 2009 (221 series), an enhanced generation of this successful luxury saloon. The new S 400 HYBRID, the first production vehicle to feature hybrid drive and a lithium-ion battery, is the CO2 champion of the luxury class. Embodying the principle of "green luxury", it combines status, comfort and safety with exemplary efficiency and environmental compatibility.
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23 April 1999
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DaimlerChrysler opens Latin America's first Mercedes-Benz passenger car production and assembly plant in Juiz de Fora in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The new facility, built on the back of investment totaling € 760 million, will accommodate production of the A-Class for the South American market.
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23 April 2009
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To mark the centenary of the company trademarks, the three-pointed Mercedes star and the Benz laurel wreath, Mercedes-Benz introduces an exceptionally exclusive model of the CL Coupé (C 216 series). The stunning "Mercedes-Benz Trademark Centenary" anniversary model offers a comprehensive trim package incorporating exquisite details such as meticulous reproductions of the original trademarks on the centre console.
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27 April 2009
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Daimler AG, Chrysler, Cerberus and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), a US government agency, sign an agreement covering the outstanding issues between the parties relating to Chrysler. Daimler relinquishes its remaining 19.9 % stake in Chrysler and agrees to waive repayment of loans made to Chrysler. Daimler will also help safeguard the payment of pensions to former DaimlerChrysler employees by making three annual payments of USD 200 million each into the Chrysler pension plans.
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April 1999
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Mercedes-AMG GmbH presents a whole series of new sporty high-performance models. The most powerful SL to date is the SL 73 AMG, equipped with a 386 kW / 525 hp 7.3-litre V12 engine from the M 120 series; the S 55 AMG, SL 55 AMG and G 55 AMG models have a 5.5-litre V8 unit from the M 113 series that develops up to 265 kW / 360 hp.
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