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 * 1924 &mdash; Benz & Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft agree to combine as Daimler-Benz.
 * 1926 &mdash; Ford Motor Company introduces the five-day 40-hour work week for factory workers.
 * 1963 &mdash; Arjay Miller replaces John Dykstra as president of Ford Motor Company.
 * 1984 &mdash; Toyo Kogyo officially changes its name to Mazda
 * 1994 &mdash; Ayrton Senna dies at the San Marino Grand Prix
 * 1998 &mdash; The Saab 900 name is retired as the Saab 9-3 arrives for sale
 * 2002 &mdash; The 500,000th Range Rover is produced
 * 2003 &mdash; Jack Smith hands over chairmanship of General Motors to Rick Wagoner.