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Mercedes-Benz has a history of making history. Since the first car, Mercedes-Benz has set the pace for what all cars might someday become. With an ongoing stream of firsts in safety, performance and driving enjoyment, it’s an ever more exciting roadmap to the future. And while there’s a neverending roster of new achievements, there’s only one reason the world’s first automaker remains first in innovation. Carl Benz said it best: “The love of inventing never dies.”
In 1886, Carl Benz is awarded
German patent number 37435 for a three-wheeled, self-propelled
“Motorwagen”. With a rear-mounted single-cylinder engine,
the first automobile forever changes the way people move, and
sparks a legacy of innovation that continues to this day.
“Bertha Benz, Carl’s wife,
decided to help promote his invention by taking it on a 120-mile
tour without his prior knowledge. She also served as her own
mechanic on the trip.”