What Was Mercedes Benz Named After. Mercedes and jewish roots. Yes they were but hitler and company were riding in cars named after the granddaughter of a.
Her full name was mercedes adrienne ramona manuela jellinek. Where did the name mercedes come from. A rich banker sportsman from vienna emil jellinek was very fascinated with the success of daimler motors in racing competitions.
In april 1900 the pseudonym mercedes became a product name.
In 1926 dmg merged with another automaker benz cie and this resulted in a new name mercedes benz. A rich banker sportsman from vienna emil jellinek was very fascinated with the success of daimler motors in racing competitions. Gottlieb daimler wilhelm maybach and carl benz are among those who have granted their names to the house of the three pointed star. Mɛɐ ˈtseːdəs was a brand of the daimler motoren gesellschaft dmg.