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Mercedes-Benz (German pronunciation: [mɛʁˌtseːdəs ˈbɛnts, -dɛs -] ⓘ),[6][7] commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.[1] Mercedes-Benz AG produces consumer luxury vehicles and light commercial vehicles badged as Mercedes-Benz. From November 2019 onwards, Mercedes-Benz-badged heavy commercial vehicles (trucks and buses) are managed by Daimler Truck, a former part of the Mercedes-Benz Group turned into an independent company in late 2021. In 2018, Mercedes-Benz was the largest brand of premium vehicles in the world, having sold 2.31 million passenger cars.[8]

This article is about the brand and the namesake vehicle manufacturer. For other uses, see Mercedes-Benz (disambiguation).

Product type

Automotive

  • Mercedes-Benz AG
    (passenger cars and light commercial vehicles)
  • Daimler Truck
    (heavy commercial vehicles)

Germany

28 June 1926 (1926-06-28)

Subsidiary (AG)[1]

Automotive

Mercedes-Benz division of Daimler AG

November 2019 (2019-11)

Stuttgart
,
Germany

Worldwide

Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO[2]

2,164,187 cars worldwide (2020)[3]

Mercedes-Benz Group[1]

  • Mercedes-Benz Cars[4]
  • Mercedes-Benz Vans

mercedes-benz.com

The brand's origins lie in Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft's 1901 Mercedes and Carl Benz's 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen, which is widely regarded as the first internal combustion engine in a self-propelled automobile. The slogan for the brand is "the Best or Nothing".[9]

Production[edit]

Factories[edit]

Other than in its native birthplace, Germany, Mercedes-Benz vehicles are or have been partly manufactured or assembled in:

– C-segment hatchback and saloon

A-Class

– C-segment hatchback

B-Class

– D-segment saloon, estate, coupé and cabriolet

C-Class

– C-segment saloon and estate

CLA

– E-segment liftback

CLS

– E-segment saloon, estate, coupé and cabriolet

E-Class

– Off-road vehicle

G-Class

– C-segment crossover SUV

GLA

– D-segment crossover SUV

GLB

– D-segment crossover SUV

GLC

– E-segment crossover SUV

GLE

– F-segment crossover SUV

GLS

– E-segment estate

R-Class

– F-segment saloon, coupé and cabriolet

S-Class

– M-segment compact MPV

T-Class

– M-segment large MPV

V-Class

– S-segment coupé and roadster

AMG GT

– E-segment liftback

AMG GT 4-Door

– S-segment roadster

AMG SL

– S-segment supercar

AMG ONE

– C-segment electric crossover SUV

EQA

– D-segment electric crossover SUV

EQB

– D-segment electric crossover SUV

EQC

– E-segment saloon

EQE

– E-segment electric crossover SUV

EQE SUV

– Electric off-road vehicle

EQG

– F-segment electric saloon

EQS

– F-segment electric crossover SUV

EQS SUV

– M-segment electric compact MPV

EQT

– M-segment electric large MPV

EQV

– major designer of automobiles in the 20th century

Paul Bracq

– chief engineer, COO and member of the board of directors 1899–1913. Son of Gottlieb Daimler and developer of the brand logo.[126]

Adolf Daimler

– car safety pioneer (rigid passenger safety shell), joined Daimler-Benz in 1937[127]

Béla Barényi

– automotive pioneer, first met Gottlieb Daimler in 1865[128]

Wilhelm Maybach

– founder of Porsche, joined Mercedes in 1923 and developed the Kompressor[129]

Ferdinand Porsche

– joined Daimler-Benz as a designer in 1958. Head of Design in 1975, retired in 1999[130]

Bruno Sacco

– joined Daimler-Benz in 1931, his designs included the Silver Arrows, the 300 SL and 300SLR[131]

Rudolf Uhlenhaut

– Nazi leader and war criminal. Worked in Argentina's factory after WWII[132]

Adolf Eichmann

– one of the greatest GP drivers in history drove MB Silver Arrows in competition.

Rudolf Caracciola

– Technical consultant and "Godfather" of the *Mercedes-Benz W136, with the revolutionary Independent suspension, Swing axle layout.

Josef Ganz

– Five-time Formula 1 World Champion, honorary president of Mercedes-Benz Argentina from 1987 until his death in 1995.

Juan Manuel Fangio

– Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion, drove for Mercedes in the World Endurance Championship in the 80s and then in their Formula One Team from 2010 till 2012.

Michael Schumacher

– Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion, current driver for their Formula One Team since 2013 who holds the all-time record for most pole positions (104) and race victories (103).[133] Despite being a Mercedes driver since 2013, Hamilton has competed his entire career using Mercedes engines since 2007 and has been affiliated with Mercedes since he was 13 years old.

Lewis Hamilton

– 2016 Formula 1 World Champion, drove for Mercedes in their Formula One Team from 2010 till 2016. Rosberg won all his races and achieved all his pole positions with Mercedes and is currently a brand ambassador for Mercedes.

Nico Rosberg

– CEO and Team Principal of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

Toto Wolff

The automobile was developed independently by Benz and Daimler & Maybach in 1886.

internal combustion engine

Daimler invented the honeycomb radiator of the type still used on all water-cooled vehicles today.

Daimler invented the float which was used until replaced by fuel injection.

carburetor

The "drop chassis" – the car originally designated the "Mercedes" by Daimler was also the first car with a modern configuration, having the carriage lowered and set between the front and rear wheels, with a and powered rear wheels. All earlier cars were "horseless carriages", which had high centres of gravity and various engine/drive-train configurations.

front engine

The first passenger road car to have on all four wheels (1924).[134]

brakes

In 1936, the was the first diesel-powered passenger car.

Mercedes-Benz 260 D

Mercedes-Benz were the first to offer direct fuel injection on the Gullwing.

Mercedes-Benz 300SL

The "safety cage" or "" construction with front and rear crumple zones was first developed by Mercedes-Benz in 1951. This is considered by many as the most important innovation in automobile construction from a safety standpoint.[18]

safety cell

In 1959, Mercedes-Benz patented a device that prevents drive wheels from spinning by intervening at the engine, transmission, or brakes. In 1987, Mercedes-Benz applied for its patent by introducing a that worked under both braking and acceleration.

traction control system

An (ABS) was first offered on the W116 450SEL 6.9. They became standard on the W126 S-Class starting production in 1979 and first sold in most markets in 1980.

anti-lock braking system

were first introduced in the European market, beginning with the model year 1981 S-Class.

Airbags

Mercedes-Benz was the first to introduce pre-tensioners to on the 1981 S-Class. In the event of a crash, a pre-tensioner will tighten the belt instantaneously, removing any 'slack' in the belt, which prevents the occupant from jerking forward in a crash.

seat belts

In September 2003, Mercedes-Benz introduced the world's first seven-speed called '7G-Tronic'.

automatic transmission

(ESP), brake assist,[135] and many other types of safety equipment were all developed, tested, and implemented into passenger cars – first – by Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz has licensed some of its innovations for use by competitors. As a result, crumple zones and ABS are now standard on all modern vehicles.[18]

Electronic Stability Programme

Tuners[edit]

Several companies, including Brabus, Renntech and Carlsson, have become car tuners (or modifiers) of Mercedes Benz models, in order to increase performance and/or luxury of a given model. AMG is Mercedes-Benz's in-house performance-tuning division, specialising in high-performance versions of most Mercedes-Benz cars. AMG engines are all hand-built,[140] and each completed engine receives a tag with the signature of the engineer who built it. AMG has been wholly owned by Mercedes-Benz since 1999.[141] The 2009 SLS AMG, a revival of the 300SL Gullwing, is the first car to be entirely developed by AMG.

Bertha Benz

Diesel emissions scandal

Mercedes-AMG

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