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Karl Benz made the first motorized vehicle in 1886. The patent motor wagon was the first purpose-built automobile.
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The first Mercedes automobile was marketed in 1901. This was right before Damlier applied for a logo patent.
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The first logo was began with blue, and changed later on. At this time, Benz & Sie was also trademarking their own logo.
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Mercedes makes a logo change and names this one the three point star. Jellinek had his own name legally changed to Emil Jelinek-Mercedes.
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Benz submitted an application to have the "Benz" lettering surrounded by a wreath in 1909 as a trademark.
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The background that was added to the logo represented the land, sea, and the air.
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When Mercedes and Karl Benz merged their cars together, their company became a big success. They started selling many cars.
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The first Mercedes-Benz car was made in 1926. It was created by Damlier and Karl Benz. This was the beginning of a new era for cars.
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For the first time, development of every new Mercedes includes an increasingly rigorous regimen of crash-testing. This vital learning tool was initially performed outdoors.
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A groundbreaking system that can help prepare the occupants for an accident before it happens, PRE-SAFE can detect that certain types of collision might be imminent. In the precious moments before impact, it can snug the front seat belts and adjust the front head restraints to help optimize the effectiveness of the restraint systems.
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The company goes back to their roots, and simplifies the logo back to the three pointed star. They changed the colors to black and white to make it more clean.
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Mercedes-Benz makes their logo more of a shiny and clean look. They change it from black and white to steel, and silver,
