Mercedes-Benz is celebrating an extraordinary anniversary: The brand has delivered 25 million passenger cars to customers worldwide since 1945. Dr. Klaus Maier, Executive Vice President Mercedes Car Group, responsible for Sales and Marketing: “The positive sales development at Mercedes-Benz during the last 60 years impressively demonstrates the long-term success of our product strategy. No other premium automaker boasts such an attractive portfolio so geared toward customer demands.”

The milestone vehicle, a new generation E-Class, was handed over to the owner of a Munich taxi company at the Mercedes-Benz Customer Center in Sindelfingen. “The first postwar Mercedes-Benz passenger car rolled off the line here in Sindelfingen more than 60 years ago,” said Dr. Eberhard Haller, Vice President and Manager of the DaimlerChrysler plant in Sindelfingen. “That vehicle marked the beginning of the ascent of Mercedes-Benz to become the world’s most valuable and successful automobile brand. Today’s handing over of the 25-millionth Mercedes-Benz is a special occasion that will further motivate both the staff in Sindelfingen and the entire Mercedes-Benz organization.”