Mercedes-Benz is one of the most important companies in the world with a rich history of events that marked the evolution of automobiles!
Mercedes-Benz worked up for years the curiosity of both fans and those who are eager to find out more about the history of a true legend, as this company is considered. And because at Bucharest by Car we use these vehicles and we have a lot of confidence in them we thought to offer you top 3 interesting facts about the German company, inviting you to read about the next 17 on Automarket website.
- Many have been wondering over time about the famous Mercedes-Benz logo. Well, it is very important and meaningful, being the symbol of the three spaces for which the German company produces engines: soil, water and air. The logo is now at its sixth version, appearing on every product of this brand since 1910.
- Although it has been thought for a good deal of time that the company name would be the name of Karl Benz’s daughter or the name of Gottlieb Daimler, this assumption is wrong! Benz-Daimler‘s first car was actually named 35 HP, but another businessman, Emil Jellinek, bought about twenty 35 HP cars in exchange for renaming the company after his daughter, Mercedes Jellinek.
- Although today the existence of electric cars is no longer an utopia, Mercedes-Benz has made history in this field too! In 1975, the company launched its first 100% electric bus called O3015. Although it was mainly used in the city of Esslingen, this German creation was tested in other cities such as Stuttgart, Esslinge and Wesel.
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