Mercedes-Benz

The birth of a legend: the 300 engine series, first unveiled in 1949, is a major advancement
Stuttgart, Apr 22, 2009 - A false start that turned out well in the end. The history of the 300 engine series, launched in 1949 for light and medium-duty commercial vehicles, was certainly not without drama.

Mercedes-Benz O 322: An intermediate step on the way to modern bus design
Stuttgart, Jun 30, 2008 - In the impressive bus development history of Mercedes-Benz, the O 322 is an important link between two outstanding vehicle generations.

1898: The world’s first bus series launched by Daimler – a milestone for passenger transport
Stuttgart, Apr 1, 2008 - Four different models for between six and sixteen passengers, engine output ratings from four to ten horsepower: the first bus series was launched by Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft in May 1898. The automotive pioneer thus became the world’s first supplier of a complete series of motorized buses.

1948: The Mercedes-Benz O 4500 marks a new edition of bus design by Daimler-Benz
Stuttgart, Mar 3, 2008 - It was a question of making the best of scarce resources in factories which had been destroyed during the war. But as early as March 1948, Daimler-Benz succeeded in “re-editing” the Mercedes-Benz O 4500 bus.

Trendsetter in local public transport: In 1973 the O 307 entered series production
Stuttgart, Feb 1, 2008 - Wide doors, high windows, clear passenger information, plenty of interior space and comfortable seats; an ergonomically designed cockpit for one-man operation and quiet, clean engines. Nowadays these are the features that characterize the familiar appearance of modern regular service buses. When the O 307 inter-urban bus entered series production in February 1973, attributes such as these were anything but the norm.

Radical change of tack: 1991 the state-of-the-art O 404 replaced the internationally best-selling O 303
Stuttgart, Jul 25, 2006 - In Sindelfingen on August 27, 1991 Mercedes-Benz unveiled the O 404, a touring coach the like of which the world had never seen.

80 years ago: Low-floor buses with particularly convenient entrance from Benz
Stuttgart, Apr 26, 2005 - June 1925 Until June 1925 bus bodies had been mounted as a matter of course on conventional truck chassis which featured straight frames. This had meant quite a climb for the passengers. The new “low-floor” bus ushered in a new era.

75 years ago: Daimler-Benz buses made safer and lighter by the first all-steel bodies
Stuttgart, Apr 26, 2005 - June 1, 1930 Wood had been the preferred material of coachbuilders. But then, from 1930, Daimler-Benz introduced the steel skeleton design step by step.

40th anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz O 302: One for all
Stuttgart, Apr 18, 2005 - May 18, 1965 One for all – probably the aptest description of the Mercedes-Benz O 302. Urban regular-service bus, country bus, touring coach – this bus with the three-pointed star was a jack of all trades.