A hundred years ago, a Mercedes-Benz company was founded in Germany. It has now been absorbed by the Daimler concern. The firm has always produced cars and engines. The founder of the company gave the machines the name of his daughter..
The company is headquartered in Stuttgart. All Mercedes cars are made with love. The first car was released in 1902. The engine was already a four-cylinder at that time. The drive wheels were rear, which was typical of the time. The model was named «Simplex» and after some modifications it began to accelerate to 90 kilometers.
Since 1926, closed-body racing cars began to be produced. The brand began to gain popularity. In 1928, the company lost a talented developer named Porsche. In 1930, a Mercedes with an eight-cylinder engine appears. He has 220 forces under the hood.
During the war, the company listened to the needs of the army and began to produce trucks and simpler diesel cars. The post-war reorganization took several years. The concern quickly gained momentum and is now popular all over the world.
