Photo by Eva M. Ramirez Quezada Introduction
The success story of commercial vehicles from Mercedes-Benz dates back to 1895 when Benz patented the first motor bus. The following year, expanded the range of commercial vehicles available at that time, to create the first motor bus service worldwide.
On the other hand, the company Daimler Motoren he had made his first car in December 1900 occurred in September 1902 the brand "Mercedes", the name emerged in 1899 when the Consul General of Austria in Nice , Emil Jellinek , entered his car Phoenix Model Daimler in competition. The car that won that and subsequent career with great advantage over their competitors, had been painted on the hood, the name of his daughter Mercedes.
global leader utility vehicle construction, Mercedes Benz emerged in 1926 from the merger of these two pioneers of the automotive industry and Daimler Benz . With this union, the mark "Mercedes" became the "Mercedes-Benz ."
not until 1927 and after the merger between Daimler and Benz, buses began carrying the brand "Mercedes-Benz ." The pioneer was the Mercedes-Benz L 5, driven by a motor six-cylinder diesel.
buses were imported in 1970 MB by line Mexican Bus Transport Oriente (ADO ), these buses were used to transport the players during the World Cup Soccer . This was despite the decree banning such imports from 1964.
The success story of commercial vehicles from Mercedes-Benz dates back to 1895 when Benz patented the first motor bus. The following year, expanded the range of commercial vehicles available at that time, to create the first motor bus service worldwide.
On the other hand, the company Daimler Motoren he had made his first car in December 1900 occurred in September 1902 the brand "Mercedes", the name emerged in 1899 when the Consul General of Austria in Nice , Emil Jellinek , entered his car Phoenix Model Daimler in competition. The car that won that and subsequent career with great advantage over their competitors, had been painted on the hood, the name of his daughter Mercedes.
global leader utility vehicle construction, Mercedes Benz emerged in 1926 from the merger of these two pioneers of the automotive industry and Daimler Benz . With this union, the mark "Mercedes" became the "Mercedes-Benz ."
not until 1927 and after the merger between Daimler and Benz, buses began carrying the brand "Mercedes-Benz ." The pioneer was the Mercedes-Benz L 5, driven by a motor six-cylinder diesel.
buses were imported in 1970 MB by line Mexican Bus Transport Oriente (ADO ), these buses were used to transport the players during the World Cup Soccer . This was despite the decree banning such imports from 1964.
In 1985 the consortium once Daimler Benz acquired . capital of the company's Motor Carrier Factory Mexican ( FAMSA ) in the hands of Hermes Group, it was not until January 1991 when officially created the name Mercedes Benz Mexico SA de CV ( MBM). In 1992 remodeled and established headquarters in the premises of the plant located in Santiago Tianguistengo , State of Mexico. Fully entering the domestic market for heavy vehicles.
In the early 1990's were inported Brazilian model Benz O371 buses deserve both two of three.
Mercedes Benz Plant Monterrey
24 February 1993, the company German multinational finalized its purchase of the former facilities of Makrotec , Alfa Group company where previously manufactured overhead cranes. This plant is located in the municipality of García very close to Monterrey, NL From there to be known as the Monterrey plant.
the plant was officially inaugurated on January 12, 1994, by the then President of Mexico, Lic . Carlos Salinas de Gortari . The chairmanship of the Mercedes Benz AG was by Helmut Werner and the general direction of MBM by Andreas Spearl . In the opening ceremony was also present governor of Nuevo León, Lic. Socrates Rizzo Garcia
The factory is located in an area of \u200b\u200b547 thousand 625 square meters. In the initial investment involved Mercedes Benz Mexico, SA de CV, and the organization Industrial American Brazilian Bus Company ( CAIO ) who was then 40% of the city bus segment in Brazil.
When starting the plant had a capacity of producing 3 000 buses annually. The buses were model Vitoria front engine skid OF 1318 "flat face" MBO 1317 and until 1621 " Boxer, as well as models rear engine mounted on platforms OH 1418.
Mercedes Benz Plant Monterrey
24 February 1993, the company German multinational finalized its purchase of the former facilities of Makrotec , Alfa Group company where previously manufactured overhead cranes. This plant is located in the municipality of García very close to Monterrey, NL From there to be known as the Monterrey plant.
the plant was officially inaugurated on January 12, 1994, by the then President of Mexico, Lic . Carlos Salinas de Gortari . The chairmanship of the Mercedes Benz AG was by Helmut Werner and the general direction of MBM by Andreas Spearl . In the opening ceremony was also present governor of Nuevo León, Lic. Socrates Rizzo Garcia
The factory is located in an area of \u200b\u200b547 thousand 625 square meters. In the initial investment involved Mercedes Benz Mexico, SA de CV, and the organization Industrial American Brazilian Bus Company ( CAIO ) who was then 40% of the city bus segment in Brazil.
When starting the plant had a capacity of producing 3 000 buses annually. The buses were model Vitoria front engine skid OF 1318 "flat face" MBO 1317 and until 1621 " Boxer, as well as models rear engine mounted on platforms OH 1418.
The first car produced was a front engine bus with a body CAIO Vitoria, mounted on a chassis OF 1416. The unit was sold to the boiler manufacturer CERREY.
Photo taken from http://www.autobusesmercedesbenz.com.mx/home/acerca.asp
The next photograph is a front-engine bus used in the Metrobus system Metrorrey.
Photo taken from
http://www.metroflog.com/camion_monterrey/20100620/1?pi=904636722 A few months later introduced rear engine buses OH1416 chassis and body CAIO , which became a pillar in the market autobusero . These two vehicles defined the concept of scenic bus. "
The 1995 economic crisis dramatically affected the bus market in Mexico, with a reduction of 95% of total sales that caused a decrease in the number of employees of the plant, 380 employees in 1994 to only 69 in 1996, this SWAT team was called 69, set to maintain plant operability. In 1997 the activities are restarted when it is ordered to deliver 150 vehicles to Guatemala.
A total of 1.384 buses were assembled during the first era of the plant from 1994 to 1997, when the company ended with CAIO .
In 1998, production of Freightliner Trucks Plant in Santiago, in the State of Mexico, was not sufficient to meet the needs of the U.S. market, and it was decided completely transfer operations to Monterrey chassis. The quality of assembly and personal skills of Mercedes-Benz took the decision to implement assembly platforms of trucks and buses in the same production line.
FLD The first 120 came off the production line on April 22, 1999. And the first bus chassis built in Monterrey was an MBO 1419 ( boxer), produced in January 6, 1999.
A total of 3.190 trucks were assembled in Monterrey until 2000.
In May 1999 the Group Lazcano (group dedicated to urban transport in Monterrey) put into circulation a unit called the "Bus of 2000." In making this type of unit involved basically three companies located in the metropolitan area of \u200b\u200bMonterrey: Mercedes Benz Bus , platforms, Trailers de Monterrey, owner of the units and factories Dirona , construction shafts.
The following pictures are for 2001 buses manufactured under the agreement MB and Trailers de Monterrey.
to here the first part. The data published in this paper were taken from stories published by the company Daimler and various editions of the newspaper El Norte and the future.
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José Lozano R amírez
Monterrey, NL Mexico
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