"Mercedes" is named after Emil Jelinek's beautiful daughter.

In 1897, Austrian businessman Emile Jelinek went from his hometown of Nice, France, to the Daimler factory in Cannstatt, Germany to buy a car. When he returned to the French Riviera, his sports car Daimler Phoenix caused quite a stir, so he decided to enter the local circuit and named the car after his 9-year-old daughter Mercedes. Car naming. Realizing the commercial potential of the new car, he not only ordered an additional 36 units, but also obtained distribution rights for the car in some countries. Gottlieb Daimler also agreed to sell the car under the "Mercedes" name.

The Mercedes-Benz trademark was registered in 1900, but after Daimler's death, the Trident star became its trademark. Daimler once drew this pattern on a postcard to his wife. The trident star symbolizes that the company's business will develop into the water, land and air transportation industry.

For Karl Benz, naming his car was very simple: to prove the reliability of his Mannheim-based mechanics, he embedded his name into the car's inlay. on the gear. The gear later became the laurel.

After World War I, Daimler and Mercedes-Benz worked closely together to advertise on the same poster. They merged in 1926, incorporating the laurel wreath and trident star into their trademarks.

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