Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a marque? of automobiles from the Daimler-Chrysler? company (formerly known as Daimler-Benz?. The logo is a three-pointed star enclosed in a circle. Three of the main figures involved in creating the Mercedes-Benz was Karl Benz, [Gottlieb Daimler]? and [Wilhelm Maybach]?.

Mercedes-Benz was formed in 1926 with the merger of the Daimler and Benz companies, which since 1886 had independently produced cars. Cars for the Daimler company were named Mercedes in the early 20th century, after Emil Jennilek, an agent for the sale of Daimler's vehicles in France (have to check this), insisted the cars he sold had to be named after his daughter.

The brand is one of the oldest car manufacturers, and wery well known throughout the world for production of expensive status cars without flamboyances. Because of this, the diplomatic corps are often equipped with cars of this make (often security enhanced).

• The official web site is http://www.mercedes.com/