# Mercedes-Benz

By [Nabu](https://paragraph.com/@nabu-2) · 2024-01-17

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**Mercedes-Benz** (German pronunciation), commonly referred to as **Mercedes** and sometimes as **Benz**, is a German [luxury](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxury_car) and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. **Mercedes-Benz AG** (a [Mercedes-Benz Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Group) subsidiary established in 2019) is headquartered in [Stuttgart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart), [Baden-Württemberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg), Germany. Mercedes-Benz AG produces consumer [luxury vehicles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxury_vehicle) and [light commercial vehicles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_commercial_vehicle) badged as Mercedes-Benz. From November 2019 onwards, Mercedes-Benz-badged heavy commercial vehicles (trucks and buses) are managed by [Daimler Truck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimler_Truck), a former part of the Mercedes-Benz Group turned into an independent company in late 2021. In 2018, Mercedes-Benz was the largest brand of premium vehicles in the world, having sold 2.31 million passenger cars.

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