Speaking of a century-old car company, the first thing to say is Mercedes-Benz, the founder of the car. On June1886 65438+1October 19, German Ben Ci invented the world's first three-wheeled car and named it after himself, so Mercedes-Benz is also the oldest car brand in the world. With the development of the whole automobile industry, Mercedes-Benz has always maintained a strong vitality. Now the well-known Mercedes-Benz Daimler Group was formed by the merger of Mercedes-Benz and Daimler in 1926.
Since Mercedes-Benz invented the first car, European countries have set off a car-making craze, and a large number of car brands have been born. Skoda from the Czech Republic is one of them. Skoda was founded in 1895. Due to the influence of the war, Skoda went through several mergers and was finally acquired by Volkswagen at 199 1 and became a member of the Volkswagen family. Interestingly, Volkswagen was founded in 1937, much later than Skoda, and Skoda is Volkswagen's "big brother".
Peugeot from France is also a car brand with a long history. Peugeot was founded very early. At first, it was just a small factory producing saw blades, and later 1896 officially entered the automobile industry. At the beginning of the car, Peugeot used Daimler's engine, but it didn't take long for Peugeot to develop its own engine and get on the right track. 1976, Peugeot and Citroen formed PSA Group, and Peugeot is still an influential automobile brand in the world.
Opel is not well-known in China. Once entered the domestic market, but for various reasons, it withdrew on 20 15. Many people may not know that Opel is actually a car brand with a history of 100 years. 1897 entered the automobile industry. However, the development of Opel is very bumpy, which can be described as twists and turns. It was first acquired by General Motors and then by PSA Group. Its market influence is also decreasing, and it still has a certain sales volume in the European market.
The last thing to say is Renault. Renault brand has no business in China, but in the European market, Renault is the second largest automobile brand after Volkswagen. Renault was founded in 1898. At the beginning, there were only six workers, and only six cars were produced a year. However, during World War I, Renault made a fortune in the war and its scale expanded rapidly. In the 1980s, Renault reached its peak with an annual output of 2 million vehicles. Until now, Renault still occupies a decisive position in the automobile industry.
In addition to the above five brands, there are many century-old automobile companies in the automobile industry, such as Fiat, Cadillac, Ford, BMW, Buick, Land Rover, Rolls-Royce and Bugatti. There are also some car brands that have closed down and disappeared. For these brands, it is the greatest luck to survive until now. What is even more rare is that some brands still have strong vitality and really deserve our respect.
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