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New corporate headquarters officially opened

New corporate headquarters officially opened

1 July 1990
Almost exactly one year since the first employees moved into their new offices, the new corporate headquarters in Stuttg...

debis becomes fourth corporate unit

1 July 1990
Daimler-Benz Inter Services (debis) is launched as a fourth corporate unit of Daimler-Benz AG, comprising the Software D...

Joint venture for valve train systems

1 July 1995
Mercedes-Benz AG incorporates the Bad Homburg plant, with its 650-strong workforce, into a joint venture with Mahle-Wi...

First Zeppelin LZ 1 airship takes off on its maiden flight

First Zeppelin LZ 1 airship takes off on its maiden flight

2 July 1900
The first Zeppelin LZ 1 airship, powered by two Daimler engines, sets off on its maiden flight from Friedrichshafen.

Herrhausen takes over chairmanship of Supervisory Board

3 July 1985
Dr Wilfried Guth leaves the Supervisory Board of Daimler-Benz AG. Dr Alfred Herrhausen succeeds him as Chairman.

New generation of the CL-Class

New generation of the CL-Class

3 July 2010
The new-generation CL-Class (C 216 series) is launched at the Goodwood Festival of Speed near Chichester, UK. The CL 500...

Manufacture of urban buses in Russia under license

4 July 1995
EvoBus GmbH and the Russian firm AVTROKON reach an agreement on the production under licence of Mercedes-Benz O 405 and...

Particulate filter as standard for all Mercedes-Benz cars

Particulate filter as standard for all Mercedes-Benz cars

4 July 2005
Mercedes-Benz is the first automobile brand in the world to fit all diesel passenger cars with maintenance-free particu...

DMG purchases site in Sindelfingen

DMG purchases site in Sindelfingen

6/7 July 1915
DMG acquires from the town authorities in Sindelfingen approximately 38 hectares of land near the Böblingen military a...

ESP trailer stabilisation: greater safety for trailer travel

ESP trailer stabilisation: greater safety for trailer travel

7 July 2005
Mercedes-Benz presents the innovative assistance system ESP trailer stabilisation, which ensures greater safety when pu...

Electric cars from Daimler take part in the Silvretta E-Auto Rally

Electric cars from Daimler take part in the Silvretta E-Auto Rally

8 - 10 July 2010
Electric cars from Mercedes-Benz and smart join the starting line-up for the Silvretta E-Auto Rally 2010. Three smart f...

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...

Montoya wins for McLaren-Mercedes

Montoya wins for McLaren-Mercedes

10 July 2005
Juan Pablo Montoya, member of the McLaren-Mercedes team since the departure of David Coulthard at the start of the seas...

Mexico: share in licensed manufacturer

11 July 1985
Daimler-Benz acquires a 49 % holding in the Mexican company Fábrica de Autotransportes Mexicana S.A. (FAMSA), which is...

Competence center for emission-free commercial vehicles

Competence center for emission-free commercial vehicles

11 July 1995
At a press conference attended by Baden-Württemberg Economics Minister Dr Dieter Spöri, Mercedes-Benz AG announces its i...

V8 muscle engine from AMG

V8 muscle engine from AMG

13 July 2005
AMG presents the 6.2-litre M 156 V8 engine, the world's only power plant which combines the high-revving concept with a...

Premiere: first truck from the Wörth plant

Premiere: first truck from the Wörth plant

14 July 1965
The first truck built at the plant in Wörth – an LP 608 – leaves the assembly line.

New Active Brake Assist 2 in the Mercedes-Benz Actros

New Active Brake Assist 2 in the Mercedes-Benz Actros

15 July 2010
Mercedes-Benz presents the second generation of Active Brake Assist, which will be available in its Actros heavy-duty t...

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...

First Grand Prix win for Stirling Moss, second World Championship title for Fangio

First Grand Prix win for Stirling Moss, second World Championship title for Fangio

16 July 1955
At the British Grand Prix in Aintree, the british driver Stirling Moss wins his first grand prix. Second place is taken...

Three-millionth automatic transmission from Hedelfingen

16 July 1985
The three-millionth automatic transmission is produced at the Hedelfingen sub-plant of Mercedes-Benz's Untertürkheim pl...

Daimler and Foton Motor sign joint venture agreement

Daimler and Foton Motor sign joint venture agreement

16 July 2010
In the presence of the German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, Daimler and Foton Moto...

Participation in forced laborer foundation

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

Abs becomes Supervisory Board Chairman

18 July 1955
At the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Daimler-Benz AG, Hermann J. Abs is elected successor to the retiring Supervisory...

Caracciola wins the Grand Prix of Ireland

Caracciola wins the Grand Prix of Ireland

18/19 July 1930
Rudolf Caracciola wins the 300-mile Irish Grand Prix in Dublin’s Phoenix Park in a Mercedes-Benz SSK, at an average spe...

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...

19 - 23 July 2010
At a press trial drive event in Affalterbach, Mercedes-AMG presents the S 63 AMG, the first production vehicle to featu...

Facelift for the smart fortwo

Facelift for the smart fortwo

19 - 30 July 2010
smart launches the new-generation smart fortwo (451 series) at a press trial drive event in the Ruhr. The new two-seate...

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....

Engel and Straub win on the Adria

Engel and Straub win on the Adria

20 - 24 July 1955
The Adria Rally across Yugoslavia from Belgrade to Opatija via Dubrovnik is won by Werner Engel and Horst Straub in a Me...

CL 63 AMG and CL 65 AMG

CL 63 AMG and CL 65 AMG

24 July 2010
At the Formula One event in Hockenheim, Mercedes-AMG presents to the press the CL 63 AMG and CL 65 AMG – two high-perfor...

S-Class awarded environmental certificate

S-Class awarded environmental certificate

26 July 2005
TÜV Süd certifies the environment-oriented product development of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (221 series). As the world'...

Decision to buy plant site near Wörth

27 July 1960
The Supervisory Board of Daimler-Benz AG approves the purchase of a 1.5 million sq m industrial site in Wörth, near Karl...

500,000th truck from Wörth

28 July 1975
The 500,000th truck built since production began in July 1965 leaves the assembly line at the Wörth plant.

DaimlerChrysler and Mitsubishi seal alliance

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

Board of Management chairman: Zetsche follows Schrempp

Board of Management chairman: Zetsche follows Schrempp

28 July 2005
The Supervisory Board of Daimler-Chrysler AG decides on a change of top management: Dr Dieter Zetsche takes over as Chai...

First double-clutch transmission in trucks

First double-clutch transmission in trucks

28 July 2010
Fuso introduces a world premiere in the form of the first dual clutch transmission for trucks. The "Duonic" M038S6 tran...

Pope Pius XI drives Mercedes-Benz

Pope Pius XI drives Mercedes-Benz

July 1930
Dr Hans Nibel, head of design and member of the Board of Management at Daimler-Benz AG, presents Pope Pius XI with a spe...

Daimler-Benz becomes majority owner in Esslingen

July 1965
Daimler-Benz acquires a majority holding in Maschinenfabrik Esslingen (ME) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Kraftfahr...