Mercedes-Benz
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| Brand | |
| Industry | Automotive industry |
| Predecessor |
Benz & Cie. (1883-1926) Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (1890-1926) |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Founder | Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler |
| Headquarters | Stuttgart, Germany |
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Number of locations
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India Indonesia United States Malaysia Singapore Brunei China Taiwan Canada Germany Russia South Africa Albania |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Dieter Zetsche, Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars |
| Products |
Automobiles Trucks Buses Internal combustion engines Luxury vehicles |
| Services |
Financial services automobile repair |
| Owner | Daimler AG |
| Divisions |
Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-Maybach |
| Website | www |
Mercedes-Benz (German pronunciation: [mɛʁˈtseːdəsˌbɛnts]) is a global automobile manufacturer and a division of the German company Daimler AG. The brand is known for luxury vehicles, buses, coaches, and trucks. The headquarters of Mercedes-Benz are in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The name first appeared in 1926 under Daimler-Benz, but traces its origins to Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft's 1901 Mercedes and to Karl Benz's 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen, which is widely regarded as the first gasoline-powered automobile. Mercedes-Benz's slogan is "The best or nothing." Mercedes-Benz is one of the most recognized automotive brands worldwide.
Mercedes-Benz traces its origins to Karl Benz's creation of the first petrol-powered car, the Benz Patent Motorwagen, financed by Bertha Benz and patented in January 1886, and Gottlieb Daimler and engineer Wilhelm Maybach's conversion of a stagecoach by the addition of a petrol engine later that year. The Mercedes automobile was first marketed in 1901 by Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft. (Daimler Motors Corporation). Emil Jellinek, an Austrian automobile entrepreneur who worked with DMG created the trademark in 1902, naming the 1901 Mercedes 35 hp after his daughter Mercedes Jellinek. The first Mercedes-Benz brand name vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz's and Gottlieb Daimler's companies into the Daimler-Benz company. On 28 June 1926, Mercedes Benz was formed with the merger of Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler's two companies.
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