Model range of the German motor vehicle industry reduced further

Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, the Schell Programme is replaced by a new wartime programme designed to further reduce the model range of the German motor vehicle industry. It cuts the number of car models to five; they include the Mercedes-Benz 170 V. The 3-tonne and the 4.5-tonne vehicles from Daimler-Benz production are declared strategically important trucks.