Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz () is a brand of cars, trucks, buses and coaches from the Daimler AG company of Germany.  The company was once known as Daimler-Benz and is still sometimes called just "Mercedes."  Mercedes-Benz is one of the world's oldest car makers. It specializes in luxury cars.  

The symbol of Mercedes-Benz is very famous.  It is a three-pointed star inside of a circle and was designed by one of the men who started the company, Gottlieb Daimler.  The three points of the star stand for land, air and sea because Daimler's engines were used not only in cars and trucks but in airplanes and boats.  The symbol was first used in 1909. 

Mercedes-Benz cars are an important part of the history of the car with many "firsts”.  They were the first to build a diesel-powered car in the 1930s, the first to build a car with fuel injection in the 1950s and the first to offer antilock brakes in the 1970s.  Mercedes-Benz cars have also been important in auto racing history.

 Early days 
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen of Karl Benz was the company's first production car, built by Rheinische Gasmotorenfabrik Benz & Cie (known today as Mercedes-Benz) it was built in 1885 or 1886. It is often considered the first real gasoline -powered car. By 1901, the cars had become very popular among the rich, mostly because of the efforts of Emil Jellineck. 

Models

 Current models 
 A-Class – hatchback and saloon
 B-Class – hatchback
 C-Class – saloon, estate, coupé and cabriolet
 CLA – saloon and estate
 CLS – liftback
 E-Class – saloon, estate, coupé and cabriolet
 G-Class – Off-road vehicle
 GLA – crossover SUV
 GLB – crossover SUV
 GLC – crossover SUV
 GLE – crossover SUV
 GLS – crossover SUV
 R-Class – estate
 S-Class – saloon, coupé and cabriolet
 T-Class – compact MPV
 V-Class – large MPV
 AMG GT – coupé and roadster
 AMG GT 4-Door  – liftback
 AMG SL –  roadster
 AMG ONE – supercar
 EQA – electric crossover SUV
 EQB – electric crossover SUV
 EQC – electric crossover SUV
 EQE – saloon
 EQE SUV – electric crossover SUV
 EQG – Electric off-road vehicle
 EQS – electric saloon
 EQS SUV – electric crossover SUV
 EQT – electric compact MPV
 EQV – electric large MPV

Vans
Mercedes-Benz builds a range of vans such as the Citan, Vito, and Sprinter

Trucks

Mercedes-Benz Trucks  and Daimler Trucks builds trucks together, They build buses, trucks, the Vito and the Sprinter van.

Buses

Mercedes-Benz has been building buses from 1895 in Mannheim in Germany. Mercedes-Benz produces a wide range of buses and coaches.

 References 

 Other websites 

 Mercedes Benz global homepage 


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