Mercedes-Benz

This article is about the brand and the namesake vehicle manufacturer. For other uses, see Mercedes-Benz (disambiguation).

Mercedes-Benz
Product typeAutomotive
Owner
  • Mercedes-Benz AG
    (passenger cars and light commercial vehicles)
  • Daimler Truck
    (heavy commercial vehicles)
CountryGermany
Introduced28 June 1926; 98 years ago (1926-06-28)
Mercedes-Benz AG
Company typeSubsidiary[1]
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorMercedes-Benz division of Daimler AG
FoundedNovember 2019; 5 years ago (2019-11)
Headquarters
Stuttgart
,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ola Källenius (chairman of the board of management and CEO)[2]
Products
Production output
2,164,187 cars worldwide (2020)[3]
Brands
Services
ParentMercedes-Benz Group[1]
Divisions
  • Mercedes-Benz Cars[4]
  • Mercedes-Benz Vans
Subsidiaries
Websitemercedes-benz.com

Mercedes-Benz (German pronunciation: [mɛʁˌtseːdəs ˈbɛnts, -dɛs -] ⓘ),[6][7] commonly referred to simply as Mercedes and occasionally as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle brand that was founded in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz Group, established in 2019) is based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.[1] Mercedes-Benz AG manufactures luxury vehicles and light commercial vehicles, all branded under the Mercedes-Benz name. From November 2019 onwards, the production of Mercedes-Benz-branded heavy commercial vehicles (trucks and buses) has been managed by Daimler Truck, which separated from the Mercedes-Benz Group to form an independent entity at the end of 2021.

In 2018, Mercedes-Benz became the world’s largest premium vehicle brand, with a sales volume of 2.31 million passenger cars.[8]

The roots of the brand trace back to the 1901 Mercedes by Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and the 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen by Carl Benz, which is widely recognized as the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine. The brand’s slogan is "The Best or Nothing".[9]

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