West Bloomfield . Paul's Automotive 4105 S. Commerce Rd. Commerce Twp., MI 48382 248.363.4841 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