Press Information November 2, 1980

Press Kit. Besuch südafrikanischer Journalisten 02.11. - 07.11.1980: Daimler-Benz Today: Daimler-Benz Today. Significance and Position in the European Automobile Industry; Untertürkheim. Nerve Centre of Daimler-Benz AG. Stuttgart largest manufacturing plant; History: 1896 – Motorization Revolutionizes Goods Transport; Commercial Vehicles Plants: Wörth: Planned for the future. Wörth – the largest truck works in Western Europe; 119,000 Spare Truck Parts on Call, Ready for dispatz to all parts of the World in a few hours.; CDD Supplies of Commercial Vehicles. Vehicles from the box, or from the container.; Gaggenau: Gaggenau. Focal points of production: UNIMOG and MB trac, Truck transmission and Planetary gear hub-reduktion axles; UNOMOG and MB Trac: Special All-Wheel drive vehicles from Gaggenau. Their development and a summary of possible uses.; Mannheim: Mannheim. Original Daimler-Benz factory – rich in Tradition. Focal point for the production of bus and commercial vehicle engines.; Cross-Country Car: The Mercedes-Benz Idea behind the Cross-Country Vehicles; Research and Development: Mercedes-Benz present: Fuel-saving engines for the economical heafy-duty truck; Anti-locking Brake System for Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles; Alternative Energies in Road Transport; The O-Bahn System, a realistic soluton for local Public Transport. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hubert Christ.