Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. The company was founded in 1886. The company is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG. Since its inception, Mercedes-Benz had a reputation for its quality and durability.  Mercedes-Benz has introduced many technological and safety innovations that have become common in other vehicles.
 Here are some of the interesting facts about Mercedes-Benz:
The Mercedes automobile was first marketed in 1901 by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft. The first Mercedes-Benz brand name vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz's and Gottlieb Daimler's companies into the Daimler-Benz company. 
  • Mercedes-Benz took part in the very first automobile race that was held in 1894 from Paris to Rouen.
  • Mercedes-Benz had withdrawn completely from motorsport for a significant period, notably in the late 1930s and after the 1955 Le Mans disaster, where a Mercedes-Benz 300SLR collided with another car and killed more than 80 spectators.
  • Mercedes-Benz re-entered motorsports in 1987 by taking part in Le Mans, DTM, and Formula One sports car racing with Sauber. In 1928, Mercedes-Benz produced the legendary racing car SSK.
  • Mercedes-Benz manufactured the world’s first diesel car 260 D in 1936.
Cars from Mercedes-Benz will never rattle or squeak however old the car grows. This is because all the cars from Mercedes-Benz stable are welded in 10,000 places, which does not give space for the loosen bolts or nuts.
Mercedes-Benz cars come with the best of engines. Mercedes- Benz engines come with overhead camshafts. This arrangement delivers smooth, silent, and safer engine even at the higher speed. The engine undergoes several tests before the engine is incorporated in the car. Every Mercedes-Benz car steering system has a tiny built-in shock absorber which is developed in house to give a comfortable ride.Before the car goes to the paint booth, every car part is dipped in 52-ton primer bath, which is an anti corrosion coating.Four coats of paint are sprayed on the cars between every hand polishing. The final salt resistant painting work is done manually in order to give the car a smooth and glossy touch. The tyres used in the Mercedes-Benz cars are of premium quality which follows the safety laws set by the America. They have proved their worth by carrying a full load of passengers and loads under the specified air pressure even in high speed cruising. All the three pointer stars comes with a fully-synchronized manual or automatic transmission as standard features. But the high models like 300 and 600 series come with automatic transmission only. Seats in every Mercedes- Benz car is well designed. The design of the seat in consulted with an orthopedic physicians. These seating provide a complete support to kidney, back and knee-joint areas.
The power steering used in the Mercedes- Benz cars uses a servo-booster that offers a better handling.