, Romeo. Tire Warehouse Depot 250 N. Lapeer Rd. Lake Orion, MI 48362 248-693-1234 Mercedes-Benz traces its origins to Karl Benz's creation of the first  petrol -powered car, the  Benz Patent Motorwagen , patented in January 1886 and  Gottlieb Daimler and engineer  Wilhelm Maybach 's conversion of a stagecoach by the addition