The product archive documents the history of passenger cars and commercial vehicles since the invention of the automobile by Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler.
The archived materials include brochures, price lists, vehicle operating manuals, in addition to workshop and parts literature, technical reports and design drawings.
The original order books, engine books and vehicle records represent a unique store of information which documents the as-delivered condition of virtually all passenger cars ever built by the Daimler, Mercedes and Mercedes-Benz brands. It also contains the vehicle data cards of over 10 million passenger cars from the period 1945 to 1985.