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1 September 1999
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DaimlerChrysler Business TV is launched. The DaimlerChrysler TV (DCTV) channel for the Group's employees is the world's first and only in-house TV station to broadcast daily and up-to-date information bulletins around the world and in seven languages. DCTV can be viewed by 420,000 employees in 36 countries on five continents.
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3 - 11 September 1994
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At the International Commercial Vehicle Show, in Hanover Mercedes-Benz presents the O 350 touring coach produced by Daimler-Benz's Turkish subsidiary and the prototype of the O 405 GNTD, a low-floor duo bus with diesel engine and electric hub drive. The compact hub drive permits enlarging the low-floor section and realising stepless entry and exit in the rear section of the new articulated bus. Moreover, it enables driving two axles, the rear axle and a middle axle. The electric power is supplied by a rear-mounted diesel engine coupled to a generator or via overhead cables. Also having its premiere is the prototype of the Mercedes-Benz 1117 with hybrid drive in which the 125 kW / 170 hp diesel is combined with a 46 kW / 63 hp electric motor. The electric motor is fed by lead-gel batteries which weigh a total of 2,000 kg and are fitted underfloor between the front and rear wheels. Already on sale in the regular delivery range are the electric vans 308 E and MB 100 E, available in all the versions in which conv
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5 September 1939
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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.
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11 - 15 September 1919
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The three-wheeled Benz-Sendling T 3 motorised plough makes its debut at the DLG (German Agricultural Society) exhibition in Magdeburg and wins a silver medal. The newly established Benz-Sendling Motorpflug GmbH in Berlin is a joint undertaking of Benz & Cie. and Munich-based Motorenfabrik München-Sendling. Production of motorised ploughs takes place at Automobil-und Aviatik AG in Leipzig, in which Benz & Cie. have held an interest since 1915.
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11 - 21 September 1969
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The International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main is the venue for the debut of the Mercedes-Benz C 111 experimental car, which is fitted with a 280 hp / 206 kW three-rotor Wankel engine and a plastic body. Other new arrivals include the passenger car models 300 SEL 3.5 (W 109) and the 280 SE 3.5 Coupé and Convertible (W 111), all powered by a 3.5-litre M 116 V8 engine developing 200 hp / 147 kW. The electrically-driven OE 302 test bus also celebrates its premiere. The electric motor is fed by a battery charged by a diesel generator set – an early example of hybrid drive technology. Daimler-Benz presents the first automatic transmission for commercial vehicles at the show: the W 3 D 080 three-speed automatic transmission with torque converter, offered as special equipment for urban buses. The new long-haul trucks LP 1632 and LP 2032 introduce the hydraulically tilting cab to the truck range. They are powered by the entirely new V10 diesel engine OM 403. The 320 hp / 235 kW direct injection unit
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13 - 23 September 1979
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The new Mercedes-Benz 280 S, 280 SE, 280 SEL, 380 SE, 380 SEL, 500 SE and 500 SEL 126-series S-Class models are unveiled at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main. A key innovation are the V8 engines from the M 116 and M 117 series, which now feature a light-alloy block. Another newcomer is the 300 TD Turbodiesel (123 series), the first series-produced diesel passenger car on the German market to be fitted with a turbocharger. Daimler-Benz also presents an updated heavy-duty truck range, the most important new elements of which are the OM 422 V8 engine, available in four variants developing up to 276 kW / 375 hp, and a particularly comfortable extra-large driver's cab. Series production of the "New Generation 80" starts in autumn 1980. Another new product is the redesigned generation of the O 303 coach series, presented with an undivided windshield, and the new O 303 RHS and O 303 RHD luxury touring coaches.
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13/14 September 1984
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The production start-up of the new Mercedes-Benz O 405 standard regular service bus provides the occasion for the Mannheim plant to present to the press a newly equipped assembly bay with 48 stations. The new production facilities enable unrivalled flexibility and product quality.
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14 - 24 September 1989
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The updated Mercedes-Benz 124 series is presented at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main, offering stylistic modifications and an enhanced range of standard equipment. The new top-of-the-range models are the 300 E-24, 300 CE-24 and 300 TE-24, powered by the 162 kW / 220 hp M 104 four-valve engine. Meanwhile, the six-door 250 D and 260 E long-wheelbase saloons add further variants to the mid-range model series. Also celebrating premieres are the fundamentally revised Mercedes-Benz cross-country vehicles from the new 463 series, as well as the O 405 N low-floor regular service urban bus and O 408 rural service bus.
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15 - 22 September 1974
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Two new high-output tractors have their premiere at the DLG agricultural show in Frankfurt am Main: the Unimog U 120 (425 series), series production of which begins in January 1976, and the MB-trac 95/105 prototype, which goes into series production in July 1976 as the MB-trac 1000 (442 series).
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16 September 1994
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Béla Barényi, the architect-in-chief of passive safety in automobiles and from 1939 to 1972 a designer in the passenger car development department at Daimler-Benz, is inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit, Michigan/USA, in recognition of his ground-breaking work in the development of vehicle safety.
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16 - 17 September 1989
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On the penultimate weekend of the truck racing season at the Nürburgring, the first run in Class C ends in a quadruple victory, the second run in double victory for Mercedes-Benz. Thomas Hegmann in a Mercedes-Benz 1450 S takes second place in the first run and wins the second run to capture the driver's title in Class C; Mercedes-Benz finishes by securing the brand classification by a comfortable margin.
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16 - 26 September 1999
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Mercedes-Benz presents the new roadster variant of the Vision SLR sports car study at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. The V12 S 600 and the S 320 CDI and S 400 CDI diesel models are added to the S-Class range (220 series). Equipped with the 4-litre V8 OM 628 engine, the S 400 CDI is the first production passenger car to feature an eight-cylinder diesel engine, and with output of 184 kW / 250 hp it is the world’s most powerful diesel car. The diesel-powered ML 270 CDI and sporty ML 55 AMG join the M-Class range (W 163). On the basis of the S-Class, Mercedes-Benz presents a new hybrid vehicle which combines a 132 kW / 180 hp V6 petrol engine with an 80 kW electric motor. The smart brand presents a two-seater roadster study as well as the smart Convertible with innovative soft-top technology.
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17 - 27 September 1959
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The facelifted four-cylinder cars 180 b/180 Db (W 120) and 190 b/190 Db (W 121) and the newly developed luxury models 220 b, 220 Sb and 220 SEb (W 111) celebrate their premiere at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main. The "b" in the model designation is only used internally and serves to distinguish the new models from the preceding ones. All new car models have interior appointments designed to avoid or reduce injuries in accidents. In the "fintail body" of the six-cylinder models, the safety cell with crumple zones originally conceived by Béla Barényi is featured for the first time in a series-produced passenger car. Also making its debut appearance is the Mercedes-Benz O 322 urban bus with rear-mounted engine and air suspension.
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17 - 27 September 2009
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The Frankfurt International Motor Show marks the debut of both the 212 series E-Class Estate and of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (197 series). The gullwing-door super sports car developed by AMG features an all-aluminium body and space frame. Its 420 kW / 571 hp front-mid powerplant, the most powerful variant of the 6.2-litre eight-cylinder M 156 engine, is combined here with a dual clutch transmission and makes possible speeds of up to 317 km/h. Presented here as a concept, the Vision S 500 Plug-In HYBRID offers the possibility of fuel consumption of just 3.2 litres per 100 km. Celebrating its world premiere at the show is the B-Class F-CELL, the first fuel cell passenger car to be manufactured under series-production conditions. It features an locally emission-free drive unit, and the figures convert to an equivalent NEDC fuel consumption of 3.3 litres of diesel per 100 km. smart presents the special "edition highstyle" model and the new 'smart BRABUS tailor made' individualisation programme. With this new ser
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19 September 1909
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Following up on his success of 1908 and driving a 160 hp Mercedes racing car owned by Theodor Dreher, Otto Salzer once again posts the best time at the eleventh Semmering Race, improving his record of the previous year to 84.3 km/h. With that, Mercedes scores its ninth consecutive overall win in this major hillclimb event.
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23 - 30 September 2004
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Mercedes-Benz presents a number of new products at the International Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, including the completely revised and restructured Atego and Axor truck series, the special Actros "Black Edition" model and the new BlueTec diesel technology. Delivery of the first Actros trucks equipped with BlueTec takes place in January 2005. Also shown for the first time is a Sprinter test vehicle with "plug-in" hybrid drive. A 70 kW / 95 hp electric motor is integrated in the drive train between the diesel engine and transmission. It draws its energy from nickel metal-hydride batteries, which it recharges during braking and on downhill stretches. When parked the hybrid Sprinter also can be recharged from a power outlet thanks to "plug-in" technology. Based on the Sprinter, the "Safety Innovation Vehicle" demonstrates tomorrow’s safety levels with adaptive ESP, Lane Assistant and adaptive cruise control. EvoBus presents the Setra S 415 GT, which adds to the ComfortClass an economical com
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25 September - 10 October 2004
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The sports tourer concept is the highlight of the Mercedes-Benz presentation at the Paris Motor Show: alongside the European version of the Grand Sports Tourers "Vision R", for the first time the Compact Sports Tourer "Vision B" is shown, which will come on the market in 2005 as the B-Class. Other new products include the CLS 55 AMG and a special CLK Convertible model, designed jointly with Italian couturier Giorgio Armani.
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26 September 1994
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The first cut of the spade signals the start of construction work for a new Development and Preparation Centre in Sindelfingen. The building complex is the work of renowned architect Renzo Piano and will accommodate the Design and Passenger Car Development departments after its completion.
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28 September 1994
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Mercedes-Benz AG and future joint venture Mahle-Wizemann-Pleuco (MWP) announce their intention to form a company which will develop, produce and market valve train systems for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Mercedes-Benz will bring the Bad Homburg plant into the new company.
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28 September - 9 October 2009
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As part of an eco-training event, Mercedes-Benz presents to the press the new BlueEFFICIENCY-package for the Sprinter. The efficiency package in the diesel models includes a new ECO start/stop function to optimise fuel consumption and reduce emissions, in addition to the new four-cylinder engines and six-speed ECO Gear transmission. The BlueEFFICIENCY badge is also worn by the particularly economical natural gas powered Sprinter NGT, which is remarkable for its significantly reduced exhaust and noise emissions.
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September 1964
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The first Mercedes-Benz 600 (W 100) cars are delivered. The new Grand Mercedes is launched in both a saloon variant with standard wheelbase and a four-door Pullman version with a vis-à-vis rear seat bench. A third variant, a six-door Pullman limousine with folding seats in front of the rear seat bench, is also presented. The 600 is the first Mercedes-Benz production passenger car to be equipped with a V8 engine, the 250 hp / 184 kW M 100 unit with a 6.3-litre displacement.
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September 1969
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In addition to the new Mercedes-Benz car models with the 3.5-litre engine a further body variant of the mid-range series W 114 / W 115 is released for sale: the four-door extended saloon with longer wheelbase, designed as a 7/8-seater and first offered in the model variants 220 D and 230.
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September 2009
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Binz in Lorch, Württemberg, starts series production of lengthened chassis based on the E-Class 212 series. Unlike with the predecessor VF 211 series, Binz builds the VF 212 entirely autonomously and offers the chassis in three varying wheelbase lengths. These are no longer based on the body-in-white structures, but instead on complete assembled estates without rear seat sets or boot space floor.
