50-409: (Redirected from F-103 ) F103 may refer to : Audi F103 , a 1965 internal designation for a series of car models Blas de Lezo (F103), a 2004 Spanish Navy Álvaro de Bazán class frigate Tamiya F103, a 1/10 scale radio controlled Formula One chassis by Tamiya Corporation General Electric F103 , a jet engine HMS Lowestoft (F103) ,
100-530: A 50/50 joint venture with Geely . By unit sales, the Mercedes-Benz Group is the tenth-largest car manufacturer in the world; shipping two million passenger vehicles in 2021 and by revenue the seventh-largest car manufacturer worldwide in 2023. Also in 2023, the company was ranked 42nd in the Forbes Global 2000 . The group provides financial services through its Mercedes-Benz Mobility arm. The company
150-404: A British Royal Navy Rothsay class anti-submarine frigate Republic XF-103 Thunderwarrior, a cancelled fighter aircraft development project [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
200-509: A German startup that has built an app for peer-to-peer-style carpooling, has invested in Storedot, Careem , Blacklane and FlixBus , and has acquired car2go and mytaxi (now Free Now ). Li Shufu of Chinese automobile manufacturer Geely took a 9.69% stake in the company, through Tenaciou3 Prospect Investment Limited, in February 2018, making it the company's largest single shareholder. Geely
250-660: A consequence the spark plug tended to foul up, particularly if the engine was often used in city traffic. To avoid this, it was often recommended to run a hotter spark plug (with a lower heat range) in the front cylinder than in the other three. The engines of the F103 series were developed by Daimler-Benz as part of a military project that never came to fruition. They were dubbed the Mitteldruckmotor (medium-pressure engines) because of their unusually high BMEP (mean effective pressure, as calculated from brake torque) values, which led to
300-470: A deal to sell its Here digital maps division to a consortium of three German automakers— BMW , Daimler AG, and Volkswagen Group , for €2.8 billion. This was seen as an indication that the automakers were interested in automated cars. In 2017, Daimler announced a series of acquisitions and partnerships with car startups focused on car sharing, in a move towards what it sees as the next generation of car ownership and usage. Part of its corporate strategy
350-424: A good thermodynamic efficiency. The engines had spiral-formed intake channels that gave the fuel-air mixture a good swirl. The engine had Heron-type combustion chambers with broad squish bands, further enhancing the mixture swirl and aiding good combustion. These features made it possible to use very high compression ratios for the time. The initial engine version had a compression ratio of 11:1 for 98 RON fuel and even
400-418: A marque of automobiles had been given by Gottlieb Daimler for use by other companies. It is or was used principally by Daimler Motor Company and Austro-Daimler later Steyr-Daimler-Puch but also, very briefly by Daimler Manufacturing Company and Panhard-Daimler , and others. The new company, Daimler-Benz, did not obtain consent to include Daimler in its brand name and used the name Mercedes to represent
450-652: A re-badged Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. In 2000, DaimlerChrysler acquired the Detroit Diesel Corporation and placed its on-highway division under Daimler Trucks North America. The off-highway division was placed under MTU Friedrichshafen to form MTU America. Detroit Diesel branding has been maintained by DTNA and MTU America. In 2005, MTU-Friedrichshafen was sold to the Swedish investment firm EQT Partners. That same year, DaimlerChrysler entered into an alliance with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in an effort to reach
500-529: A small number of motor racing cars built to his specifications by Maybach, stipulated that the engine must be named Daimler-Mercedes , and made the new automobile famous through motorsports. That race car later became known as the Mercedes 35 hp . The first of the series of production models bearing the name Mercedes had been produced by DMG in 1902. Jellinek left the DMG board of directors in 1909. The name of Daimler as
550-538: Is a German multinational automotive company headquartered in Stuttgart , Baden-Württemberg , Germany. It is one of the world's leading car manufacturers. Daimler-Benz was formed with the merger of Benz & Cie. , the world's oldest car company, and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft in 1926. The company was renamed DaimlerChrysler upon the acquisition of the American automobile manufacturer, Chrysler Corporation in 1998, it
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#1732852142304600-1084: Is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index . The central company headquarters, the Mercedes-Benz offices, a car assembly plant, the Mercedes-Benz Museum and the Mercedes-Benz Arena are situated in the Mercedes-Benz complex in Stuttgart. The Mercedes-Benz Group origin is in an Agreement of Mutual Interest signed on 1 May 1924 between Benz & Cie. (founded in 1883 by Carl Benz ) and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (founded in 1890 by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach ). Both companies continued to manufacture their separate automobile and internal combustion engine marques until 28 June 1926, when Benz & Cie. and Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft formally merged – becoming Daimler-Benz AG ( Aktiengesellschaft ) – and agreed that thereafter, all of
650-733: Is already known from its ownership of Volvo Car Corporation . In September 2018, Daimler invested $ 155 million in US-based electric bus and its battery management technology manufacturer Proterra . In July 2019, BAIC Group purchased a 5% stake in Daimler, which is a reciprocal shareholder in BAIC 's Hong Kong listed subsidiary. In September 2019, Daimler announced that it would be "stopping its internal combustion engine development initiatives as part of its efforts to embrace electric vehicles ." In February 2020, Daimler partnered with Twelve to create
700-565: Is available on the U.S. market as a panel van, crew bus and chassis in several variants with three lengths and roof heights, six-cylinder diesel or gasoline engines. The Sprinter has been assembled and sold in the United States since 2001. The Mercedes-Benz Group sells automobiles under the following brands worldwide: Share Now - Now part of Stellantis The Mercedes-Benz Group has a worldwide network of production plants and research centers. The following list describes all locations around
750-560: Is renamed Motoren und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH (MTU Friedrichshafen) in 1969. In 1989, Daimler-Benz InterServices AG (Debis) was created to handle data processing, financial and insurance services, and real estate management for the Daimler group. In 1995, MTU Friedrichshafen became a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler-Benz. In a so-called "merger of equals," or "marriage made in heaven", according to its then CEO and architect Jürgen E. Schrempp , Daimler-Benz and United States–based automobile manufacturer Chrysler Corporation ,
800-440: Is to "transition from being an automobile manufacturer to a mobility services provider". In April 2017 it announced a partnership with Via , a New York–based ride-sharing app, to launch a new ride-sharing service across Europe. In September, it was announced that Daimler had led a fundraising round for car-sharing start up Turo , which is a platform that lets owners rent their vehicles out to other users. It also acquired Flinc,
850-701: The Hague System during 2020. This position is up on its previous 10th-place ranking in 2019. On 28 January 2022, CEO Ola Källenius announced that Daimler will be rebranded as Mercedes-Benz to pursue a higher valuation for the company as it shifts deeper into high-tech electric vehicles. On 1 February 2022, Daimler officially changed its registered company name to Mercedes-Benz Group AG. Sales of Mercedes-Benz Group vehicles in 2023 – 2,491,600 (+1.5%). Sales of superior products increased: Mercedes-Maybach (+19%), G-Class (+11%) and Mercedes-AMG (+4%). Fully electric Mercedes-Benz passenger car sales rose by 73% during
900-501: The M118 four-cylinder four-stroke engine. These were longitudinally mounted. This combination of front-wheel drive , which Auto Union's DKW brand had pioneered during the 1930s, and the longitudinal positioning of a four-cylinder engine would provide the basic template for Volkswagen 's successful new Passat as well as the Audi models Audi 80 and Audi 100 after Volkswagenwerk AG acquired
950-642: The Mercedes-Benz 770 luxury car. Daimler also produced parts for German arms, most notably barrels for Mauser Kar98k rifles. During World War II , Daimler-Benz had over 60,000 concentration camp prisoners and other forced laborers to build machinery. After the war, Daimler admitted to its links and coordination with the Nazi government. In 1966, Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH merged with Mercedes-Benz Motorenbau Friedrichshafen GmbH to form Maybach Mercedes-Benz Motorenbau GmbH, under partial ownership by Daimler-Benz. The company
1000-562: The Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd. , trading as " Denza " was established between BYD and Daimler to produce luxury electric vehicles. In November 2014, Daimler announced it would acquire 25 percent of Italian motorcycle producer MV Agusta for an undisclosed fee. MV Holding acquired the 25 percent of MV Agusta back from Daimler in December 2017. On 3 August 2015, Nokia announced that it had reached
1050-546: The Asian market. The alliance resulted in the platform sharing between the 2002-2013 Colt and first-generation Smart Forfour , but the declining performance of Mitsubishi led DaimlerChrysler to sell its shares back by 2004. In 2006, Chrysler reported losses of US$ 1.5 billion. It then announced plans to lay off 13,000 employees in mid-February 2007, close a major assembly plant and reduce production at other plants in order to restore profitability by 2008. That same year, Chrysler
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#17328521423041100-516: The Auto Union from Daimler-Benz late in 1964. Since the chassis on the F103 was taken from the DKW F102 with a three-cylinder two-stroke engine, the longer engine meant that the cooling system had to be offset to the left of the engine instead of the normal position in front of it. Because of the radiator's location, the front cylinder of the engine had a tendency to run cooler than the other three and as
1150-601: The Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft interest. Karl Benz remained as a member of the board of directors of Daimler-Benz AG until his death in 1929. Although Daimler-Benz is best known for its Mercedes-Benz automobile brand, during World War II , it also created a notable series of engines for German aircraft , tanks , and submarines . Its cars became the first choice of many Nazi, Fascist Italian, and Japanese officials including Hermann Göring , Adolf Hitler , Benito Mussolini and Hirohito , who most notably used
1200-476: The German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz, WpHG) paragraph § 38 owner of rights like financial options to buy common shares with voting rights have to be reported in case certain threshold values are achieved. These owners must report the sum of owned common shares and potential rights to buy additional shares. The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) reports
1250-450: The arrival of the less powerful Audi 60 completed the range. Breaking somewhat with the naming pattern, the Audi 60 has 55 PS (40 kW), although export versions produce 65 PS (48 kW). The Audi 75 replaced both the Audi 72 and the Audi 80 from 1969 onwards. In 1972 the F103 series was discontinued in favour of the "B1" Audi 80 . The F103 series were equipped exclusively with
1300-597: The company to start manufacturing Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans from scratch to meet demand in North America. From 2010, these vans were set up in Germany, then shipped to the United States partially disassembled for reassembly to avoid import tariffs. A Daimler official said that the Sprinter's popularity in North America was making that process less efficient. The North Charleston plant had been employing only 100 workers. The Sprinter
1350-665: The earlier DKW F102 . To signify the change from a two-stroke to four-stroke engine, the DKW marque was dropped in favour of Audi , a name that had been dormant since before the Second World War. The first model was launched simply as the Audi , later being renamed the Audi 72 (72 being the nominal power output of the engine in PS ). The more powerful Audi 80 and Audi Super 90 sports saloons (with 80 and 90 PS respectively) appeared in 1966: in 1968
1400-470: The engines intended for 92 RON fuel had a compression of 9:1, which was a very unusually high value for the time. The car came with a four-speed manual transmission. Inboard mounted front disc brakes were featured, which was still unusual in the mid-size car market at this time. The rear brakes followed the more conventional drum configuration. The F103 bodyshell was a development of the earlier DKW F102 . The engine compartment had to be extended so that
1450-476: The entry level Audi 60 powered by a 55 PS motor, the less basic Audi 75 producing 75 PS and the Audi Super 90 with 90 PS, able to challenge the performance image of some of the smaller BMWs. Visually the car changed very little, but keen eyed observers would have noticed a discreetly modernised rear from August 1970, with slightly larger rear lights and a reshaped bumper. The fuel filler moved from its location to
1500-695: The exception of the Audi Super 90, the F103 series were available also as three-door station wagon models. Making its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1966, this was called, like the Volkswagen estate/station wagon models, Variant . Initial changes were concentrated under the hood/bonnet where during the first two years of production the specification for the Solex carburetor was changed twice and in September 1967
1550-469: The factories would use the brand name of " Mercedes-Benz " on their automobiles. The inclusion of the name Mercedes in the new brand name honored the most important model series of DMG automobiles, the Mercedes series, which were designed and built by Wilhelm Maybach . They derived their name from a 1900 engine named after the daughter of Emil Jellinek . Jellinek became one of DMG's directors in 1900, ordered
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1600-516: The following shareholder structure based on § 39 WpHG, (Date: Tuesday, 19 November 2019): As of March 2010, Daimler owned a 22.5% share of EADS . In April 2013, Daimler sold its shares in EADS, and the same year, EADS restructured itself into a new aerospace company named Airbus . On 5 March 2015, Daimler AG announced a 1,200-job package to the North Charleston region for its van plant, to allow
1650-541: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=F103&oldid=649358615 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Audi F103 F103 is the internal designation for a series of car models produced by Auto Union in West Germany from 1965 to 1972, derived from
1700-463: The job of its architect, Chairman Jürgen E. Schrempp, who resigned at the end of 2005 in response to the fall of the company's share price following the transaction. Another issue of contention is whether the merger delivered promised synergies and successfully integrated the two businesses. Martin H. Wiggers ' concept of a platform strategy, like the VW Group's, was implemented only for a few models, so
1750-626: The joint venture was closed in 2018. From 1986 to 1989, Daimler produced the Mercedes-Benz W123 (200 and 230E) sedans in China under a joint venture with FAW Group , with 828 units assembled in Changchun. Beijing Jeep was a joint venture between Chrysler and BAIC Motor . After DaimlerChrysler was formed, its legal name was changed to Beijing Benz in 2004, and it started producing Mercedes-Benz models in 2006. The partnership has continued during
1800-522: The name of its flagship marque, Mercedes-Benz, and spun off its heavy commercial vehicles unit, Daimler Truck , into a separate listed company . Daimler Truck is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and its first trading day was on 10 December 2021. In the 2021 review of WIPO 's annual World Intellectual Property Indicators Daimler ranked 8th in the world, with 65 of its designs in industrial design registrations being published under
1850-575: The new four-cylinder engine could be accommodated. The front and tail were also cosmetically revised: Audi F103s sold in Europe all featured quasi-rectangular headlamps which were becoming fashionable at the time, whereas the F102 had used round headlamp units. All Audi F103 models were offered as sedans with two and four doors. The two-door saloon/sedan, however, was not sold in markets such as Italy and Britain with little demand for two-door cars of this size. With
1900-498: The right of the license plate on the rear panel to a position on the right hand wing of the car, and following a general trend of the period was now shielded by a flap that was flush with the bodywork. Inside the 1970 upgrade also involved a reconfigured dashboard. During the early 1960s, Auto Union was in commercial retreat: the Audi F103 was a relative success when compared with recent Auto Union products, even if its commercial success
1950-499: The sale on 3 August 2007. The original agreement stated that Cerberus would take an 80.1 percent stake in the new company, Chrysler Holding LLC. DaimlerChrysler changed its name to Daimler AG and retained the remaining 19.9% stake in the separated Chrysler LLC. The terms saw Daimler pay Cerberus US$ 650 million to take Chrysler and associated liabilities off its hands. Of the US$ 7.4 billion purchase price, Cerberus Capital Management
2000-494: The smallest of the main three American automakers, merged in 1998 in an exchange of shares and formed DaimlerChrysler AG. Valued at US$ 38 billion, it was the world's largest ever cross-border deal. The terms of the merger allowed Daimler-Benz's non-automotive businesses such as Daimler-Benz InterServices AG, "debis AG" for short, to continue to pursue their respective strategies of expansion. debis AG reported revenues of $ 8.6 bn (DM 15.5 bn) in 1997. The merger
2050-588: The synergy effects in development and production were low. As late as 2002, DaimlerChrysler appeared to run two independent product lines. Later that year, the company launched products that did integrate elements from both sides of the company, including the Chrysler Crossfire , which was based on the Mercedes SLK platform and utilized Mercedes's 3.2 L V6, and the Dodge Sprinter / Freightliner Sprinter ,
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2100-473: The very high compression ratio was reduced from a (then) eye watering 11.2:1 to 9.1:1 which addressed serious "teething problems" with the engine as originally launched. In September 1967 servo-assistance for the brakes became an option, the brakes on all but the basic model now being controlled using twin braking circuits, and by (in Germany) the final months of 1968 the range had settled down to three models, with
2150-454: The world's first C-pillar made with polycarbonate from CO 2 electrolysis in an effort towards a fully carbon neutral fleet. In September 2020, the company was fined 875 million dollars by the United States for having violated the Clean Air Act . It agreed to pay $ 1.5 billion to settle all related court actions. In February 2021, Daimler said it planned to rename itself adopting
2200-549: The world. In 2015, Daimler held interests in the following companies: Until the end of 2011, the company had also held shares in McLaren Group. Daimler held 25% of MV Agusta of Italy until 2017. Daimler sold its 50% stake in Engine Holding , to its joint venture partner, Rolls-Royce Holdings in 2014. It is now called Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG. Daimler used to own 50.1% Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation of Canada but
2250-563: The year. Only Core segment sales declined by 2%, with 1,096,800 units sold due to supplier bottlenecks and the transition to the new E-Class . The key trends for the Mercedes-Benz Group are (as at the financial year ending 31 December): Ola Källenius became the Chairman of Mercedes-Benz Group and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars on 22 May 2019. As of May 2018 , the members of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG were: According to
2300-450: Was contentious with investors launching lawsuits over whether the transaction was the 'merger of equals' that senior management claimed or actually amounted to a Daimler-Benz takeover of Chrysler. A class action investor lawsuit was settled in August 2003 for US$ 300 million while a suit by billionaire investor activist Kirk Kerkorian was dismissed on 7 April 2005. The transaction claimed
2350-560: Was overtaken by Toyota in the US market, leaving it outside of the traditional " Big Three " of US automakers for the first time. DaimlerChrysler had reportedly approached other carmakers and investment groups to sell Chrysler in early 2007. General Motors was reported to be a suitor, but Daimler agreed to sell the Chrysler unit to Cerberus Capital Management in May 2007 for US$ 6 billion and completed
2400-614: Was renamed to Daimler upon the divestment of Chrysler in 2007. In 2021, Daimler was the second-largest German automaker and the sixth-largest worldwide by production. In February 2022, Daimler was renamed Mercedes-Benz Group as part of a transaction that spun-off its commercial vehicle segment as an independent company, Daimler Truck . The Mercedes-Benz Group's marques are Mercedes-Benz for cars and vans (including Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes-Maybach ). It has shares in other vehicle manufacturers such as Daimler Truck, BAIC Motor and Aston Martin . Since 2019, Smart left Daimler AG and became
2450-499: Was to invest US$ 5 billion in Chrysler Holdings and US$ 1.05 billion in Chrysler's financial unit. The de-merged Daimler AG received US$ 1.35 billion directly from Cerberus but directly invested US$ 2 billion in Chrysler itself. Chrysler filed bankruptcy in 2009. DC Aviation rose in 2007 from the previous DaimlerChrysler Aviation , an auxiliary of DaimlerChrysler AG, which was established in 1998. In May 2010,
2500-672: Was trumped by subsequent Audi models. In July 1967, it was reported that 100,000 Audis had been completed: production of the F103 had by now built up to a rate of almost 40,000 per year and the company was moved to deny speculation that another new Audi model would be presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in the Autumn / Fall of 1967. (The Audi 100 was introduced only towards the end of 1968.) Manufacturer's figures except where stated Daimler-Benz Mercedes-Benz Group AG (formerly Daimler-Benz , DaimlerChrysler and Daimler )
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