Mercedes Benz - Brand History Mercedes-Benz has its origins in Karl Benz's creation of the first automobile in 1886, followed by Gottlieb Daimler and engineer Wilhelm Maybach's original Mercedes automobile in 1901 http://www.ironcars.com ID: 19430 | Rank: 7169 | Votes: 6.99 | Views: 1308 | Submitted: 2008-08-07 |