Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft

Daimler was a German car manufacturer, founded in 1886 by Gottlieb Daimler in Cannstatt in Stuttgart . In 1900 the name was changed to Mercedes .

History
Gottlieb Daimler was in 1885 the first "motorcycle" in the world, Daimler Reitwagen . In 1886 came the logical consequence: his first car. He was not the first to build a car, but the first to build a car with four wheels.

Although Daimler financiers did not see much in the car, Daimler was sparsely through the manufacturing of automobiles. Biggest success he had with the "Belt Wagon", equipped with a two-cylinder engine. It was followed by Daimler's first car with front engine. Daimler for the breakthrough came in 1901 with the 35-hp model, which was named Mercedes.

Mercedes
After 1900, the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft continued to exist but it produced its cars under the brand name Mercedes. The brand name Daimler was more or less imposed by the Austro-Hungarian consul Emil Jellinek, whose daughter bore the name Mercédès.