There are two founders of Mercedes-Benz-gottlieb daimler and karl benz (Mercedes-Benz). 1October 25th, karl benz was born in the home of a train driver in Karlsruhe, Germany. Although he lost his father when he was a child and his family was poor, his mother tried to get him a good education. As a child, Ben Ci showed his obsession and talent for machinery. He worked in a factory when he was young and accumulated a lot of practical experience. If it weren't for the economic turmoil in the 1970s, perhaps the title of "father of cars" would fall to someone else. The machinery company founded by Ben Ci went bankrupt in the economic turmoil, and he began to study engines. After several years' efforts, it finally succeeded in1879 65438+February 3 1, and the two-stroke engine came out. After several years of improvement, Mercedes-Benz was established in 1883 and began to produce engines.

By 1885, the first vehicle driven by a machine in human history was finally born in the hands of Ben Ci. The following year, 1 year 1 October 29th, this Mercedes-Benz1car obtained the patent certificate with the number of DRP37435. Later, this day was widely regarded as the anniversary of the birth of the car.

"Mercedes-Benz 1" has three wheels, and the frame is made of steel pipes, with a total weight of 265 kg, which can seat three people. Equipped with a single-cylinder water-cooled four-stroke engine with a displacement of 0.954 liters, the power is only 0.75 HP, and the top speed can reach16 km/h. Interestingly, Ben Ci did not have enough confidence in this car at first, but it was his wife who first completed the test run of 100 km. Therefore, the title of the first car driver and the first test driver in the world should definitely be awarded to Mrs. Ben Ci.

Gottlieb daimler, the son of a baker, was born on March 1834 in the German town of Schon. Like Ben Ci, he was also a person who was fascinated by machinery since he was a child, and worked in many machinery companies as an adult. 1865, he met wilhelm maybach, another important figure in the history of Mercedes-Benz. This meeting can be regarded as a turning point in their fate, and they have become inseparable business partners since then.

1882, gottlieb daimler transformed his garden into a workshop, and began to improve the four-stroke engine together with Wilhelm Maibakh. Their goals are: small size, high efficiency and better power. Only one year later, their research achieved results, and the world's first motorcycle was made. Then, almost at the same time as Karl Ben Ci, gottlieb Daimler also developed Daimler 1 car. This is a car with a self-developed 1. 1 horsepower engine installed on the car body, and the top speed can run to14 km/h. Then, in 890, Daimler Automobile Company was established.

At first, Daimler's name was very irregular, and it was not changed until 1902, thanks to one of its dealers: emil jellinek. He has been committed to promoting Daimler cars to the upper class, and he is also a racing enthusiast himself. 1899, emil jellinek bought a Daimler-Phoenix car to participate in the rally. The car was named after his daughter, Mercedes-Benz, and achieved good results. He thought it was her name that brought him good luck. Therefore, when signing a contract with Daimler for a batch of 36 cars, Emile Jelinek requested that these cars be uniformly named "Esides". These cars sell well and the new names are very popular. Soon, Daimler decided to name all models after "Mercedes-Benz", and 1902, "Mercedes-Benz" became the official registered trademark.

/kloc-At the end of 0/9, Mercedes-Benz occupied the leading position in the world automobile industry, but the competition with Daimler became more and more fierce. 1903, karl benz submitted a surprising resignation because he strongly refused to produce faster cars to compete with Daimler and was attacked by the board of directors. In his view, the safety of cars is the first. 1 year later, the board of directors made a compromise before he returned to Mercedes-Benz. To this end, Mercedes-Benz regards safety as the top priority and permeates the design and production of automobiles. Until today, Mercedes-Benz cars not only lead the world in performance, but also in safety.

After World War I, Germany, as a defeated country, experienced economic recession, and American Ford's cheap cars occupied the German market. In order to survive, the former "enemies" came together. 1926, Mercedes-Benz and Daimler merged to form Daimler-Benz Automobile Company, and the car produced was also named Mercedes-Benz. The road to revival is very difficult, during which many setbacks have been suffered. It was not until 1950s that it regained its position as the world's leading high-speed automobile manufacturer.

After that, the company diversified its business and expanded its products to aviation, finance, shipping and other fields. Really realized the meaning of "mechanization of water, land and air" represented by the three-pointed star symbol. In 1998, due to the need of strategic development, it merged with Chrysler automobile company of the United States to form the current Daimler-Chrysler automobile company.