History of Mercedes-Benz

Let we know the history of the Mercedes Benz:

We see a lot of cars nowadays with the brand name Mercedes-Benz. This has been very popular since a lot of people say that this manufacturer makes cars for quality and durability.

More than a century ago, a man named Gottlieb Daimler was born. After a decade, Carl Benz followed. Both were born in Germany but they were 60 miles apart. At a very age, both boys were exposed to machines. Their approaches to building cars were quite different that is why it is doubtful that they met few years back when they started having the Mercedes Benz.

During the year 1886, Benz built a motorized tricycle followed by his very first four-wheeler in 1893. In 1886 also, Daimler built a horseless carriage. Two years later he made a business deal with William Steinway to produce his products in the US. For 3 years Steinway produced Mercedes cars and light trucks.

Unfortunately, Daimler died in the year 1990, leaving his company to his chief engineer, Wilhelm Mayback. On the same year, there was a special car produced for Emil Jellinek. He then named the car Mercedes after his 10-year old daughter. The counterpart of the Mercedes was Parsifil by Benz which was created on the year 1903.

Both of them became did well at racing. From the start of World War I, both were converted to production sites for war materials.

After the war in Germany, there was a falling economy. There was little or no fuel for cars. Luxury tax of 15% made the production of automobile very disastrous. Because of this, Benz and Cie sought for a strong partner. They considered DMG but the merge was not successful. The economy went worse and there were only a few cars being registered in the year 1923. In the US, over ½ were Fords, Benz and Cie while DMG only built about 1000. Because of great economic necessity, Benz and DMG decided to sign an "Agreement of Mutual Interest" but they still managed to retain their individual identities. This agreement was valid until the year 2000.

There was then an insignia made for the merge of both companies. It was a three-pointed star with a laurel around it. On top was the word "Mercedes" and "Benz" was at the bottom. The merge became very successful and its production rose to about 7000 automobiles in the year 1927.

During 1930, the largest and most prestigious car was launched. The success of Mercedes-Benz flourished from this year until now.

As you can see, the history of Mercedez-Benz is long and established, rooted in prestige and pride. They are one of the oldest and most respected automakers in the world, and Mercedes manufactures some of the finest and most sought after cars and trucks on the market.