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Mercedes-Benz Trucks: Masters of the Desert

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks: Masters of the Desert

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks: Masters of the Desert
Mercedes-Benz Trucks: Masters of the Desert


Sand, gravel and rocks. Heat, dust and heavy loads. Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicles master even the most difficult terrains and challenges. Mercedes-Benz Trucks is now part of the Daimler Trucks division, and includes companies that were part of the DaimlerChrysler merger. Gottlieb Daimler sold the world’s first truck in 1886. The first factory to be built outside Germany after WWII was in Argentina. It originally built trucks, many of which were modified independently to buses, popularly named Colectivo. Today, it builds buses, trucks, the Vito and the Sprinter van.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks: Masters of the Desert
Mercedes-Benz Trucks: Masters of the Desert

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