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Benz is a German surname and place name. The most prominent bearer is Karl Benz (1844–1929), an engineer who developed the first practical automobile powered by an internal combustion engine and founded Benz & Cie. in Mannheim in 1883. His wife, Bertha Benz, is celebrated for her 1888 long-distance drive that helped demonstrate the viability of the automobile.

In 1926, Benz & Cie. merged with Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) to form Daimler-Benz AG. The company later evolved

Benz is also the name of a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

into
Daimler
AG,
and
in
2022
was
renamed
Mercedes-Benz
Group
AG.
The
Mercedes-Benz
brand,
combining
the
legacies
of
both
Daimler
and
Benz,
has
become
a
leading
name
in
luxury
automobiles
and
automotive
engineering.