Our inventory of used Mercedes autos:
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Mercedes E-Class |
Mercedes S-Class |
Mercedes SL-Class |
| Mercedes SLK |
Mercedes CLK |
Mercedes ML-Class |
Mercedes G-Class |
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| E320, E500, E55 |
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| S430, S500, S55 |
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| SL320, SL500, SL560, SL600 |
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| ML320, ML350, ML430, ML500, ML55 |
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About Mercedes:
Mercedes-Benz Cars is a German brand name of automobiles,
buses, coaches, and trucks owned by Daimler AG, previously Daimler-Benz
(1926–1998; re-established 2007). Mercedes-Benz Cars automobiles have
introduced — both in the past and present — the majority of technological and
safety features common in modern vehicles.
Established in 1871, Benz & Cie. was the most important of
several companies founded by Karl Benz. The Benz patent motor wagon was ahead of
its times; by 1886, Benz had the first four-stroke engine. Karl Benz is credited
as the inventor of the first "true" automobile since Daimler's vehicle was a
horse carriage adapted with an engine, whereas the 1886 Benz automobile had a
chassis designed from scratch.
Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft-(DMG) was founded by Gottlieb Daimler and his
partner Wilhelm Maybach in 1890. Daimler died in 1900 and Maybach left DMG in
1907. By then, Benz & Cie. and DMG were rivals. In 1924, owing to economic
necessity after World War I, they entered into an "Agreement of Mutual Interest"
valid until the year 2000. This initial agreement still allowed each company to
manufacture and sell their products under their original brand names. After the
official merger in June 28, 1926, the firm became known as Daimler-Benz.
The hyphenated brand name Mercedes-Benz was established after that merger. The
brand name Daimler had been licensed for use on other automobiles in France and
the United Kingdom, and was therefore not available to Daimler-Benz. Instead,
the name of its seminal Mercedes model designed by Maybach over twenty years
before was chosen for the DMG portion of the new brand. ("Mercedes" had been
painted on a DMG vehicle used in races by a man in honor of his daughter, and
became the formal name of a DMG model in 1902, see below.) Thus, Mercedes-Benz
became the brand name applied to the models of one of the new firm. Because of
its eponymous tie to Karl Benz and his early vehicles, Mercedes-Benz is also the
name of the world's oldest continuously produced automobile line.
As part of the 1926 merger, a new logo was created that would include a symbol
for each and integrate the names of the two former companies. A three-pointed
star had been designed by Gottlieb Daimler, to show the ability of his motors
for land, air, and sea use. This star first appeared on a DMG model in 1909, so
it was chosen for the new logo. The traditional laurel wreath symbol used by
Karl Benz was added along with his name to complete the new logo. The logo with
a plain ring, as seen today, was not used until 1937.
In 1998, Daimler-Benz and Chrysler agreed to combine their businesses — promoted
as the "merger of equals" — and the new entity was named DaimlerChrysler AG.
However, this was actually when Daimler-Benz bought out Chrysler.
On May 14, 2007, the separation of Daimler and Chrysler was announced. Selling
Chrysler has been seen as a positive move for Daimler by its shareholders, who
hope that the separation will allow Daimler's car brand Mercedes-Benz to be free
to do what it does best without having the distractions of its heavily
unprofitable U.S. partner Chrysler. However, Daimler retains a 20 per cent
minority stake in Chrysler.
About Mercedes cars: Passenger cars
See also: List of Mercedes-Benz Cars
The following passenger vehicles were in production in 2007:
A-Class Hatchback
B-Class Sports Tourer/Hatchback
C-Class Sedan, Sports Coupe & Wagon
CL-Class Coupe
CLK-Class Coupe & Cabriolet
CLS-Class "4 Door Coupe"
E-Class Sedan & Wagon
G-Class SUV
GL-Class SUV
M-Class SUV
R-Class Sports Tourer
S-Class Sedan
SL-Class Roadster
SLK-Class Roadster
SLR-McLaren High Performance Coupe & Roadster
Significant car models produced
1928: SSK legendary racing car
1930: 770 "Grosser Mercedes" state and ceremonial car
1934: 500 K
1936: 260 D World's first diesel production car
1938: W195 Speed Record-breaker
1953: "Ponton" Models
1954: 300SL "Gullwing"
1959: "Fintail" Models
1960: 220SE Cabriolet
1963: 600 "Grand Mercedes"
1963: Mercedes-Benz 230SL "Pagoda"
1965: Mercedes-Benz S-Class
1966: 300SEL 6.3
1969: C111 experimental vehicle
1972: Mercedes-Benz W107 350SL
1974: 450SEL 6.9
1974: 240D
1975: 280
1976: 300D
1979: 500SEL and G-Class
1983: 190E 2.3-16
1986: First 'E-Class'
1991: 600SEL
1993: First 'C-Class'
1995: First 'Joint Mercedes-Benz & AMG'
1995: Mercedes-Benz SL73 AMG Biggest Engine Put Into a Mercedes-Benz, 7.3L V12
1996: Mercedes-Benz SL60 AMG Very Rare 6.0L V8, 408hp, 0-62mph in 5.1 seconds
1996: Mercedes-Benz RENNtech E7.4RS, world's fastest street sedan [citation
needed]
1997: Mercedes-Benz M-Class
1998: Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR
2004: Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG
2004: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
2004: Mercedes-Benz CLS
2007: E320, GL320 Bluetec, ML320 Bluetec, R320 Bluetec]
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