Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG), after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz. Mercedes-Benz has its origins in Karl Benz's creation of the first petrol-powered motorcycle in January 1886, and by Gottlieb Daimler and engineer Wilhelm Maybach's conversion of a 1873 Bollée steam-engine automobile by th... more

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Karl Benz

Karl Friedrich Benz, sometimes spelled as Carl, (November 16, 1844, Karlsruhe, – April 4, 1929, Ladenburg, Germany) was a German engine designer and automobile...

Gottlieb Daimler

Gottlieb Daimler (March 17, 1834 – March 6, 1900) was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist, born in Schorndorf (Kingdom of Württemberg, a federal...

Wilhelm Maybach

Wilhelm Maybach (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmaibax]; 9 February 1846 – 29 December 1929) was an early German engine designer and industrialist. During...

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Stuttgart Baden-Württemberg

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