Timeline: Mercedes

Mar 17, 1834

gottlieb daimler is born

daimler is born

Nov 25, 1844

carl benz

carl benz is born

Feb 9, 1846

wilhelm maybach is born

Wilhelm Maybach is born in Heilbronn on 9 February 1846 as the son of a master joiner. Orphaned at ten years old following the death of both parents within three years of each another, Wilhelm is adopted into the Reutlinger Bruderhaus in 1856 after friends of the family print an announcement in the 'Stuttgarter Anzeiger' newspaper

Jan 1, 1871

benz joins forces

Carl Benz joins forces with 'mechanician' August Ritter to found his first company, 'Carl Benz and August Ritter, Engineering Workshop

Dec 31, 1879

engine produced

new years eve, benz gets his 2 stroke engine for the first time

Jan 25, 1883

benz joins forces again

january 1883 he joins a new company with new business partners, Max Rose and Friedrich Wilhelm Esslinger. hey found the company 'Benz & Cie. Rheinische Gasmotoren-Fabrik Mannheim' (Benz & Co. Rhine Gas Engine Factory Mannheim' and launch the two-stroke 'System Benz' engine

Jan 1, 1884

Grandfather clock engine

Daimler and Maybach build a test engine with a vertical cylinder, which is christened the “Grandfather Clock” due to its appearance. The output of the 1884 design is around 1 hp (0.8 kW) with an engine speed of 600 rpm

Aug 28, 1885

riding car

Based on the Grandfather Clock template, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach build a smaller single-cylinder engine. The first test object is a bicycle-inspired “carriage” with a strengthened wooden frame. It becomes known as the “Daimler Reitwagen” (“Riding Car”). Installing the engine vertically in the wooden frame, Gottlieb Daimler essentially invents the motorcycle

Aug 1, 1896

daimler invents the first truck

The first truck built by the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft is delivered to the British Motor Syndicate, Ltd. in London on 1 October 1896. The world’s first truck is equipped with a 2-cylinder “Phoenix” engine built into the rear end. It develops 4 hp and is designed for a cargo load capacity of 1500 kg.

Jan 1, 1901

first marketed

mercedes was first marketed in 1901 by the name Daimler Motors Corporation

Sep 1, 1902

logo is created

From September 1902 DMG holds the patent for successful “Mercedes” brand name. All that is missing is a characteristic trademark. That’s when the sons of Gottlieb Daimler, Paul and Adolf, remember, that their father previously used a star for a symbol