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A new chapter<br />
in Unimog’s history<br />
Dear friends of Unimog, in this issue of<br />
UNIMOG JOURNAL I am particularly<br />
pleased to be able to present our new<br />
Unimog generation to you.<br />
With this Unimog generation we are<br />
beginning a new chapter in more than fifty<br />
successful years of the Unimog (a German<br />
acronym for Universal Motor Appliance ).<br />
More than perhaps any other commercial<br />
vehicle built by our Group, the Unimog<br />
symbolizes the virtues of the <strong>Mercedes</strong>-<br />
<strong>Benz</strong> brand: reliability, strength, longevity<br />
and diversity. You can be sure that what<br />
was true yesterday remains true today and<br />
will continue to hold good in the future!<br />
We have re-interpreted the Unimog<br />
concept at the beginning of the new millennium.<br />
Its design has now been revised<br />
for the fourth time. Why this re-interpretation,<br />
you may ask: in fact it reflects our<br />
desire to design the Unimog, this versatile<br />
equipment carrier, to meet our customers<br />
requirements as closely as possible. This<br />
new multiple talent on the equipment<br />
operating sector satisfies all the demands<br />
we face on the market today and that have<br />
naturally changed in recent years. Furthermore,<br />
it still has the best off-road capabilities<br />
of all equipment-carrier vehicles.<br />
The new model series are all-round solutions<br />
for the most varied employment<br />
conditions in winter and summer alike,<br />
for public authorities, private companies,<br />
the construction and energy industries<br />
and agriculture. In a so far unique partnership<br />
with certified equipment manufacturers,<br />
we offer highly specialised and focused<br />
solutions for just about every task. The interfaces<br />
on the vehicle make it possible to<br />
continue using older Unimog attachments.<br />
We had the driver specifically in mind<br />
when designing our new vehicle. The<br />
new Unimog is safer and more convenient<br />
to drive. For those who use it every day,<br />
work is made easier by the comprehensive<br />
standard equipment specification, consisting<br />
of air conditioning, EPS, ABS, permanent<br />
four-wheel drive and other technical<br />
innovations such as the VarioPilot<br />
person operating system. The completely<br />
re-designed driver s cabin is now even<br />
more spacious, with better visibility.<br />
On a regional tour of Germany we<br />
recently introduced the new Unimog<br />
generation to customers, business associates<br />
and the specialised press. The heavy<br />
series 500 which will be launched in February<br />
2001 will be presented for the first<br />
Dr. Klaus Maier<br />
Editorial<br />
time at the German IAA Commercial<br />
Vehicle Show in Frankfurt in September.<br />
The widespread response and the overwhelmingly<br />
positive feedback we have<br />
received so far confirm our belief that we<br />
are on the right path to maintain and<br />
develop our leading position on the European<br />
equipment carrier market with the<br />
new Unimog.<br />
Come with us on this successful<br />
journey and join me in looking forward to<br />
a continuation of the Unimog legend!<br />
Dr. Klaus Maier,<br />
Head of the <strong>Mercedes</strong>-<strong>Benz</strong> truck division<br />
UNIMOG<br />
JOURNAL<br />
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