A-Z OF MARQUES NO 44: MERCEDES-BENZ.(Features) From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: May 25, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Independent Newspapers (UK) Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The marque: Arguably the oldest carmaker, certainly the oldest survivor.

The history: Gottlieb Daimler began with petrol-fuelled bicycles, Karl Benz with a recognisable - albeit three-wheeled - car, both of them in 1885. Their separate companies pioneered the notion of horseless road travel. Daimler called his cars Mercedes from 1901, named after the daughter of Emil Jellinek, an Austro-Hungarian consul who was also a keen racer of Daimlers. The 1901 Mercedes defined the...

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