1. Initially, Daimler and Mercedes-Benz were two completely independent car companies. Not only were they both founded in 1886, they were also direct competitors.

2. In 1900, businessman Emil Jelinek joined Daimler and required that all future models produced by it must be named after his daughter "Mercedes". Daimler and Mercedes-Benz merged in 1926 to form the new Daimler-Benz Company, and the models they jointly produced were later renamed "Mercedes-Benz".

Now, Daimler-Benz is a capital management company and the emperor of the entire group. Mercedes-Benz is a passenger car brand owned by Daimler-Benz.

3. The MAYBACH brand was first created in the 1920s. Wilhelm Maybach, known as the "King of Design", is not only one of the three main founders of Daimler-Benz, but also one of the inventors of the world's first Mercedes-Benz car. The Maybach brand was a German ultra-luxury car brand and manufacturer active in Europe from 1921 to 1940.

In 1941, Maybach was forced to cease production due to the war and entered a 60-year dormant period. In 1997, DaimlerChrysler Group exhibited a conceptual ultra-luxury four-door sedan named Maybach at the Tokyo Auto Show, officially resurrecting the German car brand after disappearing for many years.

4. Due to poor market performance, the Maybach series of sedans was discontinued in 2013. On November 19, 2014, Mercedes-Benz officially launched its new sub-brand Mercedes-Maybach in Guangzhou. At the same time, the brand's first model, the Maybach S-Class, also made its official world debut.

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Origin of the Mercedes-Benz brand

1. On January 29, 1886, the world’s first car was born, the creator It was Karl Benz, however, the number one in the world at the time, who was just a three-wheeler and in many ways needed to be perfected. After this, a man named Gottlieb Daimler created the world's first four-wheeled car. After that, things got out of control. Gottlieb Daimler quit his original job and found a few friends to set up a car manufacturing plant together called Daimler Automobile Works, which was the predecessor of Mercedes-Benz. one.

2. During this period, Karl Benz was not idle. Like Gottlieb Daimler, he resigned and started a new business and founded Mercedes-Benz Car Company, the other half of the predecessor of Mercedes-Benz Company. . After this, the two powerful forces joined forces and finally merged into Daimler-Benz in June 1926. During this period, Mercedes-Benz met a person who could influence their future history: Emil Jellinek.

3. Emil Jelinek was a German, born in 1853, and was one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Germany at that time. In September 1898, Emil Jelinek obtained the "Phoenix" of the Daimler Automobile Factory. This car with a speed of 40 kilometers per hour made Emil Jelinek unable to stop, and finally Emil Jelinek Jelinek became the largest dealer of the Daimler automobile plant.

4. After that, Emil Jelinek used various cars purchased by Daimler Automobile Factory to participate in the World Automobile Competition, and won the 1899 "Journey to Nice" in France. champion. Emil Jelinek believes that the reason why he was able to win the championship was not only the powerful cars produced by Daimler Automobile Factory, but also the most important thing that his daughter Mercedes Jelinek brought to him. good luck.

5. After winning, Emil Jelinek, as a "daughter-loving maniac", has always hoped to find an opportunity to express his gratitude and love to his daughter. Therefore, when Daimler Automobile Factory's new car "Daimler 35hp" came out a year later, as the largest dealer of Daimler Automobile Factory, Emil Jelinek spent a whole year with Daimler Automobile Factory order, but the premise is that the car must be named after Emil Jelinek's daughter (Mercedes Jelinek).

In the end, Daimler Automobile Factory agreed to this condition, so "Daimler 35hp" was renamed "Mercedes".

At that time, "French style" was very popular in Europe, and the pronunciation of "Mercedes" was very similar to the French pronunciation. In order to cater to the trend at that time, Daimler Automobile Factory changed "Mercedes" on June 23, two years later. The "Mercedes" trademark was registered.

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