Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Overview
Commercial vehicle
A commercial vehicle is a type of motor vehicle that may be used for transporting goods or passengers. The European Union defines "commercial motor vehicle" as any motorised road vehicle, which by its type of construction and equipment is designed for, and capable of transporting, whether for...
, built by Daimler AG of Stuttgart
Stuttgart
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, Germany
Germany
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as a van
Van
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, chassis cab
Chassis cab
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and minibus
Minibus
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, and sold as a Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz
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model, except in the U.S.
United States
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where it is built from complete knock down (CKD) kits and was sold by Freightliner
Freightliner LLC
Freightliner Trucks is an American manufacturer of heavy duty trucks, chassis and semi-trailer trucks in the United States. The company was founded as Freightliner Inc in 1942 and is now a division of Daimler Trucks North America, a subsidiary of the German Daimler AG...
until 2010 when Mercedes Benz of North America took over sales and service of the vehicles. Their automobile platform
Automobile platform
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and bodyshell is also used in a joint venture
Joint venture
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with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles , , is a German manufacturer of commercial vehicles. Originally part of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars company, it is now a separate brand and marque of the Volkswagen Group....
who made the Volkswagen LT
Volkswagen LT
The Volkswagen LT was the largest light commercial vehicle panel van produced by Volkswagen from 1975 to 2006...
and the Volkswagen Crafter
Volkswagen Crafter
The Volkswagen Crafter, introduced in 2006, is the largest 3 to 5 tonne van sold by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. It is the third generation of the Volkswagen LT truck, which has been in production since 1975....
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The first generation Sprinter was launched in Europe in 1995 to replace the famous but outdated Mercedes-Benz T1 van (dating from 1977).
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