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Fuel cell powered A-Class for California

Fuel cell powered A-Class for California

1 November 2000
A new fuel cell powered vehicle based on the A-Class begins extended testing in California. NECAR 4 Advanced has been...

A Benz wins first car race in the USA

A Benz wins first car race in the USA

2 November 1895
The first motor car race in the USA takes place over a distance of 92 miles in the state of Illinois from Chicago to Wa...

Production start-up for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with liquified gas drive

Production start-up for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with liquified gas drive

2 November 2010
The first Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 316 LGT (Liquified Gas Technology) is completed at the company's Competence Centre for...

Decision to set up DaimlerChrysler Bank

3 November 2000
With its decision to set up DaimlerChrysler Bank, the company adds considerable scope to its financial services busines...

Increase in share capital

4 November 1940
At an Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Daimler-Benz AG the decision is made to increase the share capital from 39...

Daimler-Benz realigns Spanish operations

4 November 1980
Daimler-Benz AG increases its holding in the Spanish firm MEVOSA to 52.77 %. On 2 April 1981 the company is renamed Mer...

Production milestone for O 303 coach series

Production milestone for O 303 coach series

7 November 1980
The 100,000th Mercedes-Benz bus produced at the Mannheim plant since the war – an O 303 luxury long-distance high-deck c...

Fuel cell cars suitable for everyday use

Fuel cell cars suitable for everyday use

7 November 2000
DaimlerChrysler unveils two fuel cell powered vehicles equipped for everyday operation in the presence of German Chance...

designo consulting center: made-to-measure individualization

designo consulting center: made-to-measure individualization

10 November 1995
The first designo consulting centre opens its doors at the customer centre of the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant. Her...

CapaCity bus study and new Integro rural bus generation

CapaCity bus study and new Integro rural bus generation

11 - 13 November 2005
The second-generation Integro rural service bus series and the CapaCity large-capacity articulated bus study celebrate...

One-two victory for Benz in American Grand Prize

One-two victory for Benz in American Grand Prize

12 November 1910
The American Grand Prix in Savannah, Georgia/USA, ends in a one-two victory for Benz, with David-Bruce Brown and Victor...

Team McLaren-Mercedes finishes fourth in constructors' classification

Team McLaren-Mercedes finishes fourth in constructors' classification

12 November 1995
With the last Formula One race of the 1995 season over, Team McLaren-Mercedes has a total of 30 championship points to...

Production under licence of the O 303 coach in the Soviet Union

Production under licence of the O 303 coach in the Soviet Union

15 November 1990
In Moscow, Mercedes-Benz AG and the Soviet bus manufacturer AVTROKON sign contracts agreeing the production under licenc...

First Mercedes-Benz regular-serivce bus from Polish production

15 November 1995
The first Mercedes-Benz regular service bus produced in Poland is handed over to the Gdynia public transport authoritie...

New "Popemobile" based on the 230 G cross-country vehicle

New "Popemobile" based on the 230 G cross-country vehicle

15 - 19 November 1980
Daimler-Benz places a "Popemobile" at the disposal of Pope John Paul II for his visit to Germany. Specially developed f...

Declaration on the promotion of equal opportunity

16 November 2000
With its joint declaration on the promotion of equal opportunities, the DaimlerChrysler management and the Central Work...

All shares of Mitsubishi Motors sold

17 November 2005
DaimlerChrysler AG sells its stake in Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), reduced from 19.7 % to 12.4 % due to the issu...

Los Angeles Design Challenge

Los Angeles Design Challenge

17 - 18 November 2010
As part of the "Los Angeles Design Challenge" held during the Los Angeles Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz Cars presents three...

Mercedes-Benz at the Los Angeles Auto Show

Mercedes-Benz at the Los Angeles Auto Show

17 - 28 November 2010
At a press conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show, AMG and the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati sign a cooperati...

Berlin omnibus line goes into operation

Berlin omnibus line goes into operation

19 November 1905
Two Daimler 28 hp / 21 kW double-decker buses inaugurate the first Berlin omnibus line to use petrol-powered vehicles. T...

Start of construction of Mercedes-Benz plant in Vietnam

19 November 1995
Chancellor Dr Helmut Kohl lays the foundation stone of the new Mercedes-Benz plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As fro...

Production permit for prototypes of all-purpose tractor

20 November 1945
The American Production Control Commission grants Albert Friedrich permission to build ten prototypes of his all-purpos...

Daimler Motor Syndicate becomes British Motor Syndicate

21 November 1895
Henry Lawson takes an active role in the conversion of Daimler Motor Syndicate, Ltd., founded by Frederick R. Simms in M...

OTOMARSAN now Mercedes-Benz Türk A.S.

21 November 1990
The Turkish affiliated company OTOMARSAN is renamed Mercedes-Benz Türk A.S. following the decision taken by Daimler-Ben...

E-Class in India

21 November 1995
The market introduction of the E-Class E 220 and E 250 diesel saloons (124 series) gets underway in India. Assembly of t...

First 35-hp Mercedes delivered to Nice

First 35-hp Mercedes delivered to Nice

22 November 1900
The finishing touches are added to the first 35 hp Mercedes in Cannstatt, with the new car finally delivered to Emil Je...

DaimlerChrysler and Caterpillar cooperate

22 November 2000
DaimlerChrysler and Caterpillar Inc. sign a framework agreement on a global alliance in which each party will have a 50...

Mercedes-Benz Cito: International Bus of the Year 2001

Mercedes-Benz Cito: International Bus of the Year 2001

22 - 25 November 2000
The Mercedes-Benz Cito is voted "International Bus of the Year 2001" by an international jury of trade journalists at t...

Three fuel cell buses for Beijing

Three fuel cell buses for Beijing

23 November 2005
At the opening of the 4th International Clean Vehicle Technology Conference and Exhibition, DaimlerChrysler hands over...

Formation of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG)

Formation of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG)

28 November 1890
Notarial certification sets the official seal on the establishment of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) in Stuttgart. M...

Demonstration of two new Daimler motorised ploughs

Demonstration of two new Daimler motorised ploughs

28 November 1920
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft demonstrates two new Daimler motorised ploughs at Sindelfingen: a three-wheeled 25 hp ploug...

Paul Di Resta is DTM champion

Paul Di Resta is DTM champion

28 November 2010
Paul Di Resta is the 2010 DTM champion. The Scot, in his AMG-Mercedes C-Class, takes second place in the eleventh and l...

Benz & Cie. increases share capital

November 1920
Benz & Cie. raises its capital to 68 million Marks, after Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft increased its share capital from...

Start of Mercedes-Benz passenger car production outside Germany

Start of Mercedes-Benz passenger car production outside Germany

November 1935
The completion of ten Mercedes-Benz 130 models in Denmark marks the beginning of Mercedes-Benz passenger car production...

Sindelfingen plant begins manufacturing bicycle trailers

Sindelfingen plant begins manufacturing bicycle trailers

November 1945
The Sindelfingen plant begins manufacturing bicycle trailers, of which 1,150 are produced by March 1946. The Sindelfinge...

Testing department resumes operations

November 1945
In Untertürkheim the testing department resumes operation in provisionally repaired buildings. The commercial vehicle d...

Official plant opening in Manila

November 1955
An assembly plant for the 180 D is officially opened by the Daimler-Benz general distributor Universal Motors Corporati...

Financial services start in China

November 2005
DaimlerChrysler Automotive Finance (China) Ltd. takes up car and commercial vehicle financing operations, including insu...

smart with alternative drives

smart with alternative drives

November 2005
At its Technology Forum smart presents several vehicles with alternative drive systems, including two prototypes of the...