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1 January 1929
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Dr Hans Nibel, chief engineer at Benz & Cie. since 1908 and co-responsible for the joint design office of the community of interests with Dr Ferdinand Porsche from 1925, assumes sole responsibility as chief engineer of Daimler-Benz AG after Porsche leaves the company at the end of 1928.
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1 January 1974
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Daimler-Benz founds Mercedes-Benz United Kingdom Ltd. in Brentford, bringing sales activities in Britain back under the company's control, and acquires a stake in the Zurich-based company MERFAG AG – which holds the sales rights for Mercedes-Benz trucks and buses in Switzerland – through its Swiss subsidiary Daimler-Benz Holding AG.
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10 January 2009
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On the eve of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Mercedes-Benz presents its new E-Class (212 series) to the international press in Detroit. The new model features a multitude of innovations in the fields of safety, comfort and environmental compatibility, among them the drowsiness detection system ATTENTION ASSIST, Adaptive Highbeam Assist and enhanced PRE-SAFE Brake, which triggers automatic full braking to mitigate the consequences of an accident that is no longer avoidable.
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10/11 January 1994
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At the Mannheim plant, Mercedes-Benz presents to the press a new range of low-pollution commercial vehicle engines which meet the EURO 2 emission standard applicable from autumn 1996. The turbocharged and intercooled in-line engines OM 364 LA and OM 366 LA meet the EURO 2 standard thanks to a new injection pump, new injection nozzles and an improved turbocharger. The V-engines OM 441 LA and OM 442 LA and the OM 457h LA in-line six-cylinder additionally feature EDC (Electronic Diesel Control).
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10 - 19 January 2004
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Mercedes-Benz presents a new variant of the "Vision GST" (Grand Sports Tourer) at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS), Michigan/USA. The new vehicle study, the first version of which was shown two years earlier at the same event, demonstrates the evolution from vision to series.
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11 - 25 January 2009
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Two vehicle concepts from Mercedes-Benz make their debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Michigan/USA, under the motto "Fascination and responsibility". The exclusive SLR Stirling Moss top-class speedster, of which only 75 will ever be built, represents the end of the current SLR 199 series. With its "CONCEPT BlueZERO", featuring a modular design with different drive configurations, Mercedes-Benz is able to demonstrate the everyday viability of electric drive for zero-emission or very low-emission motoring: the BlueZERO E-CELL with battery-electric drive, the BlueZERO F-CELL with fuel cell drive and the BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS with a combination of electric drive and additional combustion engine as "range extender".
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13 January 1994
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Mercedes-Benz Omnibuses Mexico S.A., a joint venture of Mercedes-Benz Mexico and the Brazilian body builder CAIO, officially opens its new bus plant in Monterrey, in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. The plant produces Mercedes-Benz urban and rural regular service buses based on the OF 1318 chassis.
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21 - 23 & 28 - 30 January 1994
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Offering a particularly attractive price-performance ratio, the "Advantage” version of the O 404 touring coach makes its debut at the Mercedes-Benz Bus Days in Frankfurt am Main. Also premiered are the low-floor O 405 NÜ rural service bus and the O 405 GNG articulated bus, Europe's first natural-gas low-floor urban bus. Series production of the new model, which is also available as an O 405 NG solo vehicle and O 405 NÜG rural-service bus, gets underway in the summer. In July, the first vehicles are put into regular service operation in Hanover.
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29 January 2009
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In the presence of the German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel and the Vice Mayor of the People’s Government Beijing, Gou Zhongwen, a letter of intent is signed between the Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. and Daimler AG relating to the formation of a 50:50 joint venture in China. Plans include the manufacture of medium and heavy-duty trucks as well as the exchange of technology.
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January 1919
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The Sindelfingen plant begins manufacturing furniture to keep the staff in work and make use of the stocks of wood piled up for aircraft production. By mid-1919 the plant produces hundreds of bedroom suites in simple quality along with high-quality living room and bedroom furniture with fine wood veneer.
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January 1984
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Daimler-Benz AG restructures its activities in the North American commercial vehicle market. The stake in Euclid is sold on to the construction machinery firm Clark Equipment Company, based in Buchanan, Michigan/USA. Commercial vehicle activities in the USA are concentrated in the Freightliner Group as a result.
