History
Site decision : Selection between 49 sites
Site decision for Kölleda: December 2001
Start of construction: January 2002
Topping-out ceremony: August 2002
Completition of construction activities: December 2003
Start of production: 04. December 2003
Start of 2nd shift: April 2004
Family′s Day: 28th August 2004
Award for Excellence by MMC on the occasion of the “Golden Steering Wheel“ for the Mitsubishi Colt: April 2005
Change of managing director from Dr. Krupinski to Dr. Breitschwerdt: September 2005
Production of the 250.000th engine: February 2006
Transfer of all shares of MDC Power of the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to DaimlerChrysler Inc.: July 2006
Health Day for the employees of MDC Power: October 2006
Job No. 1 diesel-engines for smart fortwo and Mitsubishi Colt March 19th, 2007
Topping-out ceremony of the new assembly hall 30 th October 2007
Production of the 500,000th engine: April 2008
Start of Production Four-Cylinder-Diesel-Engine (OM65): August 2008
Run up serial production OM651: December 2008
Social Power Shift
Special Award for MDC Power. 19. November 2009
MDC Power was awarded with the special award: Exzellentes Gesamtsystem“ for their high flexibility level.
