Mercedes-Benz

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Mercedes-Benz AG

Company type	Subsidiary (AG)
Industry	Automotive
Predecessor	Mercedes-Benz division of Daimler AG
Founded	June 25, 1926 (1926-06-25)
Headquarters	Stuttgart , Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO
Products	Automobiles Light commercial vehicles
Production output	2,164,187 cars worldwide (2020)
Brands	Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-EQ Mercedes-Maybach
Services	Financial services Automobile repair
Parent	Mercedes-Benz Group
Divisions	Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-Benz Vans
Subsidiaries	Mercedes-AMG Smart Automobile (50%)
Website	mercedes-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 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 engines were used not only in cars and trucks but in airplanes and boats. 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 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.

Benz Patent-Motorwagen

Mercedes-Benz A-Class (Subcompact executive hatchbacks and sedans)

Mercedes-Benz C-Class (Compact executive car)

Mercedes-Benz E-Class (Executive car)

Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class (Mid-size luxury SUV)

Mercedes-Benz X-Class (luxury pickup truck)

Mercedes-Benz Vito

Mercedes-Benz Citan

2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

Unimog, A multi-purpose vehicle made by Mercedes-Benz

Merdedes-Benz Citaro

Models

See also: List of Mercedes-Benz vehicles

Current models

• A-Class – hatchback and saloon
• B-Class – hatchback
• C-Class – saloon, estate, coupé and cabriolet
• CLA – saloon and estate
• CLS – liftback
• E-Class – saloon, estate, coupé and cabriolet
• G-Class – Off-road vehicle
• GLA – crossover SUV
• GLB – crossover SUV
• GLC – crossover SUV
• GLE – crossover SUV
• GLS – crossover SUV
• R-Class – estate
• S-Class – saloon, coupé and cabriolet
• T-Class – compact MPV
• V-Class – large MPV
• AMG GT – coupé and roadster
• AMG GT 4-Door – liftback
• AMG SL – roadster
• AMG ONE – supercar
• EQA – electric crossover SUV
• EQB – electric crossover SUV
• EQC – electric crossover SUV
• EQE – saloon
• EQE SUV – electric crossover SUV
• EQG – Electric off-road vehicle
• EQS – electric saloon
• EQS SUV – electric crossover SUV
• EQT – electric compact MPV
• EQV – electric large MPV

Vans

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

Trucks

See also: List of Mercedes-Benz trucks

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

Buses

See the main article: Mercedes-Benz buses

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

Other websites

• Mercedes Benz global homepage