Bring your own "value-added" aura? Do you know the origin of Mercedes-Benz logo?

It is said that women are fascinated by this logo, which can raise the price of cars by 200,000 in China? Even if you are not a car enthusiast, you must be familiar with the logo of Mercedes-Benz. Logo consists of a circle and a three-pointed star, which is simple and generous. So how did it form?

The origin of Mercedes-Benz logo can be traced back to 1909, which was earlier than the company was founded 16 years ago. Before the establishment of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler-Automotive Co., Ltd. (DMG)? With Mercedes? & amp？ Cie。 Or two independent companies.

DMG company is composed of Paul Daimler, son of founder gottlieb daimler, and Adolf? ? Daimler and the management. When the two brothers decided that the company should design a logo, they thought of the logo that their late father used when he died in 1900.

Later, gottlieb daimler also used this logo when he was the technical director of the engine factory. When Daimler's engines are widely used in land, sea and air fields, the Trident Star logo has a deeper connotation.

The two brothers officially registered this logo in the Royal German Patent Office on June 24th 1909, and then the three-pointed star logo on February 9th 19 1 owned independent copyright.

On the other hand, Mercedes? & amp？ Cie。 The company is also designing its own logo, which is different from the meaning of engine emphasized by Daimler, but more prominent "Mercedes-Benz"? . So they chose laurel wreath as a symbol, which is the recognition of the company's success in the field of racing. What is the sign? 1909 was filed with the German government, and the trademark was protected at191010.

A few years later, 1925, DMG and Mercedes-Benz? & amp？ Cie agreed to merge their car business with their logo. Daimler-Benz Co., Ltd. was founded, 1926, and the three-pointed star logo appeared on a road car product for the first time. Today, this logo is still used by Mercedes-Benz.

Although the logo of Mercedes-Benz has not changed much in the past nine years, its position has changed. The three-pointed star was first fixed on the top of the automobile radiator, and it is the most prominent decoration (lighthouse) on the hood. But in the mid-1930s, Mercedes-Benz decided to install a flat logo for its racing car to better adapt to aerodynamics. At1952,300? The three-pointed star logo on the SL sports car first appeared in the center of the air intake grille. It is this attempt that makes Mercedes-Benz sports cars adopt the same design in the future.

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