Mercedes: Country of origin, brand history

The history of the company Mercedes-Benz is not just the story of another car brand, it's the history of the whole automotive industry. The origins of the legendary firm were two companies - Benz and Daimler. They are significant that their creators, in fact, invented the car in the form in which it is known to this day. Perhaps, we would now go on another transport, if not for this producer.

A country

The Mercedes was created in Germany - a country with a pedantic and pragmatic view of things. As you know, special attention is paid to small things. This company as a result did not become the only German concern that makes high-quality cars. However, she retained leadership positions.

Origin of the legend

Karl Benz founded his company in the distant 1871. And since 1886, he sold the world's first self-propelled wagon, working on a gasoline engine. It was not in great demand among buyers, and if it were not for the wife of Benz Marta, perhaps nothing would have happened. In 1888, without asking her husband, she carried out a voyage to a neighboring city on a motorized carriage. She did not even think that a simple trip would be an excellent PR-company. People who contemplated how the girl was riding on a wonderful device, immediately became interested in him. Martha was not only courageous, but also technically literate, and upon her return home she offered her husband to do something similar to the modern checkpoint.

The merger of the two companies into one concern called Daimler-Benz AG took place already in 1926. Since the word "Daimler" in some European countries was subject to legal restrictions, it was decided to sell cars under the name Mercedes-Benz. The first designers of the firm became Ferdinand Porsche. As an emblem, the DMG badge was chosen - a three-beam star, which signified the superiority of the company in three elements: on earth, on water and in the sky. This is due to the fact that in the early twentieth century, "Daimler" produced not only cars, but also engines for aircraft and boats.

The main stages of the company's development

During the Second World War, the company produced cars and trucks, as well as engines for aircraft. When in September 1944, during a two-week bombing, the Mercedes factories were almost completely destroyed, the board of directors stated that in fact the company no longer exists. But this, as you know, did not end the history of the company Mercedes. The country-producer recovered, and in 1946 the company revived.

For some time the company produced only pickup trucks, which were very convenient for restoration work in German cities. And only in 1949 the first post-war model of a car was produced. In 1993, models received the marking, which is still used today - letters denoting the class (A, C, E, S, etc.), and the numbers indicating the volume of the motor. In 1997, the concern acquired the firm Chrysler and became known as Daimler-Chrysler AG.

After 10 years, in 2007, the concern changed its name again and became known as Daimler AG. To date, it is called the same, and the company Mercedes-Benz is its subdivision. The headquarters of the company is located in the city of Stuttgart. The producer country remained unchanged. Machines "Mercedes" to date dictate fashion and continue to maintain their leadership positions. Below you will find the most iconic models.

Sports

Mercedes-Benz S, released in 1927. The car was designed by F. Porsche. It perfectly combined speed, reliability and comfort. This model was able to establish not one record for speed.

The next cult model was released in a quarter of a century - the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, which was also called the "Gullwing". The car was the first sports model released after the war. In addition, it is considered one of the most legendary cars "Mercedes". The country-producer was proud of this car, and in 2009 it became the prototype of the modern supercar - Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

Sedans

In 1963, the Mercedes-Benz 600 descended from the assembly line - that same legendary "six hundredth Mercedes". He deserved the status of the most prestigious sedan of the 20th century. This car was driven exclusively by rich people: heads of state, major businessmen, movie stars and mafia leaders.

In 1976, the sale came model Mercedes-Benz W123. It is certainly considered one of the most successful and reliable models of the company. Such cars were produced about 2.7 million. Today they can be found on the roads of many countries, including the countries of the former USSR.

In 1991, the model Mercedes-Benz S W140 appeared. It is considered a cult for the entire post-Soviet space of the 1990s. By the way, the first Russian who bought this car was V. Zhirinovsky.

SUV

In 1979, the world saw a civilian version of the cult army SUV Mercedes. The country of manufacture is still proud of this model. As you already understood, we are talking about the Mercedes-Benz G-class "Geländewagen". This model turned out to be a real long-liver. Now it is considered a luxury off-road car, but in fact once was just a reliable "workhorse". This car is still produced, and its popularity is only growing.

History of the company in Russia

It's hard to believe, but in 1901 in tsarist Russia it was already possible to meet the car "Mercedes". The producer country was selling trucks for the Russian army. After the Second World War, German cars were quite actively imported into the territory of the USSR. In the period from 1946 to 1969. At least 600 cars (cars, trucks and buses) were delivered.

At the exhibitions of the 1970s, which took place in the USSR, the Mercedes presented the truck mainly as a truck. In the 80's, the new "Mercedes" was only for L. Brezhny and V. Vysotsky. In 1978 the German company was the official supplier of the Moscow Olympiad. And two years later the first representative office of Mercedes-Benz was opened in the capital. Two years later, after the collapse of the Union, the first official dealer, LogoVAZ-Belyaevo, appeared. In 1994, the official representative office of the Stuttgart company was opened.

In 2010, on the basis of the KamAZ enterprise, Mercedes trucks were launched. Country-producer, city and some production features have changed, but the quality remains the same, because the German company puts forward to it special requirements. Three years later, the production of the commercial Mercedes Sprinter was launched at the facilities of the GAZ enterprise . Soon, perhaps, in the territory of the Russian Federation they will also gather a Mercedes car. The producer country is solving this issue with Russia.

In the 1990s, cult models for Russia were W123, W124, W140 (the very "six hundredth") and "Gelentwagen". Since then, and to this day, cars of this brand are considered the most prestigious, including among politicians. Today, the Mercedes range consists of 16 classes.

Interesting Facts

The inventors of the first modern car, Daimler and Benz, lived only 100 kilometers apart, but never met until the Mercedes Benz concern was founded. The producing country - Germany clearly - has succeeded in educating talented engineers.

There is a version that before choosing as a logo a three-beam star, the management of the company "Daimler" wanted to give preference to an elephant or an orange. Imagine a black tinted "Gelentwagen" with an elephant on the hood. But this could happen.

In 2007, Mercedes-Benz launched its own Internet TV.

Mercedes-Benz is the only car company that allows to use its developments in the field of safety in cars of other firms. The German automaker was the first to establish the production of cars with independent suspension of all wheels and with a diesel engine. Also on these cars for the first time the ABS system was installed in 1978, the airbags in 1981 and the ESP system in 1995.

The car Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR in 1955 set a speed record in the endurance race - 159.65 km / h, which was not broken. In the same year, this model fell into the biggest catastrophe and the history of motor sport. On that day, 80 spectators and an auto pilot were injured.

The model "Gelentwagen" officially stands in the arsenal of the Swiss army.

The firm Mercedes-Benz appeared so long ago that gasoline was then sold in pharmacies.

Mercedes and famous people

Mercedes 300 SL in 1954, had the door "wing of a seagull", for which very much fell in love with Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. In addition, in 1999 the model was recognized as the best sports car of the twentieth century.

Steve Jobs - the founder of Apple - regularly acquired a new Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG just to drive without numbers. The fact is that, according to the laws of California, a new car can not be registered for 6 months after purchase.

In the film "Seventeen Moments of Spring", Stirlitz drives a Mercedes Mercedes-230.

Vladimir Vysotsky loved high-speed driving. Once he rolled over on his Mercedes a whole 17 times. The fact that he was alive speaks of a high level of security in Mercedes-Benz cars. The producer country is very serious about the safety of cars, and this applies not only to the company that became the hero of our conversation, but also to other German auto giants.

Conclusion

So, we found out what the company "Mercedes" stands out for, what producing country gives these wonderful cars to the world, what stages it was more than a century old history of the company, and what interesting happened during this time. Now we can draw a small conclusion about the Stuttgart concern.

The history of the advanced automobile brand Mercedes was quite complicated and full of events. The country the manufacturer of cars - Germany is uniquely able to do qualitative cars. Despite the conservative design, German models are very popular among all age groups of motorists. They are a sign of prestige and wealth. But it all began, as is often the case, with simple domestic developments and innovative ideas of two ordinary engineers. And it is not known what we would have been driving, if not the development of Mercedes. The country-manufacturer of these machines - Germany - has become a symbol of high-quality and advanced automotive industry. Let's see how she will please us further.