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- 1942 - First plans for a forward control vehicle with all-wheel drive are made by Daimler-Benz in Berlin-Marienfelde.
- 1944 - Announcement of the Morgenthau Plan; Albert Friedrich conducts the first studies on an agricultural vehicle with all-wheel drive and forward control.
- 1945 - May, establishment of the criteria for building a Unimog.
August, first contacts with Erhard & Sohne.
September, first plan by Friedrich
December, first sketches by Robler.
December, contract with Erhard & Sohne in Schwabisch Gmand.
- 1946 - January, Robler starts work at Erhard & Sohne under Friedrich.
6 March, first concrete Unimog concept.
October, first chassis ready for driving, practical testing begins. The name Unimog is coined.
December, the body is ready, first demonstrations.
- 1947 - Spring, the Boehringer brothers take over the Unimog team, production and sales. Erhard & Sohne remains the supplier for many parts. The first diesel engines are delivered.
Autumn, procurement of materials for the planned preliminary series of 100 vehicles.
- 1948 - Unimog is introduced at the LG-Schau (trade show) in Frankfurt. The first 150 orders.
Summer, final preparations for production of the series, which begins in August.
- 1949 - Delivery of the first Boehringer Unimog Model 70200 begins in spring. When production is running, an additional series of 500 vehicles is planned.
- 1950 - By autumn 1950, 600 Unimogs are built by Boehringer. Negotiations are held in autumn about the takeover by Daimler-Benz. Now Boehringer can manufacture machine tools once again
- 1951 - 3 June, first delivery of the Daimler-Benz Unimog Model 2010, manufactured in Gaggenau. DLG Silver Medal, the association´s highest award.
- 1953 - March, first Unimog with closed all-steel cab. Unimog is awarded a gold medal at the Rationalisierungsausstellung (efficiency exhibition) in Dusseldorf.
31 July, production of Model 2010 25 PS is discontinued.
3 August, the first Model 401 rolls off the belt.
- 1954 - Unimog is the first tractor to receive the seal of approval from the Forsttechnischen Prafungsausschuss (forestry technology examining board).
- 1955 - May, the first Unimog S with long wheelbase and modified gasoline car engine rolls off the belt.
Autumn, the ox head is replaced by a star on the bonnet
- 1956 - August, engine performance is increased from 25 to 30 hp.
- 1957 - The Unimog is available with optional fully-synchronized transmission. September, new closed cab for the Unimog with long wheelbase.
- 1959 - Unimog becomes the first agricultural tractor with synchronized transmission as a standard feature.
- 1961 - May, over 50,000 Unimogs are manufactured.
- 1963 - May, the first Unimog 65 hp is ready
- 1964 - June, the first Unimog 65 hp with direct-injection engine is built.
- 1966 - April, new Unimog range: U 34, U 40, U 70, U 80 and Unimog S.
May, the 100,000th Unimog rolls off the belt in Gaggenau.
- 1968 - Expanded range: U 34, U 45, U 54, U 66, U 80, U 90 and Unimog S for the civilian sector.
- 1969 - With 100 German standard hp, Unimog as a powerful road tractor.
- 1970 - Overroll bar standard for the open Unimog.
- 1971 - The 150,000th Unimog rolls off the belt in Gaggenau and is donated to charity.
- 1972 - New range: U 34, U 52, U 66, U 84 chassis with 90 hp and 100 German standard hp. Unimog (1.5 t truck) with 82 and 110 hp gasoline engine.
The MB-trac, a version of the Unimog further developed especially for the farmer, is launched.
- 1974 - U 120 / Model 425, new Unimog.
- 1975 - Unimog road tractor with 150 hp.
- 1976 - Expansion of the range: U 1000, change to new model names U 800 - U 1300.
- 1980 - Production of the U 404 (Unimog S) is phased out.
- 1985 - Introduction of the Light and Medium-duty Ranges 407 and 427.
- 1988 - Introduction of the 437 Range.
- 1991 - New top model U 2150.
- 1992 - Introduction of the new Unimog models 408 and 418 (Light and Medium-duty Ranges). New top model U 2400 (437, Heavy-duty Range).
- 1994 - The 300 000th Unimog is produced.
- 2000 - Premier of the new Unimog Generation U 300 / U 400.
- 2001 - 9th-10th June - "50 Years Mercedes-Benz Unimog" anniversary in Gaggenau
- 2002 - 2nd August 2002Â The last Unimog drives off the Gaggenau assembly line.
26th August 2002 The first Unimog drives off the new Worth production facility assembly line.
12th - 19th September 2002 The world premiere of the extreme off-road Unimog U 3000/U 4000/U 5000 at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover
- 2003 - Unimog U 5000 market launch. Premier of the innovative technical feature - AutomaticShift for the Unimog models U 400/U 500 and U 3000 - U 5000.
Source: UK Mercedes Benz
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