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Mercedes-Benz Unimog receives "Off-road Vehicle of the Year 2012" award

Stuttgart/Munich

, Feb 13, 2012 -

For the eighth time in succession, the Mercedes-Benz Unimog has been chosen as the best cross-country vehicle of the year by the readers of the trade magazine "Off-Road" in the category "special vehicles". The award "Off-road Vehicle of the Year 2012 – special vehicles category" was based on the votes given to the cross-country vehicles in the eight categories of the competition run by the old-established Munich magazine for off-road vehicles.

Impressive Mercedes-Benz Atego 917 covers one million kilometres of mountain driving

Stuttgart/Lienz (East Tyrol, Austria)

, Feb 03, 2012 -

A million kilometres, accumulated in short-radius distribution work on Austria's Alpine roads – no problem at all for the Mercedes-Benz Atego 917, as our example from the company BS Transport in the Austrian village of Tristach shows. Still with its original engine and never having needed repairs other than as required during regular servicing and maintenance, this truck offers a fine example of the model's economy and longevity.

Scaffolding trade relies on the Unimog

Stuttgart/Sonthofen

, Feb 01, 2012 -

Using the Unimog in various trades has a long history as its adaptability is a great advantage in this extremely diversified sector. Among those companies who really appreciate the Unimog is the scaffolding company Schneider Ltd. and its working relationship with this competent all-rounder goes back for about 30 years. Scaffolding erected by this Sonthofen company on churches, hospitals, schools, industrial buildings and mountain railway stations can be anything up to 50 metres high.

Riding high with the Unimog 5000

Stuttgart/Catania

, Jan 24, 2012 -

The Unimog 5000 meets even the most challenging objectives: it is used between May and October each year to carry the streams of tourists from the Etna cable car station at 2500 metres up to the Torre del Filosofo. Here, at 2935 metres above sea level, is where the hiking trail begins for those tourists who want to be as close as possible to the lava fields. More than 300,000 tourists are drawn each year to Sicily by the prospect of climbing Mount Etna.

Unimog U 500 with 4-wheel steering defies heavy snowfall in the Austrian Vorarlberg area

Stuttgart/Feldkirch-Arlbergpass (Austria)

, Jan 20, 2012 -

The Mercedes-Benz Unimog is in all-year-round use in the Austrian Vorarlberg region: snow clearing, road and crash barrier cleaning as well as grass verge mowing duties have been undertaken for many years now with the help of the "Universal-Motor-Gerät", or "Universal Motor Device", commonly known as the Unimog. In early 2012, the tropical cyclone "Andrea" brought particular challenges for the Unimog fleet operated out of the Felsenau depot near Feldkirch/ Frastanz, which is responsible for road maintenance services on some two-thirds of the roads in the Vorarlberg region.

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