The company (headquartered in Munro, district of Buenos Aires Province)[3] was established in 1951 and has its assembly plant in Virrey del Pino, La Matanza Partido, where trucks and buses have been produced.

Furthermore, MBA imports a wide range of luxury automobile models including sedans, SUVs, and AMG performance cars.

The company's first board of directors was made up of Jorge Antonio, Atilio Gómez, Germán Timmermann and Cesar Rubín, with Dr. Roig acting as trustee.

At the same time the factory began production of the first 170 SD cars and different versions of the utility model 170 D for combi, pick-up and cargo box.

[6] In 1952 Mercedes-Benz Argentina was incorporated as "Sociedad Anónima" and the company acquired a land on NR 3 km 43.5 in González Catán where the first MB integrated production plant outside Germany was built.

In 1954, MBA inaugurated its head office in the city of Buenos Aires, with the presence of the German Chancellor, Ludwig Erhard, among other personalities.

At the end of that year, the political changes in Argentina directly affected the company, which was taken over by the dictatorial government calling itself Revolución Libertadora ("Liberating Revolution"), which paralysed production.

[7][6] A legal case is under way in which a senior manager of the company is accused of involvement in the disappearances and murders of trade union activists carried out by Argentine security forces.

Two years later, the OM 321 engine was industrialized and in 1963 the 10,000th Mercedes-Benz unit manufactured in the country rolled off the assembly lines.

[6] In 1965, the assembly of the L 1112 model began with a new cabin with a short hood, an increase in engine power from 95 to 120 hp and a reinforced two-speed rear axle.

This vehicle, with a frontal design cabin, was agile and versatile for the urban environment and its chassis was suitable for different applications from freight to passenger transport.

In 1974, the L 1517 semi-heavy truck was launched with an OM 352 A supercharged engine with a power of 156 hp and a new 2-speed rear axle, hydraulic steering and a reinforced gearbox.

Despite the seriousness of the incident that affected, among others, the assembly line, the engine test benches and the upholstery area, Mercedes-Benz Argentina managed to resume activities in just two weeks of intense work.

During that year, the new facilities of the medical service in González Catán were inaugurated, with an area of 640 square meters and the new line of vehicles for urban passenger transport LO 1114 with automatic gearbox was presented.

A year later MBA began production of the right-hand drive version of the Sprinter, which were exported to Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.