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Mercedes-Benz

OriginGermany Founded1926 ParentMercedes-Benz Group MarketsUnited Kingdom · United States · Global

Mercedes-Benz literally invented the automobile and still acts like it: the S-Class remains the technology flagship the industry copies, the GLC is the world's default premium SUV, and AMG supplies the thunder. The electric era brought the EQ line and now purpose-built EVs like the 800-volt electric GLC and CLA, course-correcting early EQ styling missteps. Cabin tech (MBUX, Superscreen) leads; ride comfort remains a house art. Costs — options, servicing, and the 2026 door-lock recall era's reminders — are the three-pointed star's tax. Prestige-per-mile, still formidable.

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