After a hundred years of development, the name Mercedes has become synonymous with the most innovative automobile brand in the world. Since the first Mercedes-Benz car of Daimler Automobile Co., Ltd. came out on February 22nd, 1900, it has developed into one of the largest international automobile companies in the world through unremitting efforts. Today, Mercedes-Benz, a subsidiary of Daimler AG, is the most successful high-quality car brand in the world. This brand carries its extraordinary technical strength, excellent quality standards and bold innovation ability, as well as a series of automobile legends.
The brand Mercedes-Benz has millions of loyal customers all over the world, and they own tens of millions of Mercedes-Benz cars. These people don't want to drive any other brand cars, because they are full of admiration for the legend of Mercedes-Benz and have a soft spot for the latest chapter-the latest fashion model that Mercedes-Benz constantly rewrites. This legend is accumulated through a hundred years of unremitting innovation and technological leadership. Whether it's diesel engine, safety body, anti-lock braking system (ABS), airbag, 7G electronically controlled vehicle stable driving system (ESP), active suspension control (ABC), brake assist system (BAS), electronic induction braking system (SBCTM), preventive safety system PRE-SAFE, night vision assist system, 7-speed automatic gearbox, etc. This series of innovations,
From the beginning, Mercedes-Benz has set standards in terms of technology and quality. Today, this leader can provide dozens of different car series to the market, including 100 different models-covering almost all luxury car segments. The diversification of product mix is an important reason why Mercedes-Benz's annual sales exceed one million vehicles. According to statistics, after receiving the first order before 107, the company has produced more than 20 million Mercedes-Benz cars so far.
Speaking of the history of Mercedes-Benz, we can't help mentioning these four people: gottlieb daimler, karl benz, wilhelm maybach and emil jellinek.
The first Mercedes-Benz car was Carl decades ago. Mercedes and Gottliep? Part of Daimler's job. But interestingly, the two pioneers of the automobile age have never actually met. They fight for each other and compete with each other. Mercedes-Benz developed Mercedes-Benz cars, Daimler and Maibakh developed Daimler and later Mercedes-Benz cars. It was not until 1924 that the two companies signed a mutually beneficial cooperation agreement. Two years later, 1926, they merged into a new brand, Mercedes-Benz, which was destined to be famous all over the world.
1883, Karl Benz, Max Ross and Friedrich William Eythe Ringer * * * founded Mercedes Benz &; Rheinland Automobile Manufacturing Company.1886 65438+1On October 29th, karl benz applied for a patent for its three-wheeled "gasoline engine vehicle", and the world's first automobile was officially born. After several years of further research and development, 1894, Mercedes-Benz launched the world's first production car-Velo. By 190 1, * * produced 1200 vehicles of this type. At the same time, his competitor-Daimler-Gesellschaft)-DMG DMG is owned by Gottliep? The company founded by Daimler in 1890 introduced a brand-new Mercedes-Benz car. This car is very intelligent and powerful, and it is very popular with users.
Daimler invested money and energy in the experimental factory in his villa garden in Ganstadt. The talented Maibakh also worked side by side with him. 1884, their unremitting development of Otto's four-stroke engine paid off, and a lighter and smaller engine that can be installed on vehicles was produced. This kind of engine was first installed on bicycles, which is the earliest motorcycles. 1886, Daimler and Maibakh installed an improved engine on the world's earliest four-wheel car. In the meantime, Carl? Ben Ci also invented his own tricycle in Mannheim's factory.
About 1 1 years later, Maibakh, the chief engineer of Daimler, met Emile? Jelinek has no emir? Jelinek, maybe even today we won't hear the name Mercedes. Jelinek is already a very rich businessman, with a house in Baden near Vienna and a villa in Nice. When he learned about the advanced cars made by DMG in the newspaper, he went to Ganstadt. There, a Daimler car drove him away from the railway station. This "Doppel Phaeton" car left a deep impression on him, and he immediately decided to buy one. But he felt that the power of this 6-horsepower car was still not strong enough. So I placed more orders with DMG, but specifically asked wilhelm maybach to make more powerful cars. A year later, Jelinek is more than just a customer. He has become an authorized agent of DMG and started selling DMG cars.
At the same time, Daimler cars from Germany are becoming more and more active on the track, and wherever they appear, there is Emil. The figure of Jay Nike. 1900 An accident related to Daimler's Phoenix racing car in the "Nice-Latube" mountain race prompted Jelinek to suggest that Daimler make a car with more horsepower and easier handling. Maibakh's team began to tackle key problems on April 2nd. DMG and Jelinek agree that * * * will be the future automobile development market. The name of the car is Mercedes, which is the Christian name of his 10-year-old daughter. On1October 22nd of that year, the research and development of165438+"35 HP Mercedes-Benz" car completely ended in Ganstadt.
Twenty-five years later, 1926, Daimler and Mercedes-Benz merged into one company, Daimler-Benz. It is the lifelong efforts of these four people that have created Daimler-Benz, making it the world's top luxury brand automobile manufacturer, and their enthusiasm and dreams continue to be the driving force for the company's future. People love Mercedes-Benz not only because its shape design represents the trend of different times, but more importantly, its contribution to automobile technology and automobile safety in the past hundred years. Judging from the development of technology, the story of Mercedes-Benz brand is the story of automobile. Since 1900, Mercedes-Benz has created countless world firsts. These world-first lists include: the first supercharged car, the first mass-produced diesel car, the first mass-produced car equipped with a four-stroke fuel injection engine, the first five-cylinder engine, the first turbocharged diesel car, multi-link independent rear suspension, four-valve diesel engine, * * * rail injection system diesel engine (CDI), and the first fuel cell car equipped with a hydrogen generator.
Mercedes-Benz has been committed to the research of safety technology for more than 70 years.
The enterprising spirit of Mercedes-Benz scientific and technological innovation is most obvious in the field of active and passive safety. Technologies such as safety car body, safety steering system, airbag and anti-lock braking system (ABS) have saved countless lives. In fact, the original design of Mercedes-Benz pays great attention to improving the maneuverability and active safety of the car. In the following years, the maneuverability of the front wheels was further improved, which is why the company has always occupied a leading position in motor racing. An important technical innovation that lays the foundation for today's safety suspension design is the double fork front axle on Mercedes-Benz 380 1933. The characteristic of the system is that the front wheel is independently suspended under two parallel forks, and the spiral spring is still used. This design is still widely used today, and many variants have been developed.
Today, Mercedes-Benz is still committed to the continuous innovation of safety technology, and the PRE-SAFE (Preventive Safety System), which is the first in the world to be applied to the latest S-class cars, has created a new era of automobile safety. PRE-SAFE is a set of active safety technology developed for passengers' various postures. When a collision occurs, PRE-SAFE can automatically monitor the signs of collision and combine with active and passive safety systems (such as ABS, BAS, ESP, etc.). Take preventive measures immediately when you get on the bus to ensure the safety of passengers.
In 2005, Mercedes-Benz once again introduced the night vision assistance system and applied it to the brand-new S-class sedan. The night vision assistance system allows drivers to clearly understand the road information through infrared sensors at night, which greatly improves the safety factor of vehicles driving at night.
Mercedes-Benz first developed the safety body.
After years of basic research, Mercedes-Benz has developed the world's first safe car body. One of the most creative ideas came from Bella Barene. 1952 registered the patent of safety car body on August 28th, with the patent number of 854 157. In the following seven years, Daimler-Benz engineers turned Barene's invention into actual production. 1August, 959, the "tail model" came out-Mercedes-Benz 220, 220S and 220SE were the first cars in the world that combined the energy-absorbing deformation zone with the rigid body.
ABS, airbags, ESP and ABC were all developed by Mercedes-Benz.
Mercedes developed the world's first seat belt system, the first headrest, and conducted the first airbag test. 1969 set up Mercedes-Benz accident research department. A year later1970 65438+February, Mercedes engineers showed the world a prototype car equipped with the first generation anti-lock braking system (ABS). 10 years later, Daimler-Benz registered the first airbag patent. 1978, the s-class car became the first car equipped with anti-lock braking system (ABS). 198 1 year, its successor became the first car in the world that can be equipped with driver airbag and seat belt locking device. 1985, Mercedes-Benz introduced chassis management systems such as automatic differential lock device (ASD), accelerated slip control (ASR) and automatic four-wheel drive (4MATIC). By 1988, customers can already order cars with front passenger protection airbags.
1992, driver airbag and anti-lock braking system (ABS) became the standard configuration of all Mercedes-Benz cars. 1995, Mercedes-Benz S600 two-seater sports car became the first car equipped with practical electronically controlled vehicle stable driving system (ESP), which is the leading technology in the field of active safety control. In the same year, the first side airbag came out. Window air curtain 1998. Today, every Mercedes-Benz car is equipped with front and side airbags, anti-lock braking system (ABS) and electronically controlled vehicle stability system (ESP). Even the window air curtain has become the standard configuration of many models.
"Realistic Life Safety Concept" —— Comprehensive Safety Technology
It is an important factor in the protection system to provide maximum safety guarantee in the event of an accident, but it is no longer the only factor. A comprehensive technology has been introduced into this field. It starts with the use of electronic auxiliary system to prevent collision, then adopts a series of member protection systems to protect passengers' safety, and finally carries out rapid emergency rescue after collision. This comprehensive technology named "Mercedes-Benz Practical Life Safety Concept" consists of six different stages: danger warning, accident prevention, minor collision, collision, member protection and emergency rescue. All parts of this advanced safety system are realized in the car, such as pre-safety, collision response headrest and so on.
More than 30 years of experience in environmental protection research.
Environmental protection has always been one of the focuses of Mercedes-Benz research and development. In the past 30 years, the company has been committed to researching alternative drive systems, and has been committed to improving fuel economy and reducing emissions from traditional spark plug ignition engines and diesel engines. Since 1986, the closed-loop three-way catalytic converter has been used as a standard configuration in all Mercedes-Benz gasoline-engine cars. Daimler-Benz is the first German automobile manufacturer to adopt this system as a standard configuration. In 1993, catalytic converter has also become the standard configuration on all Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles. Nowadays, Mercedes-Benz can not only meet the emission standards of current mandatory regulations, but also meet the future demand. Among the Mercedes-Benz series, there is one of the most dazzling models, and the pioneering technology of Mercedes-Benz is perfectly applied to it. This is the flagship car of Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Its outstanding luxury comfort, excellent safety features and its pioneering high technology are all eye-catching.
During the period of 1972- 1980, Mercedes-Benz with chassis number W 1 16 was officially named as S-class, which not only officially opened the legendary history of S-class cars, but also marked the birth of an immortal classic symbol. From that moment on, Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan was regarded as a model of luxury and exquisite cars in the world, but the legend began longer.
195 1 year, Daimler-Benz (predecessor of Mercedes-Benz) grandly launched two products, 220 and 300, at the first Frankfurt Motor Show, representing the beginning of S-class modern people. At that time, the 220 was developed on the basis of 170S, equipped with a brand-new 6-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2.2L and a maximum output of 59kW. 1954 In March, Mercedes-Benz launched a brand-new 220 series, among which the 220a with a six-cylinder engine came from the chassis series of W 187. 1956 in March, two years after the 220a went on the market, the 2 19 and 220S with "pontoon" body design for the first time came out. 1In August, 959, Mercedes-Benz made three very thorough improvements to its original six-cylinder engine and applied it to new products. 220b, 220Sb, 220SEb and 300SE came out one after another. 1In August 1965, Mercedes-Benz launched a series of models designed by Paul Bracq, including 250S, 250SE and 300SE models. 1March 1966, 300SEL became a new member of this model series. 250SE and 300SE stopped production on 1968. 1968 65438+ 10 month, the following models 280S and 280SE entered the market. 280S and 280SE differ from their predecessors only in the details of engines and equipment. 1March 1968, the top model 300SEL 6.3 was launched. 300SEL 6.3 is equipped with V8 engine and automatic gearbox of 600 models, thus realizing the powerful power that the best sports car should have.
1May, 1975, the brand-new top model 450SEL 6.9 was launched. 1978 Since the autumn, S-class cars have been equipped with a breakthrough innovative technology-ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) all over the world, which can ensure good steering response even in emergency braking.
199 1 At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Mercedes-Benz introduced an S-class sedan with chassis number W 140, which further improved the ride comfort. The newly developed double wishbone front axle is installed on the subframe, which provides a system to isolate the obvious vibration of the front suspension. In addition, the sound insulation characteristics of windows applied to car series for the first time have also significantly improved the ride comfort. The 6.0L V 12 engine adopts a brand-new design. It is not only the first 12 cylinder engine mass-produced by Mercedes-Benz for automobiles, but also the most powerful Mercedes-Benz automobile engine at present, with a rated power of 300kW. At the Geneva Motor Show in March 1994, the appearance of the S-class was further improved. From 1996 to 65438+February, electronic stability system (ESP) has been applied to S280 and S320 vehicles (with automatic transmission). At the same time, the first BAS technology has also been put into use. As one of the most successful luxury car brands in the world, Mercedes-Benz has never given up its dream and pursuit of making the Trident Star Emblem shine all over the world since its birth.
1986, Mercedes-Benz (China) Co., Ltd. was established in Hongkong.
On August 8, 2005, Beijing Benz-DaimlerChrysler Automobile Co., Ltd. (BBDC) was formally established in Beijing, which was jointly funded by Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd., DaimlerChrysler AG and DaimlerChrysler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
In 2006, the headquarters of Mercedes-Benz in China was moved to Beijing, and the company was renamed Mercedes-Benz (China) Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Mercedes-Benz China), which has all the distribution rights to sell Mercedes-Benz automobile group products in Chinese mainland, Hongkong and Macao Special Administrative Regions.
In August 2007, Beijing Benz-Daimler-Chrysler Automobile Co., Ltd. (BBDC) was officially renamed Beijing Benz Automobile Co., Ltd. (BBAC). In 20 13, Mercedes-Benz (China) Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. (MBCL) and Beijing Benz Automobile Co., Ltd. (BBAC) formally merged to form Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales and Service Co., Ltd. (BMBS), which proved that Mercedes-Benz attached great importance to and invested in the China market and further strengthened its strength in China.
Mercedes-Benz's products sold in China include: A-class sedan, B-class sedan, E-class long-wheelbase sedan, S-class sedan, CLS-class sports car, CLS-class hunting car, C-class station wagon, B-class sports station wagon, R-class station wagon, GLK-class SUV, G-class off-road vehicle, GL-class SUV, M-class SUV, C-class coupe, E-class sports car and SL. It has built the richest product line in China market and provided consumers with more personalized products.
In China, Mercedes-Benz has been demonstrating the infinite charm of Mercedes-Benz brand to consumers with its leading technology, exquisite craftsmanship, excellent quality, thoughtful service and strong sense of social responsibility, and has maintained a sustained and stable business growth.