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Daimler-Benz

Also Known As Daimler-Benz AG
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A German automobile and engine manufacturer formed in 1926 by the merger of Benz and Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft; merged with the American Chrysler Corporation in 1998 to form DaimlerChrysler, and its successor Daimler AG sold Chrysler in 2007. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Company Type
Automobile and engine manufacturer (merged into DaimlerChrysler AG in 1998) 2
Founded Year
1926 2
Founded Year
1998 1
Headquarters
Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany 2
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
FAQs

What was Daimler-Benz's connection to the American automaker Chrysler?

Daimler-Benz, formed in 1926 by the merger of Benz and Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, merged with the American Chrysler Corporation in 1998 in a deal that renamed the combined company DaimlerChrysler. Its successor, Daimler AG, ultimately sold the Chrysler unit in 2007.
Connections

Associated With

Source Wikipedia, DaimlerChrysler
Source Wikipedia, DaimlerChrysler

Operates In

Source Wikipedia, Daimler-Benz

Parent Company Of

Source AEG (German company) (Wikipedia)

Daimler-Benz parent from the May 1981 purchase from Consolidated Freightways.

Source Freightliner Trucks (Wikipedia)
Source Mercedes-Benz Argentina (Wikipedia)
Source Mercedes-Benz España - Gasteizko lantegia (Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia)

Related Corporate Events

Source Wikipedia, DaimlerChrysler
Source Wikipedia, DaimlerChrysler
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Manufactures

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Source Mercedes-Benz W 157 (Wikipedia)Text, maker
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den Daimler-Benz 1941/42 entwarf und baute

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Source Mercedes-Benz W 160 (Wikipedia)Text, maker
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den die Daimler-Benz AG 1938 baute

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Source Mercedes-Benz W165 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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is a racing car designed by Mercedes-Benz in late 1938 to meet voiturette (Formula 2) racing regulations

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Source Mercedes-Benz W 17 (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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das die Daimler-Benz AG 1931 und 1932 herstellte

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Source Mercedes-Benz W18 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Mercedes-Benz W18 was a six-cylinder automobile sold as the Mercedes-Benz Typ 290

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Source Mercedes-Benz W180 (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a line of full-sized luxury cars produced by Mercedes-Benz between 1954 and 1959

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Source Mercedes-Benz W186 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Mercedes-Benz W186 Model 300 is a four-door luxury sedan produced by Mercedes-Benz between 1951 and 1957

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Source Mercedes-Benz W187 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Mercedes-Benz W187 is a luxury car produced by Mercedes-Benz

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Source Mercedes-Benz W188 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Mercedes-Benz W188 was a two-door luxury sports tourer produced by Mercedes-Benz between 1951 and 1958

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Source Mercedes-Benz W189 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Mercedes-Benz W189 model 300 was a four-door luxury tourer produced by Mercedes-Benz between 1957 and 1962

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Source Mercedes-Benz W194 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Mercedes-Benz W194 (also called 300 SL) is an endurance racer produced by Mercedes-Benz for the 1952 Sportscar racing season, its first after World War II

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Source Mercedes-Benz W196 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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was a Formula One racing car produced by Mercedes-Benz for the 1954 and 1955 F1 seasons

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Source Mercedes-Benz W201 AMG DTM (Wikipedia, French edition)Lead, manufacturer
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La Mercedes-Benz W201 AMG DTM est une voiture de course fabriquée par Mercedes-Benz et Mercedes-AMG entre 1988 et 1993

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Source Mercedes-Benz W21 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Mercedes-Benz W 21 was a six-cylinder passenger car launched in 1933 using the name Mercedes-Benz Typ 200

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Source Mercedes-Benz W25 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Mercedes-Benz W25 is a Grand Prix racing car designed by Daimler-Benz AG for the 1934 Grand Prix season

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Source Mercedes-Benz W31 (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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first produced by Mercedes-Benz as a staff/command car for the Wehrmacht in 1934

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Source Mercedes-Benz W460 (Wikipedia, Italian edition)Lead
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La Daimler-Benz, detentrice del marchio Mercedes-Benz

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Source Mercedes-Benz W461 (Wikipedia, Italian edition)Lead, manufacturer
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la Daimler-Benz aveva già cominciato ad identificare come W461 alcuni lotti di esemplari destinati ad utilizzi in campo militare

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Source Mercedes-Benz W463 (Wikipedia, Italian edition)Lead, manufacturer
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lo scenario che si parò dinanzi agli occhi dei vertici Daimler-Benz durante la prima metà degli anni '80

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Source Sd.Kfz. 8 (Wikipedia)Lead, designed by Daimler-Benz
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was a German half-track designed by Daimler-Benz that saw widespread use in World War II.

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Source Unimog 2010 (Wikipedia)Lead, production start
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made by German manufacturer Daimler-Benz from June 1951 to August 1953 in the Mercedes-Benz Gaggenau plant

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Source Unimog 401 (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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It was produced by Daimler-Benz in the Unimog plant in Gaggenau from 1953 to 1956.

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Source Unimog 404 (Wikipedia)Lead, development
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the Daimler-Benz engineers decided to build the Unimog 404 with a downswept frame

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Source Unimog 406 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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A total of 37,069 units were manufactured by the Daimler-Benz AG in the Unimog plant in Gaggenau from 1963 to 1989.

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Source Unimog 407 (Wikipedia, German edition)Lead
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Die Daimler-Benz AG baute ihn als Nachfolger des Unimog 421 zwischen 1988 und 1993 im Mercedes-Benz-Werk Gaggenau.

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Source Unimog 408 (Wikipedia, German edition)Lead, builder
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Die Daimler AG baute ihn als Nachfolger des Unimog 407 zwischen 1992 und 2001 im Mercedes-Benz-Werk Gaggenau.

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Source Unimog 409 (Wikipedia, German edition)Lead
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Die Daimler-Benz AG baute zwischen 1996 und 1998 im Mercedes-Benz-Werk Gaggenau insgesamt 790 Stück.

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Source Unimog 411 (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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Daimler-Benz AG built 39,581 units at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Gaggenau between August 1956 and October 1974.

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Source Unimog 417 (Wikipedia, German edition)Lead
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Die Daimler-Benz AG baute ihn als Nachfolger verschiedener mittelschwerer Unimog-Baureihen zwischen 1988 und 1993 im Mercedes-Benz-Werk Gaggenau.

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Source Unimog 418 (Wikipedia, German edition)Lead
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Die Daimler-Benz AG baute ihn als Nachfolger des Unimog 417 zwischen 1992 und 1998 im Mercedes-Benz-Werk Gaggenau.

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Source Unimog 419 (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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is a military vehicle made by Daimler-Benz for the US Army

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Source Unimog 421 (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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The Unimog 421 is a vehicle of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog series, made by Daimler-Benz.

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Source Unimog 424 (Wikipedia, German)Lead, Daimler-Benz AG at Gaggenau
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Der Unimog 424 ist eine schwere Unimog-Baureihe von Mercedes-Benz. Die Daimler-Benz AG baute zwischen 1976 und 1988 im Mercedes-Benz-Werk Gaggenau insgesamt 11.233 Stück.

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Source Unimog 425 (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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made by Daimler-Benz AG from 1975 to 1988 in the Mercedes-Benz Gaggenau plant

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Source Unimog 427 (Wikipedia, German edition)Lead
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Die Daimler-Benz AG baute zwischen 1988 und 2003 im Mercedes-Benz-Werk Gaggenau insgesamt 16.401 Stück.

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Source Unimog 436 (Wikipedia, German edition)Lead, builder
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Unter dieser Baureihenbezeichnung fertigt die Daimler Truck Holding AG (beziehungsweise die Vorgängerunternehmen) seit 1987 Unimog im Mercedes-Benz-Werk Aksaray in der Türkei.

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Source Wikipedia: UnimogHistory, Gaggenau production
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Daimler-Benz modified the Unimog for mass production to create the series 2010 and in 1951, started its manufacture in their Gaggenau plant in Baden-Württemberg, where production continued until 2002.

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Source Wikidata: Panzer I

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Source Wikidata: Panzer II

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Source Wikidata: Panzer III

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Source Sd.Kfz. 6 (Wikipedia)Infobox: manufacturer
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Büssing-NAG, Daimler-Benz, Praga

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Source Wikidata: StuG III

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Owns

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Source Mercedes-Benz Group (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph, the 1926 merger that formed Daimler-Benz
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Daimler-Benz was formed with the merger of Benz & Cie., the world's oldest car company, and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft in 1926.

Located In

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Source Wikipedia, Daimler-BenzLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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Mercedes-Benz Group AG (formerly Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler, and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive company headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Daimler-Benz
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  • Wikidata Q27530 P571 (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
  • Wikidata Q27530 P31=Q891723 (public) (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
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2. Wikipedia, Daimler-Benz
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The company was renamed DaimlerChrysler upon the acquisition of the American automobile manufacturer, Chrysler Corporation in 1998.
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Wikipedia, Mercedes-Benz Group
WikipediaInfobox: num_employees
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175,264 (2024)
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Wikipedia, DaimlerChrysler
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: DaimlerChrysler Merger
  • Associated With: DaimlerChrysler Demerger, 1998-2007: DaimlerChrysler
  • Related Corporate Events: DaimlerChrysler Merger
  • Related Corporate Events: DaimlerChrysler Demerger
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Freightliner Trucks (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: Freightliner Trucks, History, 1980s, sale to Daimler-Benz
Quote, Parent Company Of: Freightliner Trucks, History, 1980s, sale to Daimler-Benz
In May 1981, it sold its truck manufacturing business and the Freightliner brand to Daimler-Benz
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Mercedes-Benz España - Gasteizko lantegia (Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia)
Parent Company Of: MEVOSA, Text, 1980 control
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Daimler-Benzek kapital sozialaren %52,13 bereganatu zuen, eta enpresaren kontrola hartu zuen
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Mercedes-Benz Argentina (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: Mercedes-Benz Argentina, History, Expansion
Quote, Parent Company Of: Mercedes-Benz Argentina, History, Expansion
The 1960s began with administrative changes in the company that passed into the hands of Daimler-Benz AG.
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AEG (German company) (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: AEG, Lead, ownership
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Daimler-Benz purchased AEG
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