A single Benz competed in the world's first motor race, the 1894 Paris–Rouen, where Émile Roger finished 14th in 10 hours 1 minute.
The two companies which were merged to form the Mercedes-Benz brand in 1926 had both already enjoyed success in the new sport of motor racing throughout their separate histories.
In January 2021, Mercedes-Benz revealed its new electric SUV, the EQA, which will have a range of 426 kilometres and will be on sale in Europe starting 4 February.
After Audi declared that it would cut more than 9,000 jobs by 2025, the owner of Mercedes-Benz announced that the company will shed around 10,000 jobs worldwide to focus on electric cars.
2022 will be the year in which Daimler has said that the company will have invested $ 11 billion to ensure that every Mercedes-Benz has a fully electric or hybrid version available on the market.
Whilst the AVTR is a concept car, it is said to "hold clues on features bound for next-generation Mercedes-Benz cars".
Mercedes unveiled the VISION AVTR at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
In September 2018, Mercedes unveiled the EQC, its first fully electric car, at an event in Stockholm.
The brand has also launched its electric EQ brand with the EQC SUV which was set for production in the year 2019.
