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In January of 1886, Karl Benz unveiled the world's first vehicle, a three-wheeled car dubbed the Benz Patent Motor Car. A few months later, Gottlieb Daimler and his chief engineer Wilhelm Maybach rolled out a four-wheeled vehicle powered by his Daimler engine. The first Mercedes was crafted in 1901, shortly after Daimler's death. Built by Maybach, the vehicle was commissioned by Emil Jellinek, one of Daimler's primary distributors, and was ultimately named after Jellinek's daughter, Mercedes.
In 1926, the companies founded by Daimler and Benz merged to form Daimler-Benz AG, and the Mercedes-Benz brand was born.
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I'm not sure about “Benz” but I was told by my Spanish instructor in high school that the founder of the brand was Hispanic and he’d a daughter named “Mercedes” … so he named it after his daughter.
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XB, the founder was Hispanic?! LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL Where in the hell did he get that idea?! Nevermind…I don't think want to know.
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Wheel Man nailed it, named after a girl
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