Mercedes-Benz was founded as a company in 1926, but its story has roots in the first-ever automobile, the Benz Patent Motor Car. Namely, one of the company’s founders, Karl Benz, created that car, spawning one of the most successful global industries. Consequently, Mercedes-Benz became sort of the quintessential car manufacturer, quickly leapfrogging the competition that was already established in the 1920s, like Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Duesenberg, Ford, Chrysler, Cadillac, and Packard. The main driving force behind the company’s rise to
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