What names do you think of when you see this "three-pointed star"? Daimler, Mercedes or Benz? In fact, this logo did not originally belong to Mercedes-Benz, but to other car brands. Today we will talk about the history of Mercedes-Benz's three-pointed star logo.
Many people ask, what is the difference between Mercedes-Benz and Daimler-Benz? To put it simply, Mercedes-Benz is a car brand and Daimler-Benz is a car company. For example, Buick and General Motors, Volvo and Geely Automobile. Therefore, Daimler-Benz is not a car brand at all, but a car manufacturer. . The reason why it is called Daimler-Benz is because it was formed in 1926 by the merger of Benz Engine Company and Daimler Motor Vehicle Company.
On January 29, 1886, CarIBenz (Carl Benz) successfully developed a 0.9-horsepower three-wheeled car for him. A patent was filed with the German Royal Patent Office, so January 29 is considered the birth day of the world's automobiles. This three-wheeled car that can travel 16 kilometers per hour was named "Mercedes-Benz No. 1". But Mercedes-Benz had not yet used this logo at that time. This logo belonged to another company at the time.
At the end of the 19th century, Daimler Engine Company was born. Its founder was Gottlieb Daimler. In 1909, the company registered the "Three-pointed Star" trademark, which represented The founder Daimler has the ambition to develop his business into the sky, land and sea.
So, where did Mercedes come from? Then we have to talk about a person, that is "Emil Jelinek", a rich man who loves cars. At that time, Daimler's sales were not high, because after all, only the rich could buy cars at that time. Affordable gadgets, but most wealthy aristocrats still tend to buy gorgeous carriages. Therefore, Daimler was in a difficult situation. Under such circumstances, Emil Jelinek came to the rescue and purchased 36 "Daimlers". " brand car and paid half of the capital in advance, which at that time was equivalent to the entire car production of Daimler Automobile Company in a year, but Emil Jelinek made two demands: The first is that he To obtain Daimler Automobile Company's exclusive car sales rights in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, France, and the United States; secondly, all cars produced by Daimler Automobile Company in the future will bear the name of Emil Jellinek's youngest daughter. Mercedes came to be named. Daimler agreed to this condition, and the "Mercedes-Daimler" brand car was born.
Daimler and Mercedes-Benz at that time. The company is a very famous automobile manufacturer in Europe and even the world. At the same time, the two are also competitors, but the development of both is unsatisfactory. Car sales at that time were not high, so the two car companies decided to join forces to keep warm. On June 29, 1926, Daimler and Mercedes-Benz merged to form Daimler-Benz, which played an important role in the history of automobiles. From then on, all the cars they produced were named "Mercedes" -Mercedes-Benz".
Today, Daimler-Benz already owns luxury brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Maybach, AMG, and Smart, and has become the most famous car in the world. Manufacturer.
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