23 March 1909 – 100 years ago:
Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH was founded in Bissingen, a predecessor of Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH, and thus manufacturer of vehicles for the Maybach brand.

March 1979 – 30 years ago:
As part of its “long-term production order” (LPO), the board of management at Daimler-Benz AG decided to shift van production from Bremen to Düsseldorf and to produce the soon-to-be-launched Mercedes-Benz 190 passenger car in several variants at Bremen.

9–19 March 1989 – 20 years ago:
The new SL series from Mercedes-Benz (R 129) celebrated its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. The 300 SL, 300 SL-24 and 500 SL were all exhibited.

15 March 1994 – 15 years ago:
Mercedes-Benz exhibited its new dynamic handling control system (FDR) in Arjeplog, Sweden. This was to be launched on the market a year later as the Electronic Stability Program (ESP), developed in collaboration with Bosch.

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