1984

1 - 20 January 1984	Paris - Dakar: one-two win for commercial vehicles
January 1984	USA: concentration on Freightliner Group
20 - 25 February 1984	Premiere: light trucks
7 March 1984	Model test with closed-loop catalytic converter
March 1984	Involvement in South Africa
4 - 11 April 1984	Hanover Fair: debut of the light truck range
12 May 1984	Nürburgring: opening with twenty Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16
19 July 1984	Last van rolls off assembly line in Bremen
13/14 September 1984	New assembly bay for the series production start of the O 405
September 1984	With closed-loop catalytic converter: Mercedes-Benz passenger cars
8 October 1984	Hydrogen drive in real-life test
28 October 1984	One-millionth torque converter for passenger car automatic transmissions
October 1984	Clean turbodiesel cars go into production
26 November 1984	New mid-range 124 series
19 December 1984	Last light truck LP 813 assembled
December 1984	Delivery of the first O 405 regular service buses