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Configuration
| Specification | BMW 5 Series | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks |
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| Manufacturer | BMW[source] | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] |
| Production | 1972–present[source] | 1959–present[source] |
| Class | Executive car ( E )[source] | Truck[source] |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 5-door wagon 5-door fastback (F07)[source] |
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| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Front-engine, all-wheel-drive (xDrive)[source] | FR layout[source] |
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| Predecessor | BMW New Class[source] | — |
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| Role | executive car[source]The exact equipment subject, not its carried payload or supported platform | — |
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| Assembly | — | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London[source] |
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| Successor | — | Freightliner FL-Series (in-direct)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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