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Here, you will find features on the 125-year history of the automobile – and of Daimler AG. Find out how the Mercedes-Benz brand symbol came into being, why women have always been at the helm, and how Mercedes-Benz engineers have been setting milestones in vehicle safety for decades.
Driving demonstrations of the five historical Silver Arrows from the 1930s and 1950s.
More than 200,000 visitors to “Mercedes-Benz & Friends” in Berlin, Tempelhof
Around 200,000 visitors celebrated the automobile’s 125th birthday at the former Tempelhof airport under the slogan “Mercedes-Benz & Friends”. Mercedes-Benz and the official fan clubs invited friends, interested people and automobile enthusiasts to the big party.
Daimler Celebrates the 125th Anniversary of the Automobile
Approximately 1,400 invited guests were hosted by the inventor of the automobile at the Mercedes-Benz World in Stuttgart. The evening was moderated by Desirée Nosbusch with guests of honor including the German Federal Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel, and the Prime Minister of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Stefan Mappus.
The history behind the Mercedes-Benz brand
The Mercedes‑Benz brand was born under a lucky star: the current trademark comprising a three-pointed star in a laurel wreath was created in 1925 – in time for the merger between Daimler‑Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) and Benz & Cie., which together became Daimler-Benz AG, in summer 1926.
History of safety developments
Anti-lock brake systems (ABS), airbags or passenger safety cells - with innovations such as these Mercedes-Benz has revolutionized vehicle safety. For decades, the company has been constantly working on the safety technologies of the future. These efforts have repeatedly set standards in vehicle safety.
History of Innovations
Airbag, anti-lock braking system, safety passenger cell, multi-link independent suspension, diesel engines or ESP®: The list of innovations incorporated by Mercedes-Benz into its vehicles is long and diverse. Many of the innovations developed by Mercedes-Benz are standard features of today’s state-of-the-art vehicles.
Micro Compact Car (MCC) 1994
Mercedes-Benz Concept Vehicles – the Shape of the Future
Concept vehicles feature innovative technology which is ready for commercialization – or in some cases has already been commercialized – in production models.
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Overview - The Reasearch Vehicles of Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz has presented fascinating and pioneering research vehicles since the early 1980s. The range of these automobiles — up to today’s F 125! — offers proof of the foresight with which our engineers develop innovative solutions for the future.
Sporting lady: Ernes Merck in a Mercedes, pictured during the first half of the 1920s.
Women and the car
Women played a crucial role in the success of the automobile, which was invented almost simultaneously by Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz in 1886.
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