Mercedes-Benz: the father of Mercedes-Benz
Karl-Benz founded Mercedes-Benz in 1885, and invented the world's first car the following year. In the same year, gottlieb daimler also invented his first four-wheel car. In June 189, Daimler Automobile Company was established (DMG) and Maybach. In April, 191, Daimler Motor Company manufactured the first modern car Mercedes. In October 192, Daimler obtained the legal right to use "Mercedes" and took "Mercedes" as its new trademark. In June, 199, Daimler Company registered the Trident Star as the symbol of the car, symbolizing the mechanization of landing, water and air. In 1916, a circle was added around it, and four small stars were inlaid on the top of the circle, with the words "Mercedes" on the bottom. "Mercedes" means happiness, which means that the cars produced by Daimler will bring happiness to the owners. Daimler applied for a patent right for the Samsung logo in 199.
In 1926, Daimler and Mercedes-Benz merged to form Daimler－Benz, which played an important role in automobile history. Since then, all the cars they produced have been named "Mercedes-Benz". After that, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mercedes-Benz Automobile Company, was established in 1931.
In 1998, Daimler-Benz acquired Chrysler, the third largest automobile company in the United States, for $36 billion and merged with it to form Daimler-Chrysler Group.
Daimler-Chrysler's car brands include Maibakh, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and smart. DaimlerChrysler Service Group, a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler, provides auto finance and other auto services.
In July p>27, Daimler-Chrysler Group sold 8.1% of its shares in Chrysler to burroughs Capital Management Company of the United States for $7.4 billion. This transaction means that the nine-year "marriage" between Daimler and Chrysler is coming to an end. On October 4th, Daimler-Chrysler officially completed the spin-off procedure. After voting at the shareholders' meeting, it was officially renamed as Daimler AG and continued to own the remaining 19.9% shares of Chrysler.