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{{Infobox company
| name = Mercedes-Benz AG
| logo = Mercedes-Benz Logo 2010.svg
| logo_size = 
| type = Subsidiary ([[Aktiengesellschaft|AG]])<ref name="Daimler structure">{{cite web |title=Daimler launches new corporate structure |url=https://www.daimler.com/investors/reports-news/financial-news/20191104-new-structure.html |url-status=live |publisher=www.daimler.com |access-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630104702/https://www.daimler.com/investors/reports-news/financial-news/20191104-new-structure.html |archive-date=30 June 2020}}</ref>
| predecessor = Mercedes-Benz division of [[Daimler AG]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1926|06|25}}
| location_city = [[Stuttgart]]
| location_country = Germany
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = [[Ola Källenius]], Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO<ref name="corporate governance">{{cite web |title=Corporate governance |url=https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/company/corporate-governance/ |url-status=live |publisher=Mercedes-Benz AG |access-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702034521/https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/company/corporate-governance/ |archive-date=2 July 2020}}</ref>
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| products = {{plainlist|
* [[Car|Automobiles]]
* Light [[commercial vehicle]]s}}
| production = 2,164,187 cars worldwide (2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mercedes-Benz posts eighth consecutive record year and maintains number 1 position in the premium segment |url=https://www.daimler.com/investors/reports-news/financial-news/mercedes-benz-sales-2018.html |url-status=dead |access-date=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722105627/https://www.daimler.com/investors/reports-news/financial-news/mercedes-benz-sales-2018.html |archive-date=22 July 2019}}</ref>
| services = {{plainlist|
* [[Financial services]]
* [[Auto mechanic|Automobile repair]]}}
| divisions = {{plainlist|
* Mercedes-Benz Cars<ref name="Mercedes-Benz AG">{{cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/company/ |url-status=live |publisher=Mercedes-Benz AG |access-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610171005/https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/company/ |archive-date=10 June 2020}}</ref>
* Mercedes-Benz Vans
}}
| footnotes = 
| parent = [[Mercedes-Benz Group]]<ref name="Daimler structure"/>
| subsid = {{plainlist|
* [[Mercedes-AMG]]<ref name="AMG Company">{{cite web |title=AMG – The Company |url=https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/driving-performance/company.html |url-status=live |publisher=Mercedes-AMG GmbH |access-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601134536/https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/driving-performance/company.html |archive-date=1 June 2020}}</ref>
* [[Smart (marque)|Smart Automobile]] (50%)
}}
| brands = {{plainlist|
* Mercedes-Benz
* [[Mercedes-EQ]]
* [[Mercedes-Maybach]]}}
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/|mercedes-benz.com}}
}}


'''Mercedes-Benz''' ({{IPA-de|mɛʁˈtseːdəs ˈbɛnts}}) is a brand of [[car]]s, [[truck]]s, [[bus]]es and [[Coach (vehicle)|coach]]es 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 one of 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 [[engine]]s were used not only in cars and trucks but in [[airplane]]s and [[boat]]s.  The symbol was first used in 1909. 

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 [[Anti-lock braking system|antilock brakes]] in the 1970s.  Mercedes-Benz cars have also been important in [[auto racing]] history.

== Early days ==
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen of [[Karl Benz]] 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]]. 

{{Multiple image |perrow = 2 | align = right | direction = horizontal| width = 170
| image1 = 1885Benz.jpg
| caption1 = Benz Patent-Motorwagen
| image2 = 2018 Mercedes-Benz A200 AMG Line Premium+ 1.3 Front.jpg
| caption2 = [[Mercedes-Benz A-Class]] (Subcompact executive hatchbacks and sedans)
| image3 = 2019 Mercedes-Benz C220 AMG Line Premium Diesel Estate 2.0 Front.jpg
| caption3 = [[Mercedes-Benz C-Class]] ([[Compact executive car]])
| image4 = 2019 Mercedes-Benz E220d SE Automatic 2.0 Front.jpg
| caption4 = [[Mercedes-Benz E-Class]] ([[Executive car]])
| image5 = 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 4Matic front 6.16.19.jpg
| caption5 = [[Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class]] ([[Mid-size]] [[luxury SUV]])
| image6 = 2018 Mercedes-Benz X250 Power D 4MATIC Automatic 2.3 Front.jpg
| caption6 = [[Mercedes-Benz X-Class]] (luxury pickup truck)
| image7 = 2017 Mercedes-Benz Vito 111 CDi 1.6.jpg|2017
| caption7 = Mercedes-Benz Vito
| image8 = 2013 Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 CDi BlueEFFICIENCY 1.5.jpg|2013
| caption8 = Mercedes-Benz Citan
| image9 = 2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 314 CDi 2.1 Front.jpg
| caption9 = 2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
| image10 = S404-300TDI-erg-chebbi (cropped).jpg
| caption10 = [[Unimog]], A multi-purpose vehicle made by Mercedes-Benz
| image11 = Mercedes Citaro C2 n°462 Université STRAN.jpg
| caption11 = [[Merdedes-Benz Citaro]]
}}
==Models==
{{see also|List of Mercedes-Benz vehicles}}

=== Current models ===
* [[Mercedes-Benz A-Class|A-Class]] – [[hatchback]] and [[sedan (car)|saloon]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz B-Class|B-Class]] – [[hatchback]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz C-Class|C-Class]] – [[sedan (car)|saloon]], [[Estate car|estate]], [[coupé]] and [[cabriolet]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class|CLA]] – [[sedan (car)|saloon]] and [[Estate car|estate]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class|CLS]] – [[liftback]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz E-Class|E-Class]] – [[sedan (car)|saloon]], [[Estate car|estate]], [[coupé]] and [[cabriolet]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz G-Class|G-Class]] – [[Off-road vehicle]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class|GLA]] – [[crossover SUV]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz GLB-Class|GLB]] – [[crossover SUV]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class|GLC]] – [[crossover SUV]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class|GLE]] – [[crossover SUV]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class|GLS]] – [[crossover SUV]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz R-Class|R-Class]] – [[station wagon|estate]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class|S-Class]] – [[sedan (car)|saloon]], [[coupé]] and [[cabriolet]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz T-Class|T-Class]] – [[compact MPV]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz V-Class|V-Class]] – [[large MPV]]
* [[Mercedes-AMG GT|AMG GT]] – [[coupé]] and [[roadster (automobile)|roadster]]
* [[Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé|AMG GT 4-Door]]  – [[liftback]]
* [[Mercedes-AMG SL-Class (R232)|AMG SL]] –  [[roadster (automobile)|roadster]]
* [[Mercedes-AMG One|AMG ONE]] – [[supercar]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz EQA|EQA]] – electric [[crossover SUV]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz EQB|EQB]] – electric [[crossover SUV]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz EQC|EQC]] – electric [[crossover SUV]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz EQE|EQE]] – [[sedan (car)|saloon]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV|EQE SUV]] – electric [[crossover SUV]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz EQG|EQG]] – Electric [[off-road vehicle]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz EQS|EQS]] – electric [[sedan (car)|saloon]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV|EQS SUV]] – electric [[crossover SUV]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz EQT|EQT]] – electric [[compact MPV]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz EQV|EQV]] – electric [[large MPV]]

===Vans===
Mercedes-Benz builds a range of vans such as the [[Mercedes-Benz Citan|Citan]], [[Mercedes-Benz Vito|Vito]], and [[Mercedes-Benz Sprinter|Sprinter]]

===Trucks===
{{See also|List of Mercedes-Benz trucks|l1=List of Mercedes-Benz trucks}}

Mercedes-Benz Trucks  and Daimler Trucks builds trucks together, They build buses, trucks, the [[Vito]] and the [[Sprinter]] van.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}}

===Buses===
{{Main|Mercedes-Benz buses}}
Mercedes-Benz has been building [[bus]]es from 1895 in [[Mannheim]] in Germany. Mercedes-Benz produces a wide range of buses and coaches.

== References ==
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== Other websites ==
{{Commons}}
* [http://www.mercedes-benz.com/ Mercedes Benz global homepage]

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