Mercedes-Benz

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Mercedes-Benz AG
Company typeSubsidiary (AG)[1]
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorMercedes-Benz division of Daimler AG
FoundedJune 25, 1926; 97 years ago (1926-06-25)
Headquarters,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO[2]
Products
Production output
2,164,187 cars worldwide (2020)[3]
Brands
Services
ParentMercedes-Benz Group[1]
Divisions
  • Mercedes-Benz Cars[4]
  • Mercedes-Benz Vans
Subsidiaries
Websitemercedes-benz.com


Mercedes-Benz (German pronunciation: [mɛʁˈtseːdəs ˈbɛnts]) is a brand of cars, trucks, buses and coaches from the Daimler AG company of Germany. The company was once known as Daimler-Benz and is still sometimes called just "Mercedes." Mercedes-Benz is the world's oldest car maker and the cars they make are expensive. The symbol of Mercedes-Benz is very famous. It is a three-pointed star inside of a circle and was designed by one of the men who started the company, Gottlieb Daimler. The three points of the star stand for land, air and sea because Daimler's engines were used not only in cars and trucks but in airplanes and boats. The symbol was first used in 1909. 1902

Mercedes-Benz cars are an important part of the history of the car with many "firsts”. They were the first to build a diesel-powered car in the 1930s, the first to build a car with fuel injection in the 1950s and the first to offer antilock brakes in the 1970s. Mercedes-Benz cars have also been important in auto racing history.

Early days[change | change source]

The Benz Patent-Motorwagen was the company's first production car, built by Rheinische Gasmotorenfabrik Benz & Cie (known today as Mercedes-Benz) it was built in 1885 or 1886. It is often considered the first real gasoline -powered car. By 1901, the cars had become very popular among the rich, mostly because of the efforts of Emil Jellineck.

Benz Patent-Motorwagen
Mercedes-Benz A-Class (Subcompact executive hatchbacks and sedans)
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Mercedes-Benz Citan
2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Unimog, A multi-purpose vehicle made by Mercedes-Benz

Models[change | change source]

Models[change | change source]

Vans[change | change source]

Mercedes-Benz builds a range of vans such as the Citan, Vito, and Sprinter

Trucks[change | change source]

Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Daimler Trucks builds trucks together, They build buses, trucks, the Vito and the Sprinter van.[source?]

Buses[change | change source]

Mercedes-Benz has been building buses from 1895 in Mannheim in Germany. Mercedes-Benz produces a wide range of buses and coaches.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cite error: The named reference Daimler structure was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  2. "Corporate governance". Mercedes-Benz AG. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. "Mercedes-Benz posts eighth consecutive record year and maintains number 1 position in the premium segment". Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. "About us". Mercedes-Benz AG. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. "AMG – The Company". Mercedes-AMG GmbH. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

Other websites[change | change source]